Primary Details
Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Auckland-Based with Hybrid working: 3 days in the office
• Opportunity to work across a broad range of industries
• Work in exciting new ways, leveraging digital processes and technology

The opportunity

• to deliver exceptional results for our broker partners and customers.
• Opportunity to work across a broad range of industries & take on diverse underwriting risks in property as well as motor & liability.
• Collaborative and Inclusive Team Culture – Be part of a team that values collaboration, where everyone is encouraged to lend a hand and share in each other’s successes.

Your new role
As an Underwriter in the Connected Team, you’ll play a key role in managing complex cases, supporting brokers, and collaborating with internal stakeholders to enhance processes and systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Broker Partners through our digital platforms, providing guidance and solutions to meet their needs.
• Automation means you get to underwrite complex risk and referral cases, whilst ensuring compliance with company policies and risk appetite.
• Identify new business opportunities and self-insurance prospects.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify and implement process improvements and contribute to system enhancements.
• Build and maintain relationships with brokers, delivering excellent service and fostering trust.

More information and the full job profile can be shared with applicants during the interview process. The process May include up to 2 interviews.
About you

We’re looking for someone passionate about underwriting and excited to embrace innovative ways of working. You may also have a background in insurance or experience in business development. You’ll bring:

• Ideally experience as an Underwriter, with a good understanding of underwriting principles and risk assessment.
• Stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Familiarity with digital platforms and processes in underwriting or insurance.
• A forward-thinking mindset, with a keen interest in the evolution of technology in underwriting.
• Strong problem-solving skills, confidently navigating complex cases.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse teams and partners.

About QBE
We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.
We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.
With more than more than 11,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.
We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?
Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!
www.qbe.com/nz/about-qbe/careers
Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
• Income protection, trauma insurance & Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance
• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
• Gold Employer status for 4 years in a row 2019 - 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 as voted by graduates
• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
• Family First accredited employer since 2021

Apply now
If you want to help build a more resilient future, for our customers and the community, we encourage you to APPLY NOW!
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Financial Advising, Financial Products, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Portfolio Management, Prioritization, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management
Application Close Date: 23/07/2025 11:59 PM
How to Apply:
To submit your application, click “Apply” and follow the step by step process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates

• Support Broker Partners through our digital platforms, providing guidance and solutions to meet their needs.
• Automation means you get to underwrite complex risk and referral cases, whilst ensuring compliance with company policies and risk appetite.
• Identify new business opportunities and self-insurance prospects.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify and implement process improvements and contribute to system enhancements.
• Build and maintain relationships with brokers, delivering excellent service and fostering trust