Underwriter, Brooklyn Casualty

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia AXA Full time

Underwriter, Brooklyn Casualty
Sydney, NSW

Delivering a profitable 'Underwriting' service to your clients

Key tasks include:

underwriting business within the agreed business plan and individual authority; supporting the business planning and forecasting process; monitoring financial exposure within outlined limits; monitoring premium income to ensure it remains within set limits; maintaining awareness of all claims advised while supporting and providing input on settlement of claims; ensuring adequate reinsurance acquired to cover specific risks; building and maintaining relationships with brokers and clients; supporting the design and structure of risks.


DISCOVER your opportunity
What will your essential responsibilities include?

  • Calculating appropriate risk premium by considering the risk costs inherent to the respective sector, reinsurance cessions as well as the Underwriting and general administration costs while ensuring profitability.
  • Proactively advising, assisting, servicing and following up with clients on insurance and risk management matters to ensure satisfaction and fulfillment of their insurance requirements.
  • Effective relationship management to initiate opportunities for crossselling offered products and ensuring account retention.
  • In coordination with other internal teams, determining appropriate reinsurance for risk placements both on excess of loss and quota share basis.
  • Support the business planning and forecasting process; monitor financial exposure within outlined limits; monitor premium income to ensure it remains within set limits.
  • Maintain awareness of all claims advised while supporting and providing input on settlement of claims.
  • Working collaboratively in a team environment, assisting underwriters, underwriting assistants and management team.
You will report to the Underwriting Manager

SHARE your talent
We're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred and equivalent experience in the relevant class of business.
  • Perform tasks according to established procedures, with ability to exercise discretion.
  • Use judgment to identify and solve day to day problems in straightforward situations.


 Marketing
  • Effectively plan for sales and business development. Integrating the use of various techniques, tools, and information to support profitable business growth over a defined period.


 Negotiation/Sales
  • Plan, structure and conduct negotiations with brokers and/or clients to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties.


 Analytical Skills
  • Visualize, gather information, articulate, analyze and solve complex problems in order to make key business decisions.


 Interpersonal Savvy
  • Build excellent interpersonal relationships with brokers, clients & colleagues with the intention of improving personal profile and reputation within AXA XL and the broader market.


 Strategy and Planning
  • Make underwriting decisions to fulfill business strategic plan and deliver results. Has knowledge of financial targets and levers in order to deliver on departmental business plan.


 Industry Knowledge
  • Understanding of the insurance industry and specific product portfolios to positively impact the underwriting business by improving personal technical & functional knowledge.

FIND your future
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don't just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.


How? By combining a strong and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Diversity & Inclusion
We know that a diverse workforce and inclusive culture enable business growth and are critical to our success.

That's why we have made a strategic commitment to attracting and retaining the most diverse workforce possible, while creating a strong, inclusive culture where everyone is welcome and can contribute and reach their highest potential.


  • Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index 2017, 201
  • Signatory to the CEO Action for Diversity
  • Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
  • Twelve Colleague Resource Groups around the Globe
  • Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
  • Enhanced family friendly leave benefits

Corporate Responsibility


At AXA XL our approach to corporate responsibility (CR) is the same as our approach to business; constantly seeking to provide innovative solutions to the world's most complex problems.

From offering our expertise, products and services to help build more resilient communities, to advancing underst

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