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A new transformational adventure awaits you…
How does 5 weeks leave per year, an impactful career that you'll truly love, and working for a trustworthy organisation that empowers wellbeing and is accelerating digital transformation sound like to you?
As one of Forbes 2024 'World's Best Employers' and Fortune's 'World's Most Admired Companies' for 2025, Zurich - a leader in the insurance industry - is on a journey towards a brighter future… A brighter future for you - focused on your career, your wellbeing, and your community - as well as our customers and the planet.
This exciting adventure will drive positive impact towards our vision to be Australia's leading digital insurer. So, if you want to be part of a values led global organisation, where real growth and transformation is happening, along with our track record of making a real difference of continuously taking steps toward a sustainable future for our people, customers, communities, and our planet…read on
Let's create a brighter future together, let's make a difference
It's important to know, what you do matters. At Zurich, we don't just cover, we care.
We have a great opportunity to join our Retail Life Insurance team as a Senior Underwriter.
This is a full time role but we are also open to the role being part time. The role can also be based in either Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne or North Sydney.
You will develop and maintain relationships with our key advisers, together with effective management of a designated adviser panel. Collaborating with a range of stakeholders, you will provide technical advice and support, ensuring that underwriting standards and service level agreements are applied to the handling of all cases received, applications and pre-assessments alike.
Join us on our journey as we chart the continued evolution of our Retail Life Insurance offering to meet the needs of our customers.
Important to your success - Unlock your potential
- Strong experience in underwriting individual term life, income protection, TPD, and trauma insurance with high level individual underwriting authorities.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and processes, ensuring seamless integration and continuous improvement within dynamic environments.
- Customer focused mindset with a solutions driven approach
- Completion of medical terminology course
- ANZIIF and ALUCA CPLI certifications, strongly desired
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
There are so many reasons why Zurich is a great place to be and the right choice for you, but here are just a few.
- 5 weeks leave per year for permanent staff through our Z leave initiative, as well as 15 days personal/carer's leave (as we empower our people to manage their own wellbeing), plus access to Family Care (parental leave)
- Hybrid working arrangement - office 3 days and WFH 2 days p/w standard for FT employees
- Access programs to stay healthy and feel healthier along with receiving a AUD$500 wellbeing payment per year, plus a AUD$295 new starter e-voucher for your WFH set up (flex work - hybrid working), and other great benefits through our Shine portal
- Grow, and thrive in your career (we support and encourage it) with award winning training programs. As our strength is our people and we value your individuality
- Work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; Explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate and make a positive difference beyond your role
- Global mobility opportunities across more than 200 countries worldwide
- Volunteer and work in our state-of-the-art Green Star rated offices (when you are in the office) and dress for your day
- We plant a tree for every new employee
- Not to mention our various employer of choice awards/memberships – WGEA; Family Inclusive workplace; Gold AWEI employer, Pride in diversity… to name a few.
Zurich is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair and accessible for all candidates. If you require any special accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, we encourage you to please let us know at the time of your application.
So, if you want to come on an adventure that will build a brighter future together, and feel a sense of togetherness, then please apply today to start your adventureSeniority level
- Seniority levelMid-Senior level
- Employment typeFull-time
- Job functionGeneral Business
- IndustriesInsurance and Financial Services
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