Underwriter

6 months ago

Sydney, Australia Allianz Australia Full time

**Underwriter | Workers Compensation | Sydney or Melbourne**

Do you want to work in a high-trust culture where you’ll feel empowered to make decisions that result in impact?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing team within one of Australia’s leading Workers Compensation insurance providers. We have seen growth in our portfolio and this is a great time to be able to demonstrate your skills and experience whilst learning the various aspect of Risk State underwriting. Our focus is on making a difference together with our customers - providing simplicity, service, value and innovation.

**About the Role**:
You will be managing SME policies in the underwritten jurisdictions (WA, ACT, TAS & NT) which will involve collaborating with various stakeholders, assessing, and analysing client profiles, setting premiums as per designated authority level, managing daily client needs, building relationships with customers, and contributing to the branch targets.

**It will be your responsibility to**:

- Effectively manage workflows (new business, renewals, arrears etc.) to ensure delivery of quality underwriting and service.
- Ensure underwritten policies meet all compliance and portfolio requirements.
- Manage relationships across a designated portfolio, with a focus on underwriting as per delegated authority limits.
- Anticipate and provide solutions to customers’ needs from available information to design sustainable responses to suit their circumstances.
- Ensure business offering is aligned with divisional objectives and portfolio balance (growth and profit).
- Identify profitable new business opportunities and maximise conversion rate in line with business expectations and risk appetite.
- Maximise retention of preferred accounts and ensure timely review of renewal business in conjunction with internal stakeholders via strategy meetings.
- Keep abreast of market condition and trends, provide feedback to stakeholders and take action to capitalise on business opportunities.

**Important to your success**:

- Experience in an underwriting or general insurance environment.
- Experience in underwriting privately underwritten Workers’ Compensation (WA,NT,ACT,TAS) would be highly desired for this role.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of communicating with clarity, impact and influence whilst building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.
- Ability to plan and prioritise effectively, organise tasks and manage competing resources and demands.
- Demonstrates enthusiasm and ability to optimise business value to customers by delivering high quality services and positive customer experiences to sustain and enhance the customer base.
- Proven analytical and critical thinking capability to interpret a range of data, identify patterns, trends and links that inform judgements and solutions.
- Pays high attention to detail by completing tasks with thoroughness and accuracy and has the ability to quickly identify errors or inconsistencies within information.

**What's on offer?**
- Walk straight into stable, high-trust client relationships that will enable you to confidently deliver meaningful outcomes to your clients from day one
- Be part of a team that’s open-minded, supportive, approachable, and genuinely focused on customer outcomes
- We understand about work-life balance, we are always willing to discuss flexible & remote working options with our employees. Allianz is an accredited FlexReady employer.
- Access a range of benefits, such as discounts at retailers, travel firms, health insurers, gyms and financial institutions, alongside a significant discount on Allianz insurance products.

**About us**

Allianz is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams, and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. We do this through delivering a great customer experience that is the result of appreciating each other every single day, showing heart by really listening and seeing things from the perspective of others by always asking, "how can I help?".
_Allianz is committed to enabling a culture where inclusion is embedded, everyone belongs and new ideas are embraced. We welcome and value talent from all backgrounds, experiences, and ways of working Please advise us if you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process or perform the requirements of the role._

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31072 | Underwriting | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Australia | Full-Time | Permanent

Allianz Australia

**Job Level**:
Professional

**Location**:

- Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3000

**Area of Expertise**:
Underwriting

**Unit**:
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