Underwriter - Accident & Health

Underwriter - Accident & Health

**Primary Details**
Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

To provide underwriting, technical support, assist in the development and management of a profitable business portfolio under the specified insurance class according to the Company's guidelines and delegated authorities.

**Underwriter - Accident & Health**
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales
- Type: Permanent, full time
- Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

**The opportunity**

We have a great opportunity for an Underwriter to join our Workers Compensation and Accident & Health Team in Sydney. You will be part of a successful and dynamic team spread across Australia, with the opportunity to grow and develop your insurance and underwriting career. You will be responsible for running a profitable Workers Compensation and Accident & Health portfolio, providing insights and expertise to your customers including underwriting, maintaining a renewal portfolio, new business and responding to quotes.

**Your new role**
- Underwrite risks in accordance with defined limits of authority or class authority, organizational policy and underwriting standards.
- Plan and implement a strategy to attract and retain high value customers and to improve current performing policies to ensure portfolio plans are met.
- Monitor client and market requirements and client feedback by conducting client calls and visits.
- Ensure all documentation is accurate and complies with organisation guidelines.
- Provide efficient and timely service & problem-solving solutions to brokers and clients.
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with all customers, intermediaries, and internal stakeholders.

**About you**

To be successful in this Underwriting role you will have....
- Previous experience in Underwriting.
- Broad insurance industry and exposure to Workers Compensation preferred.
- Established customer/broker relationship management and communication skills.
- Understanding of relevant Insurance market conditions.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to analyse data and use for decision making.
- Relevant problem solving and negotiation skills

**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 13,000 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

**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 insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
- 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
- Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) - the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
- Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2023 for medium sized program as voted by graduates
- Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
- Family First accredited employer since 2021

**and let's make it happen**

**Skills**:
Analytical Thinking, Business Development, Business Management, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Detail-Oriented, Financial Advising, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Portfolio Management, Prioritization, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

Application Close Date: 07/03/2025 11:59 PM