Strata Underwriter, Vic

**Your Role**:
The primary purpose of this role is to contribute to the achievement of department, branch, and corporate goals relative to profit, growth, service producer and client relations.

**Your Responsibilities**:
Book Management

Achieve new business, rate and retention targets for assigned book of business to support the achievement of Hub/Unit/SBU/Branch revenue and profit goals via a number of key strategies, including:

- Design and implementation of effective portfolio analysis, profit and retention strategies.
- Collaboration with NUC and other internal customers regarding book management strategy and maintenance of “one voice” with brokers; provide feedback and possible solutions to NUC.
- Monitoring/reporting on status of open claims for assigned accounts (or in area of specialty) and make recommendations.
- Thorough and considered preparation for account reviews with management, demonstrating knowledge of risk, industry, competitive environment and Chubb’s products and capabilities.

Underwriting quality and compliance
- Adhere to appropriate underwriting, compliance and file documentation standards and workflows to support the achievement of Branch/SBU revenue and profit goals.
- Within scope of delegated authority, evaluate and accept or decline new lines, renewals, and endorsements.
- Evaluate and make recommendation for acceptance or declination on risks which exceed authority.
- Recommend account trade off decisions.
- As appropriate, provide input to Manager on profit analysis, premium planning, market and environment analysis.
- Demonstrable ability to proactively identify and implement intelligent solutions to unique underwriting situations.
- Working knowledge of the key accounts in the Branch.
- Understanding the underwriting appetites of the other departments and associated relationships with interdepartmental accounts.
- Judgement, experience, and confidence to make appropriate recommendations for tailoring coverage and manuscripting policies.
- Familiarity with the products / services of key competitors.
- Demonstrable capacity and efficacy in utilising negotiation strategies to achieve constructive business outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to work well with people and influence decisions.

Desirable:

- Demonstrable ability to effectively train entry level underwriters and to provide effective orientation and support to new/experienced hires.

We offer you the opportunity to work as part of a dynamic and agile environment where continuous development is encouraged throughout your career, both locally and globally. We also offer a flexible working approach via our “My One Thing” initiative, education assistance, dress for your day every Friday, promotion of health and wellbeing (including discounted health insurance, daily breakfast and fresh fruit), and the option to enroll into the Chubb Limited discounted stock purchasing scheme.