Assistant Underwriter

2 weeks ago


North Sydney, Australia Zurich Insurance Full time

**How does 5 weeks leave per year, an impactful career that you’ll truly love, and working for a great organisation that empowers wellbeing sound like to you?**

**A new adventure awaits**

At Zurich we’re on a journey to lighting the way to a brighter futurea 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. So, if you want to be part of a values led organisation, that is a leader in the insurance industry with a track record of making a real difference and continuously taking steps toward a sustainable future for our people, customers, communities, and our planet, read on

**About the business**

Zurich Australia is a leading Life and General Insurer in Australia, participating in both retail and corporate markets, providing insurance solutions to customers directly as well as through advisers, brokers, and trusted partners.

**Let’s create a brighter future together, let’s make a difference**

Work is something you do, not only somewhere you go. The way we work continues to evolve and at Zurich we are committed to creating ways of working that ensure you are helping to create a brighter future.

As the Assistant Underwriter, you will handle complex tasks across the Property underwriting portfolios. You will support broker and customers queries and general underwriting operations, including processing invoices, policies, endorsements, and cancellations.

You will work closely with Underwriters and Service Consultants to ensure service activities are achieved within service level agreements and coordinate responses with appropriate stakeholders where required.

**Important to your success - let’s grow together**
- Previous experience within an insurance role, with a general knowledge of insurance products and services. Property insurance experience, advantageous.
- Ability to ensure prompt and effective response to client requests and interactions. Ability to anticipate customer needs and satisfy them proactively.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build and maintain trustful, working relationships at all levels of the organisation.
- A strong eye for detail with the ability to process information with high level of accuracy.

**Belong. Zurich is here to support you**

There are many reasons why Zurich is the right choice for you, but here are just a few - 5 weeks leave per year for permanent staff through our new Z leave initiative, 15 days personal/carer’s leave (empowering our people to manage their own wellbeing); Grow, and thrive in your career (we support and encourage it) with award winning training programs; Work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; Explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate and make a positive difference beyond your role; Access programs to stay healthy and feel healthier, AUD$500 annual wellbeing payment, AUD$295 new starter e-voucher for your WFH set up (flex work - hybrid working), and other great benefits through our Shine portal; Access to Family Care (parental leave); Volunteer; Work in our state-of-the-art Green Star rated offices (when you are in the office); and dress for your day. We also plant a tree for every new employee - one of many local initiatives driving our contribution to ambitious global sustainability targets

We could go on, but the main point is that Zurich is a place that you can truly belong and thrive



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