Commercial Underwriter

Commercial Underwriter

Create meaningful impact as a **Underwriter**

Join the largest insurance group in Australia and New Zealand.

**YOUR ROLE**

IAG have a rare opportunity for a Commercial Underwriter to join our Commercial SME Underwriting Team. This role is tailored for individuals who thrive in high-performance team settings and relish collaborative work environments.

As a Commercial Underwriter, your role entails regular communication with brokers, placing a strong emphasis on cultivating relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. Your collaborative efforts within the team are instrumental in producing high-quality technical underwriting outcomes.

In addition to the above, your key responsibilities include understanding the Commercial SME business plan and how your role contributes to its realisation. You will underwrite insurance risks in alignment with product guidelines and portfolio strategy, ensuring timely service outcomes for partners and stakeholders. Building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders is paramount, as is ensuring adherence to nationally agreed policies and protocols in operational procedures. You will also play a pivotal role in referring more complex risks to Lead Underwriters or those with higher underwriting licenses.

**ABOUT YOU**

To be successful in this exciting new role, you will be strong communicator, who is agile, data focused, logical and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. You will also demonstrate:

- Underwriting or Broking Experience with a previous focus on Commercial Underwriting is highly preferred.
- Have up to date knowledge of the insurance industry and products.
- Have a strong understanding of Risk Management principles and be able to translate this to Risk Analysis and Selection.
- Strong work ethic and ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to develop successful working relationships with stakeholders and other team members.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

**ABOUT US**

IAG is the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. We're also a tech and research facility, a hub for climate change experts and a centre of resilience design. We chat over coffee with customers, advocate for them in the corridors of Parliament and back them up in the community when life's moments hit hardest.

You'll know our brands - NRMA Insurance, CGU, WFI, ROLLiN', AMI, NZI, and State Insurance to name a few. Together they turn our IAG purpose of making your world safer into action by helping, supporting ambitions and making insurance accessible.

We celebrate unique viewpoints shaped by life experiences, cultures and passions. We expand careers, genuinely connect with community, lead with a powerful purpose and celebrate what makes you individual.

We're also guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses and communities. Collaborating on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth, develop resilience and create meaningful change.

We're passionate about social issues, walk the talk on sustainability and strive to do more than standard on things that matter, including women in senior leadership, Indigenous empowerment and creating inclusive environments. We're proud to be an accredited family-friendly workplace and are committed to being a safe and supportive space for all our employees. We do this because we're ready for you.

All this shows up in what we offer:

- Grow your financial future with 13% superannuation as standard
- Access up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance
- Flexibility through a program called MyFlex - supporting you to live life to the full
- An AWEI Awarded business
- Be part of a net zero business by 2050
- Join great employee network communities

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Job ID 42939