Underwriter, Commercial Property

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full timeWorker Type: Employee

• Location: Melbourne or Sydney

• Type: Permanent, full time

• Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Underwriter to join our Property Team within our Technical and Business Performance area predominantly dealing with a number of schemes and facilities and providing technical input throughout the broader business. As a Property Underwriter your key focus will be on achieving sustainable profit and growth for QBE through the provision of specialist advice, direction and technical support, and the delivery of excellent levels of customer service within your assigned portfolio. You'll also underwrite business in accordance with business plans within set underwriting guidelines, service standards and individual earned underwriting authority.

Your new role

A day in the role may look a bit like this:

• Use/Develop your expertise to provide insightful change across our scheme and facilities business

• Build good working relationships with your customers, agency network and internal stakeholders

• Support the development of strategy, share knowledge and best practice

• Monitor and review the quality of underwriting activity

• Maintain strong knowledge of best practice, legislation, and compliance standards

• Deliver training to upskill agent knowledge base and enhance our proposition

• Involvement in ad-hoc projects to add value across the organisation

About you

To be successful as a Property Underwriter, you will be an insurance professional with proven Property Underwriting experience. You will also have:

• Commercial background will be an advantage

• Flexibility to work across a changing portfolio

• Strong customer/broker relationship skills and focus

• Broad understanding of Property specific underwriting

• Proven knowledge of relevant market conditions for specific class/portfolio

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail.

• A keen interest in data analytics and the mindset to apply those results within the business

• The ability to effectively collaborate and work within a national team across multiple locations

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

• Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest

• Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

• 18 weeks' gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super

• Voluntary super contributions and company matching

• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums

• A range of discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee's experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our program

• 2023 Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) 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 in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates

• Family Friendly Workplace accredited employer since 2021

Apply now

APPLY NOW and let's make it happen 

Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Business Management, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Financial Modeling, Financial Products, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Risk Appetite, Risk Management, Stakeholder ManagementApplication Close Date: 02/09/2025 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

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