National Manager, Property Underwriting

1 day ago

Australia IAG Insurance Full time $120,000 - $250,000 per year


Help shape the future as a National Manager, Property Underwriting - Middle Market. 

For over 165 years, CGU has been insuring ambition. Part of Insurance Australia Group (known as IAG), we're a leading commercial, rural and personal lines insurer and a top-three provider of workers compensation insurance. 

Your Role  
This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for driving the performance and effectiveness of our market-facing underwriters within the Property portfolio. As the strategic and technical lead, you'll shape underwriting direction, influence risk selection, and ensure strong execution of market strategies aligned to profitability, growth, and retention goals. Your insights and leadership will directly support Business Distribution in delivering sustainable margin and portfolio success across all brands and channels. 

You'll be at the forefront of underwriting excellence—enhancing commercial pricing, strengthening technical capability, and driving operational improvement across the portfolio. With oversight of underwriting governance, risk management, and license frameworks, you'll ensure robust compliance while enabling performance. Your understanding of market dynamics will guide the development of relevant, competitive propositions through data-driven insight and competitor intelligence. 

As a leader of leaders, you'll guide and inspire a team of leaders, fostering a high-performance culture grounded in capability development, accountability, and purpose. As a key escalation and relationship point for brokers and partners, you'll play a central role in decision-making, opportunity development, and driving both customer and partner NPS. Your leadership will shape the employee experience (ENPS), directly influencing the customer outcomes we deliver. 

This is a permanent role, based on Gadigal Country (Darling Park, Sydney) or Naarm (Melbourne).   

About You  
  • 10+ years of senior property underwriting experience, with deep technical expertise in commercial property insurance. 
  • Strong leadership experience, including leading leaders—proven ability to manage, coach, and develop high-performing underwriting teams. 
  • Demonstrated success in shaping and executing portfolio and market strategies to drive underwriting profitability and growth. 
  • Advanced commercial acumen and deep understanding of underwriting governance, pricing, and risk selection frameworks. 
  • Skilled in building strong internal and external relationships, with experience managing complex broker and partner engagements. 
  • Insurance qualification (e.g., ANZIIF Cert IV) and/or relevant tertiary education, or equivalent industry experience (essential). 
 
 
Applications close Sunday 9 November, 23:59pm AEDT.   

Joining CGU, you'll have access to a raft of benefits from across the Group:  
  • Boosted superannuation with 13% as standard 
  • Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance 
  • 5 myLeave days per year on top of annual leave 
  • Industry-leading 20 weeks paid parental leave, available from the day you start, for both primary and secondary carers 
  • Dedicated career growth programs, including the award-winning IAG Academy 
  • Compassionate leave 
  • Discounts on every day and special occasion items 
  • Great employee network communities 
  • Community volunteer days and team volunteer activities 
  • Award-winning recognition and reward program 
*employment type eligibility criteria apply  

ABOUT US​  
As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. That's not just words. It's our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture, and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities. We collaborate on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth and create meaningful change for our customers and employees. 

We're ready for you. Apply today. 
Learn more about who IAG is here.  

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