Underwriting Assistant

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Overview
Chubb is a world leader in insurance.
We assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline, providing commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse client base.
We are an underwriting company that services claims fairly and promptly and maintain broad product offerings and global operations.
We are committed to equal employment and celebrate individual differences by creating a workplace where everyone feels welcomed, respected and valued.
We support applications from all members of our community and equitable access to our employment opportunities.
We are open to discussing workplace flexibility in all vacancies to attract the best candidates and accommodate individual needs, differences, disabilities and working arrangements.
Please let us know if you require any adjustments to the recruitment process so we can support you to present your best self.
Your Role
The primary purpose of this role is to work within the Underwriting team to contribute to the achievement of department and corporate goals relative to profit, growth, service producer and client relations.
This role is designed to provide the individual with a strong foundation of underwriting knowledge and industry experience to support a career pathway in insurance.
This will include, but is not limited to, learning our end-to-end underwriting process, understanding how we assess and manage risk and how we build long term relationships with brokers and clients.
Your Responsibilities
Assist Underwriters in achieving new business, rate and retention targets for assigned book of business to support revenue and profit goals.
Assist with preparation for account reviews with Underwriters/management, demonstrating knowledge of risk, industry, competitive environment and Chubb's products and capabilities.
Assist Underwriters in managing sales pipeline to identify and develop new business prospects.
Assist Underwriters in providing input on underwriting results, profit analysis, market environment, competitor analysis and ad hoc reports and projects.
Adhere to appropriate underwriting, compliance and file documentation standards and workflows to support revenue and profit goals; evaluate and make recommendations for acceptance or declination on risks based on guidelines.
Build good working relationships with local underwriting teams and ensure regular communication with local underwriting management on appropriate issues.
Support the Underwriting community through liaison with and participation at meetings with brokers, internal departments and external advisers.
Provide general assistance to underwriters for broker and/or client visits and other administrative duties as agreed with Operations Team Leader/Supervisor.
Handle requests and queries from customers and coordinate with appropriate departments to resolve first level customer complaints.
Adhere to the Quality Framework standards and procedures and work within the ethical and service standards of the organisation.
Qualifications
Financial and company analysis skills
Competent in Microsoft Office and Outlook; excellent general computer literacy
Effective communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong customer service skills and customer-centric attitude
Attention to detail and desire to deliver and improve quality
Experience working with data sets
Problem resolution and decision-making skills
Ability to work in a team and on own initiative
Experience working to deadlines/SLA's
Well-developed analytical and organisational skills
Chubb is committed to equal employment and celebrates individual differences by creating a workplace where everyone feels welcomed, respected and valued.
We offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and agile environment with development opportunities locally and globally.
Benefits may include flexible working options, education assistance, health and wellbeing programs, and other perquisites as part of the Chubb employee experience.
Note: This description reflects current responsibilities and requirements and may be adjusted to meet business needs.
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