Underwriter - Casualty

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Underwriter – Casualty

The Opportunity:

QBE are hiring for an Underwriter to join our well-established and experienced Contractors Combined underwriting team. Offering a breadth of appetite across corporate mid-market clients, our UK book focuses on Southeast business partnering closely with regional brokers across contractors combined, product liability, multinational and varying offerings. In this role you will work closely with brokers and clients to underwrite across our growing portfolio in this market-facing role. We are underwriting led, empowering our underwriters to work autonomously – we are keen to speak with casualty professionals looking to make their next move!

Your Role:

• Underwrite insurance risks in accordance with the Business Plan and the personal authority to meet business objectives
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners and colleagues, to maximise influence
• Develop relationships in line with the Business Plan to support the achievement of business objectives
• Understand and comply with QBE reinsurance strategy to minimise risk and deliver business plan objectives
• Participate fully and use your expertise to shape and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice
• Positively promote the department, division and company as a whole, in order to maximise brand leverage
• Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
• Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimise risk and maximise efficiency
• Actively keep abreast of market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness to be able to operate effectively and appropriately
• Ensure clear and prompt communication to UA’s in relation to Underwriting and aggregate exposures ensuring entries on EO systems are accurate

About You:

• Experience within the Casualty insurance market, Contractors Combined knowledge preferred
• Commercial ability to understand the key profit drivers to maximise long term wealth for our shareholders
• Intermediate level understanding of relevant software, including Excel and other departmental software packages
• Excellent organizational, prioritisation and interpersonal skills
• Good negotiating skills, innovative in underwriting approach and programme design

At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best. That’s why we have created At My Best. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference.

At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.