Senior property underwriter

About the role

The Senior Property Underwriter sits within our VIC Property team and is responsible for underwriting new and renewal Property accounts in line with Chubb guidelines, while also developing business across an allocated panel of corporate brokers within delegated authority.

This role requires you to build and maintain strong broker relationships, pursue target accounts with tenacity, and develop business plans that maximise opportunities across your panel. You’ll also coach and support less experienced colleagues, sharing technical and soft skills, and contribute to a collaborative team environment while making sound decisions independently and with managers where needed.

In this role, you will:

• Achieve personal premium budget targets while managing a portfolio of new and renewal Property business across an assigned corporate broker panel
• Underwrite MD/BI portfolios in line with Chubb’s underwriting strategy, assessing new risks, renewals and specialist classes, and presenting complex accounts for approval where required
• Balance business development with account management across a portfolio that includes both multinational and domestic clients, typically ranging from $25,000 to $1,000,000
• Provide technical underwriting and marketing support, including risk referrals, portfolio management, pricing input and guidance on renewal and new business strategy
• Build trusted long-term relationships with key producers and insureds, while delivering product and capability presentations, preparing quotations and negotiating outcomes
• Share market insight and competitor knowledge to identify growth opportunities and support the wider branch, zone or national team
• Coach, train and guide less experienced staff, helping build technical capability and confidence across the team

QUALIFICATIONS

What you’ll bring to the role

• 5+ years’ experience in Property or Package Underwriting and Development within an insurance company, with strong technical knowledge and the ability to develop creative solutions to complex underwriting situations
• Experience with advanced pricing techniques, account servicing costs, marketing plans, broker appointments and tailoring coverage to suit client needs
• Strong collaboration, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to work effectively across Claims, Loss Control and other internal teams
• Experience interpreting claims information, deploying loss control resources and supporting the development of entry-level underwriters and new experienced hires

Why Chubb?

Chubb celebrates diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible and equitable workplace. 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 our vacancies, to ensure we can 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.

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations, and employs approximately 40,000 people worldwide.

Chubb is committed to equal employment and celebrates individual differences by creating a workplace environment in which everyone feels welcomed, respected and valued. We offer you the opportunity to work as part of a dynamic and agile environment where continuous development is encouraged throughout your career, both locally and globally. Some additional benefits offered include a flexible working approach via our “My One Thing” initiative, education assistance, dress for your day every Friday, promotion of health and wellbeing (including discounted health insurance, daily breakfast and fresh fruit), and the option to enrol into the Chubb Limited discounted stock purchasing scheme.

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