Underwriter - Property

Job Description

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee Underwriter - Property The Opportunity: QBE are hiring for a newly created Underwriter following sustained growth to join our well-established and experienced UK & European Property team who focus on our complex and risk managed Insureds business. With a breadth of appetite, including multinationalacross our extensive offering and diverse geographies. In this role you will partner closely with broker and clients to underwrite across our growing portfolio in this market-facing role. We are an underwriting led business, empowering our teams to work autonomously- we are keen to speak with Property professionals looking to make their next move! Your responsibilities for this role may include, but are not limited to:

• 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 UAs in relation to Underwriting and aggregate exposures ensuring entries on EO systems are accurate

You will need to be able to display you have the following qualifications and experience:

• Experience within the Property insurance market
• 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

Why QBE At My Best At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, thats why we have created At My Best". Its our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesnt fit all and that priorities can changedepending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. Its in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBEDNA - because we know its not just what we do that matters, its how we do it that makes the difference. In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverseworkforce. 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 todays workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attractand retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/) . Some of the awards QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;" 5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner - Insurance Business Canada Employer of the Year 2022 Winner - Insurance Insider British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award" Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year" Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response"" Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year" We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Womens Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent Inclusion of Diversity We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enablesbetter decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers." ESG & Sustainability At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainableand resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBEs sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winningimpact investment initiative s4Good, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report ( Link ). About QBE We can never really predict whats around the corner, but at QBE were asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future - helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage." Were an international insurer thats buildingmomentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. And our people will be at the centre of our success. Were 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 11,000 people working across 27 countries, were 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