Commercial Underwriter

Posting date:  23 Apr 2024
Job requisition ID:  42724
Location: 

Hamilton, WKO, NZ

Workplace Type:  Hybrid

Create meaningful impact as a Commercial Underwriter 

 

 Join the largest general insurance group in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.  

 

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role  


We have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Underwriter to join our Commercial & Personal Distribution team – Northern Region. 
We are looking for someone who has a go-getter attitude and is willing to learn and grow!!! 

In this role, you will work to enhance our Broker portfolio underwriting, manage renewal retention, and provide commercially viable, profitable underwriting solutions by establishing and maintaining efficient end-to-end processes. 
Supporting the team and our brokers, you’ll actively share knowledge to develop collective capability of the team and help drive profit and growth targets. You will work closely with Business Development Managers to strategically build and manage relationship with key brokers.


This is a full-time permanent role based out of Auckland, offering flexible working conditions that support a mix of working from home and office.


Ōu Pūkenga | About You  


In order to be successful in this role you will need:    
•    Proven ability to work within a team and individually to achieve shared outcomes
•    Adaptable approach working with people from diverse backgrounds, to achieve desired business outcomes
•    Experience in building and fostering strong relationships within the insurance broker market
•    The ability to multi-task; manage high volumes and competing priorities
•    Ability to work with multiple systems 
 

Mō mātou| About us  
IAG is the largest general insurance group in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. We’re also a tech and research facility, a hub for climate change experts and a centre of resilience design. We chat over coffee with customers, advocate for them in the corridors of Parliament and back them up in the community when life’s moments hit hardest.  
 
You’ll know our brands – AMI, NZI, State Insurance, NRMA Insurance, CGU, WFI and ROLLiN’ to name a few. Together they turn our IAG purpose of making your world safer into action by helping, supporting ambitions and making insurance accessible. 
 
We acknowledge Tāngata Whenua in Aotearoa and are committed to growing Māori prosperity and well-being in Aotearoa through He Rautaki Māori (IAG’s Māori Strategy).  
 
We celebrate unique viewpoints shaped by life experiences, cultures and passions. We expand careers, genuinely connect with community, lead with a powerful purpose and celebrate what makes you individual.  
 
We're passionate about social issues, walk the talk on sustainability and strive to do more than standard on things that matter, including women in senior leadership, Indigenous empowerment and creating inclusive environments. We’re proud to be an accredited family-friendly workplace and are committed to being a safe and supportive space for all our employees.  We do this because we’re ready for you. 
 
All this shows up in what we offer:  
•    Boost your financial future with 4% KiwiSaver employer contribution and life insurance as standard 
•    Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance 
•    Annual $500 wellbeing fund 
•    Flexibility through our MyFlex program - supporting you to live life to the full 
•    Grow your skills and career development with the IAG Academy program 
•    Partner discounts on every day and special occasion items  
•    A certified Family Inclusive WorkplaceTM  
 
We’re ready for you. Apply today.  
 
Learn more about who IAG is here.