Principal Corporate Underwriter

Posting date:  30 Jan 2025
Job requisition ID:  45101
Location: 

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Workplace Type:  Onsite

Make a difference as a Principal Corporate Underwriter. 

 

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

 

YOUR ROLE

 

Are you a seasoned underwriter with a strong background in underwriting and broker business? Do you have experience underwriting property account with assets over $1billion? If so, we want you to join our dynamic Underwriting team at IAG! 

 

As a Principal Corporate Underwriter, the main focus of this role will be to underwrite and price the largest and most complex insurance risks. You'll agree on coverage within business strategy, risk appetite, regulatory requirements, product offerings, pricing all within designated underwriting authority. You'll lead strategic customer relationships within the corporate insurance arena and have a significant presence in the insurance market. 

 

Furthermore, you’ll mentor and guide team members, manage the corporate portfolio across various processes, and build and maintain strong relationships with complex corporate customers and intermediaries. You'll also support senior management and business development teams with account management, while providing guidance and assistance to surrounding teams within the underwriting division. You will be key in overseeing gross written premium and corporate portfolio profitability, and own and manage corporate customer relationships.  

 

This is a full-time permanent position with hybrid working conditions, available only at our IAG office based in Naarm (Melbourne)⁠. 

 

ABOUT YOU

 

We’re looking to engage with some experienced talent within the industry, to be successful you’ll ideally have the following skills and experience:  

 

  • An insurance qualification, e.g. ANZIIF Cert IV or in the process of working towards would be ideal 

  • You'll possess extensive years proven knowledge of property underwriting 

  • Significant Corporate market presence over 10 years would be preferred 

  • High level of expertise in Policy wordings  

  • Excellent stakeholder management 

  • Building and setting budgets  

  • Setting strategic direction of the Corporate business  

  • Excellent communication and negotiating skills 

 

If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, apply now to become our next Principal Corporate Underwriter. Help us make the world a safer place, one policy at a time. 

 

​Applications close Thursday, 13 February 2025.  

 

Joining IAG you’ll have access to a raft of benefits from across the IAG group:  

 

  • Boosted superannuation with 13% as standard  

  • Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance  

  • 5 myLeave days per year on top of annual leave 

  • Industry-leading 20 weeks paid parental leave, available from the day you start, for both primary and secondary carers  

  • Inclusive leave such as public holiday swap and gender affirmation leave  

  • Dedicated career growth programs, including the award-winning IAG Academy  

  • Great employee network communities  

  • Award-winning recognition and reward program*employment type eligibility criteria apply 

 

 

ABOUT US 

 

We're IAG, the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. Our family of brands turns the IAG purpose of making your world a safer place into action by helping, supporting ambitions and making insurance accessible.   

  

As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day. We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities. We collaborate on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth and create meaningful change for our customers and employees. 

  

We’re ready for you. Apply today.   

 

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