Senior Property Underwriter

Create impact as a Senior Property Underwriter.

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

For over 165 years, CGU has partnered with Australian families and businesses. Part of Insurance Australia Group (known as IAG), we’re a leading commercial, rural and personal lines insurer and a top-three provider of workers compensation insurance.

Your Role  

Joining our caring and supportive CGU team as a Senior Property Underwriter focused on our NSW market, this role offers a development opportunity for an experienced Property Underwriter to take the next step in your career or established seniors to further your skills set. If this sounds like you, then apply today!  

You’ll build and develop relationships within the broker segment in the NSW market whilst providing excellent client service. You’ll determine the acceptability, conditions and pricing of moderate to complex insurance risks and agree on coverage within business strategy, risk appetite, regulatory requirements, product offerings and designated authority level. You’ll showcase your outstanding communication skills liaising with account management and business development teams and provide technical support and coaching to support teams.  This is an excellent opportunity to join our Sydney team and utilise your senior underwriting skills.

This is a full-time permanent opportunity, based in Gadigal Country (Sydney) with flexible working arrangements. 

Responsibilities

• Apply underwriting strategy with respect to target markets and accounts in area of responsibility
• Underwrite Property insurance risks adhering to underwriting guidelines and standards
• Liaise with account management and business development teams to support account management and procurement
• Support and mentor team, provides guidance as appropriate and takes responsibility for personal development
• Support the management of the Property portfolio across underwriting processing and credit management, documentation issuance and general servicing and management of liability risks
• Build and develop relationships with customers (internal and external), including partner agent and broker visits to nurture relationships and opportunities.

​ About You  

• Proven current knowledge of general insurance industry, as demonstrated in involvement in trade and industry and familiarity working within the insurance legal and regulatory environment
• Solid experience operating as a Property Underwriter
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of Pricing and Portfolio Management
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels essential and previous experience coaching and mentor desirable
• An insurance qualification e.g. ANZIIF Cert IV or in the process of working towards

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Applications close Friday 29 November, 23:59pm AEST.   

ABOUT US​   

IAG is the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. 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. ​  

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You’ll know our brands – NRMA Insurance, CGU, WFI, ROLLiN’, AMI, NZI, and State Insurance 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.  

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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 also guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses and communities. Collaborating on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth, develop resilience and create meaningful change.  

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:    

• Grow your financial future with 13% superannuation as standard 
• Flexibility through a program called MyFlex - supporting you to live life to the fullest  
• Generous Parental, Personal, Carers, Career Break, Purchased, etc Leave policies
• Grow your career through dynamic secondments   
• Keep your skills current and accredited with the IAG Academy portal  

We’re ready for you. Apply today.   

Learn more about who IAG is here.