Personal Lines Underwriter — Growth & Flexible Hours

Chubb; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangement

Education assistance

Dress for your day Fridays

Health insurance

Job summary

Chubb in Melbourne is seeking an underwriter to meet production and profitability targets by underwriting new business, endorsements, and renewals in line with Personal Lines criteria. You will build relationships with new producers and service existing producers as allocated in annual goals.

Responsibilities include evaluating risks, collaborating with units, monitoring portfolio profitability, and maintaining market-competitive wording while supporting cross-department opportunities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated underwriting skills.
• Negotiation and marketing skills.
• Policy documentation, including terms and conditions.
• Underwriting policy practice.
• Understanding the appraisal services.
• Front-End, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Product range in the Personal Lines Department.
• Understanding the underwriting appetite of other Departments.
• Insurance industry and Chubb’s position in the market.

Responsibilities

• Monitor profitability of portfolio and provide constructive feedback on steps to improve if required.
• Evaluate, accept or decline new business, endorsements or renewal business based on underwriting guidelines.
• Collate underwriting information and refer risks outside the scope of authorities issued or the underwriting guidelines to the Unit Manager with recommendations.
• Monitor competitors’ products and recommend changes to our wording to sustain competitive advantage.
• Where applicable, establish and build new relationships with potential producers (or refer to RM’s) who have prospective business that meets our underwriting guidelines.
• Monitor work loads and advise team leaders if assistance is required due to exceptional circumstances, i.e. seasonal business loads or personal vacation.
• Assist members of the appraisal section with any queries.
• Assist members of the claims department with any queries.
• Work with staff members in other departments to identify cross marketing opportunities as and when required.

Skills

Underwriting skills

Negotiation

Marketing skills

Policy documentation

Underwriting policy practice

Appraisal services

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Personal Lines knowledge

Tools

None

Job description

Chubb in Melbourne is seeking an underwriter to meet production and profitability targets by underwriting new business, endorsements, and renewals in line with Personal Lines criteria. You will build relationships with new producers and service existing producers as allocated in annual goals.

Responsibilities include evaluating risks, collaborating with units, monitoring portfolio profitability, and maintaining market-competitive wording while supporting cross-department opportunities.