Senior Casualty Underwriter

Sompo; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sompo in Melbourne invites an experienced Casualty Underwriter to join our underwriting team. You will help build and manage a profitable Casualty portfolio in Australia, while maintaining strong broker and client relationships and driving cross‑team opportunities.

The role emphasizes disciplined underwriting, market insights, and collaboration across product lines to support Sompo’s growth in the Australian market.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience underwriting Casualty risks.
• Strong Casualty underwriting credentials with commercial judgement.
• Established market presence with strong broker relationships and the ability to engage credibly with clients.
• Commercial curiosity, looking beyond the individual risk to identify broader opportunities for clients, brokers and Sompo.
• Portfolio mindset, balancing growth opportunities with disciplined risk selection and long-term portfolio quality.
• Collaborative and accountable, comfortable working across products and platforms, bringing new thinking and taking ownership of outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building and managing a profitable and diversified Casualty portfolio in line with business objectives in Australia.
• Support profitable growth through disciplined underwriting, effective risk selection and sound commercial judgement.
• Build and maintain strong broker and client relationships through regular engagement, account planning and business development.
• Identify opportunities across Sompo’s broader product offering and collaborate across teams to deepen broker and client relationships.
• Underwrite risks in accordance with established underwriting guidelines and within delegated authority.
• Actively contribute to underwriting and portfolio discussions, providing market insights, perspectives and recommendations.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of products and the broader Casualty proposition in line with business strategy.
• Monitor market, industry and portfolio trends to inform underwriting decisions and identify emerging opportunities and risks.
• Support the delivery of high-quality service to brokers and clients, contributing to Sompo’s reputation and presence in the Australian market.

Skills

Casualty underwriting

Broker relationships

Client engagement

Market insights

Portfolio management

Job description

Responsibilities include:

• Contribute to building and managing a profitable and diversified Casualty portfolio in line with business objectives in Australia.
• Support profitable growth through disciplined underwriting, effective risk selection and sound commercial judgement.
• Build and maintain strong broker and client relationships through regular engagement, account planning and business development.
• Identify opportunities across Sompo’s broader product offering and collaborate across teams to deepen broker and client relationships.
• Underwrite risks in accordance with established underwriting guidelines and within delegated authority.
• Actively contribute to underwriting and portfolio discussions, providing market insights, perspectives and recommendations.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of products and the broader Casualty proposition in line with business strategy.
• Monitor market, industry and portfolio trends to inform underwriting decisions and identify emerging opportunities and risks.
• Support the delivery of high-quality service to brokers and clients, contributing to Sompo’s reputation and presence in the Australian market.

Desired Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience underwriting Casualty risks.
• Strong Casualty underwriting credentials, combining technical expertise with sound commercial judgement.
• Established market presence, with strong broker relationships and the ability to engage credibly with clients.
• Commercial curiosity, looking beyond the individual risk to identify broader opportunities for clients, brokers and Sompo.
• Portfolio mindset, balancing growth opportunities with disciplined risk selection and long-term portfolio quality.
• Collaborative and accountable, comfortable working across products and platforms, bringing new thinking and taking ownership of outcomes.