Senior Casualty Underwriter — Growth & Leadership

Chubb Corporation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working via My One Thing

Education assistance

Dress for your day Fridays

Health insurance discounts

Job summary

Chubb Insurance Australia Limited is seeking a Senior Casualty Underwriter to own new and renewal Casualty business, underwriting in line with guidelines while expanding the portfolio.

You will coach and develop less experienced colleagues, share technical knowledge, and help build capability across underwriting and soft skills in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in a Casualty or Package Underwriting and Development role.
• Strong broker relationships across Independent and Global broking houses.
• Develop creative solutions to underwriting situations.
• Understand advanced pricing techniques and how to apply them.
• Understand account servicing costs and pricing strategies.
• Familiar with developing marketing plans and handling complex accounts.
• Understand broker selection and appointment processes.
• Ability to train entry level underwriters and orient new hires.

Responsibilities

• Commercial Underwriting: manage an assigned broker panel and underwrite Primary, Umbrella and Excess Liability.
• Take ownership of new and renewal business, expanding the portfolio where appropriate.
• Present significant accounts to Branch/Regional/Global referral points for approvals.
• Balance development work with portfolio management.
• Provide technical leadership in underwriting/marketing and risk referrals.
• Maintain pricing awareness of individual risk exposures and renewals.
• Support growth through cross-department collaboration and broker meetings.
• Mentor junior underwriters and share knowledge across the team.

Skills

Broker relationships

Underwriting expertise

Pricing techniques

Negotiation

Team leadership

Training underwriters

Marketing plans

Communication

Portfolio management

Claims interpretation

Job description

Chubb celebrates diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible and equitable workplace. We support applications from all members of our community and equitable access to our employment opportunities. We are open to discussing workplace flexibility in all our vacancies, to ensure we can attract the best candidates and accommodate individual needs, differences, disabilities and working arrangements. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to the recruitment process so we can support you to present your best self.

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations, and employs approximately 40,000 people worldwide. Additional information can be found at:www.chubb.com

About the Role

Join Chubb’s Casualty team as a Senior Casualty Underwriter and play a key role in shaping a high-performing portfolio. This is an opportunity to combine technical underwriting expertise, commercial judgement, and strong broker relationships to drive profitable growth across an assigned panel of Independent and Global brokers.

You’ll take ownership of new and renewal Casualty business, underwriting in line with Chubb’s guidelines while actively identifying opportunities to expand the portfolio. From pursuing target accounts to developing and executing business plans, you’ll be trusted to help unlock growth and strengthen long-term broker partnerships.

This role also offers the chance to make a broader impact across the team. As a senior member, you’ll coach and develop less experienced colleagues, share your technical knowledge, and help build capability across both underwriting and soft skills. You’ll thrive here if you bring energy, sound judgement, and the confidence to make decisions both independently and collaboratively.

In this role, you will:

Commercial Underwriting Process / Analysis

• Working within the Casualty department, on an assigned broker panel
• Underwriting a Primary, Umbrella and Excess Liability portfolio in accordance with Chubb underwriting strategy
• Select new risks and underwrites renewals for assigned book of business and/or for designated speciality classes or market segments
• Organise and present significant, complex accounts to Branch, Regional or Global referral points for approval as applicable
• The role is split equally between development work and managing the existing portfolio
• Accounts include a mix of Australian indigenous business and Multinational programs including fronting placements; typical premium size ranges from $25,000 to $1,000,000
• Provide technical leadership for underwriting/marketing in the department or branch including risk referrals and portfolio management; serves as a resource regarding unique coverage needs
• Provide expertise in a speciality given Customer Group or line of business
• Maintain a high level understanding of pricing individual risk exposures
• Assist others in the development of pricing strategies, renewal negotiation strategy and developing game plans on new business submissions
• May serve as a higher level of underwriting authority for others in branch.

Relationship Management

• Identify, analyse and develop sources of desirable new business opportunities including cross-departmental and pipeline opportunities.
• Preparing, delivering and negotiating quotations
• Collaboration with other Product lines including whole of account underwriting and broker meetings
• Build and maintain long term relationships with key producers and Insureds; deals with producer principals on complex underwriting issues.
• Present to prospective producers; may initiate new producer appointments.
• Identify and shares information within the regarding competitors products and underwriting.
• Provide expertise on accessing opportunities for growth in speciality, customer or Product line groups.
  

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in a Casualty or Package Underwriting and Development role with an insurance company
• Strong broker relationships across Independent and Global broking houses
• Develop creative solutions to unique underwriting situations
• Understand advanced pricing techniques (claims rating, payback pricing, deductible structures etc.), when to use, how to use, how to sell, etc.
• Understand account servicing costs
• Be familiar with developing marketing plans and handling complex accounts.
• Understand the underwriting appetites of the other departments and how those relate to interdepartmental accounts
• Understand the broker selection and appointment process
• Make recommendations for tailoring coverage and manuscripting policies
• Familiar with the products / services of key competitors
• The ability to operate and perform well in a team environment, coordinating with Claims, Risk Engineering and Operations
• Have experience in the interpretation and analysis of claims and appropriate deployment of loss control resources
• Display excellent collaboration, communication and negotiation skills both internally and externally
• Demonstrate ability to effectively train entry level underwriters and to orient new experienced hires

Chubb is committed to equal employment and celebrates individual differences by creating a workplace environment in which everyone feels welcomed, respected and valued. We offer you the opportunity to work as part of a dynamic and agile environment where continuous development is encouraged throughout your career, both locally and globally. Some additional benefits offered include a flexible working approach via our “My One Thing” initiative, education assistance, dress for your day every Friday, promotion of health and wellbeing (including discounted health insurance, daily breakfast and fresh fruit), and the option to enrol into the Chubb Limited discounted stock purchasing scheme.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 35108
• Business Unit Australia
• Legal Employer Chubb Insurance Australia Limited