Senior Liability Underwriting Specialist — Remote & Mentoring

IAG; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boosted superannuation, 13%

20 days annual leave + 5 MyLeave

Work from home with myFlex

Up to 50% off personal insurance

Parental leave (20 weeks)

LinkedIn Learning & IAG Academy

Job summary

IAG’s CGU division in Melbourne (Naarm) is seeking a Technical Specialist, Liability Underwriting to lead and shape a portfolio of large, complex liability risks. You will advise underwriters, brokers, and partners, while coaching teams to uplift capability and decision making.

This permanent role offers strong commercial exposure in a leading insurance group and a flexible working arrangement. You will bring deep liability underwriting experience, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Strong experience underwriting complex liability risks in a commercial insurance environment.
• Proven ability to build credibility and relationships with brokers and industry partners.
• Sound commercial judgement and confidence making complex underwriting decisions.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or developing underwriting capability within a team.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence a range of stakeholders.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to share knowledge and challenge thinking.
• An insurance qualification, e.g. ANZIIF Cert IV, and/or tertiary degree or equivalent industry experience (essential)

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of large and complex liability risks, balancing portfolio performance, customer outcomes, and sustainable growth.
• Build strong relationships with brokers and partners to create new opportunities and strengthen long term market connections.
• Provide expert underwriting guidance on complex risks, referrals, and coverage decisions across the liability portfolio.
• Coach and mentor underwriters, helping to uplift technical capability, confidence, and decision making across the team.
• Support consistent underwriting practices by applying sound risk selection, pricing, and acceptance principles.
• Influence portfolio strategy by identifying emerging opportunities, market trends, and areas requiring underwriting focus.
• Act as a trusted escalation point, bringing commercial judgement and technical expertise to challenging underwriting decisions.

Skills

Liability underwriting

Relationship management

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder influence

Mentoring ability

Communication skills

Education

ANZIIF Cert IV

Tertiary degree or equivalent experience

Job description

IAG’s CGU division in Melbourne (Naarm) is seeking a Technical Specialist, Liability Underwriting to lead and shape a portfolio of large, complex liability risks. You will advise underwriters, brokers, and partners, while coaching teams to uplift capability and decision making.

This permanent role offers strong commercial exposure in a leading insurance group and a flexible working arrangement. You will bring deep liability underwriting experience, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to