Senior Life Underwriter - Hybrid, Growth & Wellbeing

Zurich Australia; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Hybrid work model

Wellbeing payment

New starter e-voucher

Job summary

Zurich Australia is recruiting experienced Life Underwriters to join our Retail Underwriting Team across Australia. If you can assess Life, TPD, Trauma and Income Protection with sound decision-making and strong customer focus, we want to hear from you.

You will build trusted relationships with advisers and internal/external stakeholders while upholding our underwriting philosophy and risk appetite. Hybrid work and ongoing development are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ experience in an Individual Life Underwriting role, within a retail environment.
• Knowledge of life insurance products and relevant regulation.
• ANZIIF Cert IV in Life Insurance, or an equivalent qualification.
• ALUCA CPLI accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Assess Life, TPD, Trauma and Income Protection applications across medical, financial and occupational considerations.
• Make high-quality, timely underwriting decisions aligned with Zurich’s philosophy and frameworks.
• Provide underwriting support and guidance to customers and distribution partners.
• Build relationships with advisers, reinsurers and stakeholders; manage Adviser panel.
• Support underwriting quality through case checking and recommendations on non-disclosure cases.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of underwriting guidelines and processes.

Skills

Life Insurance

Retail Underwriting

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Agile working

Education

ANZIIF Cert IV Life Insurance

ALUCA CPLI accreditation

Job description

Zurich Australia is recruiting experienced Life Underwriters to join our Retail Underwriting Team across Australia. If you can assess Life, TPD, Trauma and Income Protection with sound decision-making and strong customer focus, we want to hear from you.

You will build trusted relationships with advisers and internal/external stakeholders while upholding our underwriting philosophy and risk appetite. Hybrid work and ongoing development are offered.