Senior Underwriter

NTI Limited; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive program

Insurance discounts

Retailer discounts

Remote work after probation

Collaborative culture

Job summary

NTI Limited is seeking an experienced Heavy Motor / MPE Fleet Underwriter to join our team in Australia. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure profitable pricing of risks and identify growth opportunities across Heavy Motor and MPE portfolios.

Your role focuses on renewals, endorsements, and new business opportunities, while developing underwriting expertise and ensuring compliance with strategy, risk appetite, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Three years+ of Heavy Motor / MPE underwriting experience.
• Diploma in Insurance or progression toward it.
• Working knowledge of Heavy Motor / MPE industry and relevant legislation.
• Ability to negotiate priorities and manage delivery expectations.
• Enthusiasm for organisational agility and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage renewals, endorsements and new business opportunities to hit financial targets.
• Develop underwriting expertise across the portfolio.
• Ensure adherence to underwriting strategy, risk appetite, licenses, risk controls, systems and procedures.
• Ensure adherence to underwriting guidelines, business plans and processes.
• Contribute to pricing/policy negotiations with the Business Development team.

Skills

Underwriting (Heavy Motor)

Stakeholder communication

Negotiation

Education

Insurance Diploma (or progress toward)

Job description

You will play a pivotal role in supporting the ongoing success of our business. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, you will ensure the profitable pricing of risks and identification of potential growth opportunities, focusing on our Heavy Motor and MPE products.

What you’ll be doing:

Reporting to the Underwriting Operations Manager, you will be an essential member of a highly skilled team. At the centre of our team is the drive to ensure that all our customers experience quality service through the delivery of expertise by a team that know and understand the industries that we are immersed in. Each member of team focusses on risks that will maintain profitable and sustainable business practices for NTI. You will do this by:

Managing Renewals, endorsements, and new business opportunities to attain financial targets

Developing expertise on underwriting issues across the portfolio

Ensuring implementation and compliance of the underwriting strategy, risk appetite, license authorities, risk controls, systems, and procedures across the portfolio.

Ensuring adherence to underwriting guidelines, business plans, priorities, and processes

Being involved in the identification of and pricing/policy negotiation with the Business Development team

What we’d like to see from you:

As an experienced Heavy Motor / MPE Fleet Underwriter, you will have been performing at a high level for at least three years, with deep connections throughout the industry, broker markets and other relevant bodies. You will be an exceptional communicator and someone who can build trust and credibility with both internal and external stakeholders. You will have:

Formal insurance qualifications – Ideally diploma level (or working towards), plus motor underwriting experience (domestic or commercial)

Working knowledge of Heavy Motor / MPE industry and understanding of relevant legislation (highly desirable)

The ability to negotiate priorities, as well as set and manage delivery expectations

Enthusiasm for organisational agility and continuous business improvement

What to expect when you’re a part of the NTI family:

At NTI, we’re committed to providing an environment where our team members feel comfortable to be themselves and valued for their unique perspectives and contributions. We are committed to being a Best Employer of the Best People and as such, we offer:

A genuine commitment to your development, learning and ongoing study

Competitive annual incentive program (up to 15% of your salary package)

Up to 50% discount on a large range of personal insurance products

Access to discounts on over 350 retailers across Australia

A supportive and collaborative team culture.

Work from home up to 50% of your time after successful completion of probation

At NTI, we’re committed to providing an environment where our team members feel comfortable to be themselves and valued for their unique perspectives and contributions.