Underwriter - Financial Lines

CFC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellence Program

You Do You Day

Social club & events

End of financial year events

Charity volunteering day

Additional leave days

Flexible public holidays

Job summary

CFC in Melbourne is seeking an Underwriter to join our Financial Lines team. You will manage renewals, assess new business opportunities, and maintain broker relationships while ensuring compliance with underwriting guidelines.

You’ll monitor portfolio performance and contribute to market engagement in a collaborative, high-performing environment. This role suits someone with 1–2 years of underwriting experience who wants to grow technical capability and build a profitable portfolio with strong

Qualifications

• 2+ years of insurance experience in underwriting or underwriting support.
• Strong understanding of the Australian insurance market.
• Ability to follow and interpret underwriting guidelines.
• Strong commercial acumen and portfolio profitability focus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and service an existing Financial Lines portfolio, including renewals and mid-term adjustments.
• Assess and underwrite new business opportunities in line with authority and guidelines.
• Strengthen and maintain broker relationships through responsive and professional service.
• Conduct portfolio reviews to monitor performance, profitability, and trends.
• Ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines, legislative requirements, and internal policies.
• Attend networking events and broker meetings as required.

Skills

Underwriting

Australian market knowledge

Sales orientation

Attention to detail

Education

ASIC PS146 Tier 1

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Underwriter - Financial Lines

Department: Specialty Lines

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: AU - Melbourne

Reporting To: Andrew Boyce

Description

Are you a motivated and relationship-driven insurance professional looking to take the next step in your Underwriting Career? We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Underwriter to join our Melbourne Financial Lines team and support our growing Financial Lines portfolio.

About the role:

Reporting to the Nattional Manager – Financial Lines, you will play a key role in managing and growing a Financial Lines portfolio by handling renewals, assessing and converting new business opportunities, and delivering responsive, high‑quality service to brokers. You’ll monitor portfolio performance, ensure compliance with underwriting and legislative requirements, stay across industry developments, and actively participate in market engagement and networking activities.

This role is ideal for someone with 1-2 years experience as an Underwriter, or a well experienced Assistant Underwriter looking to step up and take on full underwriting responsibility within a supportive and high-performing environment.

If you are eager to deepen your technical capability, build strong broker relationships, and contribute to the growth of a profitable portfolio, this is an excellent opportunity to accelerate your underwriting career.

Why Join Us?

Working with CFC means joining a market‑leading, innovative underwriting team that values excellence, development, and collaboration. You’ll have access to meaningful professional growth opportunities, exposure to diverse risks and brokers, and the chance to strengthen your industry presence through events and networking.

Our culture emphasises continuous improvement, teamwork, and a supportive environment that empowers you to succeed and progress in your underwriting career.

Responsibilities Include:

• Manage and service an existing Financial Lines portfolio, including renewals and mid‑term adjustments
• Assess and underwrite new business opportunities in line with authority and guidelinesStrengthen and maintain strong broker relationships through responsive and professional service
• Conduct portfolio reviews to monitor performance, profitability, and trends
• Ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines, legislative requirements, and internal policies
• Keep across industry developments, competitor activity, and emerging risks
• Attend networking events, broker meetings, and industry functions as required
• Contribute positively to a high‑performance, collaborative culture

About You:

• 2+ years’ experience in insurance, ideally within an Underwriting or Underwriting Support role.
• Strong understanding of the Australian insurance market.
• Academic/Professional: ASIC PS146 Tier 1.
• A commitment to following, applying, and interpreting underwriting guidelines.
• Strong commercial acumen and a determination to maintain a profitable portfolio.
• Positive, professional, and proactive attitude.
• Strong sales orientation, with confidence in pursuing and closing new business.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail, strong organisational capability, and ability to manage workload both in and out of the office.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and comfort with IT systems.
• Ability to work effectively within a small, collaborative team.

Why you'll love working for CFC:

We are proud winners of Top Insurance Employers 2022, 2023 and 2024 and 5-Star Diversity, Equity & Inclusion awards (Insurance Business Australia). All employees enjoy:

• We are proud winners of Top Insurance Employers 2022, 2023 and 2024 and 5-Star Diversity, Equity & Inclusion awards (Insurance Business Australia). All employees enjoy:
• Our ‘Excellence Program’ encourages and rewards a culture of high-performing individuals and teams
• ‘You Do You Day’ – an annual additional leave today to do something that brings you joy
• Commitment-free social club, with monthly in-office catch ups and quarterly events to get to know your colleagues better
• Annual end of financial year and end of calendar year events, in addition to social club arrangements
• Optional annual charity volunteering day, facilitated by us
• 3 additional personal leave days per year – for whatever you need
• Flexible public holidays – to celebrate our diversity you can “Swap” 2 public holidays for a more culturally significant day to suit you

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident to apply for this role.