Underwriting Apprentice — Hybrid Start with Growth

Zurich Insurance; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks leave per year

Hybrid working

Wellbeing & starter benefits

Training programs

Global mobility opportunities

Job summary

Zurich is launching its General Insurance Underwriting Apprenticeship Program for 2026. You’ll be guided from day one by experienced Assistant Underwriters who coach you through the fundamentals of Underwriting Services and help you build confidence to support broker partners.

You’ll rotate across the wider underwriting team, gaining exposure to different lines of General Insurance Zurich offers and building practical skills to begin your journey as a trainee underwriter with a solid foundation

Qualifications

• People skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across the organisation.
• Sharp eye for detail and pride in processing information carefully and accurately.
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn—grow your skills and career with Zurich.

Responsibilities

• Rotate across the wider underwriting team to gain hands-on exposure to different General Insurance lines.
• Support broker partners by responding to customer enquiries and keeping day-to-day underwriting operations running smoothly.
• Build fundamentals of underwriting services and develop confidence and knowledge to become a trainee underwriter.

Skills

People skills

Attention to detail

Curiosity

Proactivity

Education

HSC or equivalent

Job description

Zurich is launching its General Insurance Underwriting Apprenticeship Program for 2026. You’ll be guided from day one by experienced Assistant Underwriters who coach you through the fundamentals of Underwriting Services and help you build confidence to support broker partners.

You’ll rotate across the wider underwriting team, gaining exposure to different lines of General Insurance Zurich offers and building practical skills to begin your journey as a trainee underwriter with a solid foundation