Corporate Liability Distribution Manager

Iag Insurance; New Zealand; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver 4.5% employer contribution

Life insurance as standard

20 days annual leave + 5 MyLeave

Work from home / flexible options

Parental leave 14 weeks

Insurance premium discounts

LinkedIn Learning & IAG Academy access

Job summary

IAG is seeking a Corporate Liability Distribution Manager to lead underwriting strategy for large corporate and complex liability portfolios in New Zealand, including PI, D&O and Cyber. The role focuses on owning key corporate accounts, building pipelines with brokers, and shaping profitable outcomes.

Based in Auckland, this permanent full-time position offers leadership across teams, strong broker relationships, and opportunities to influence underwriting decisions while driving growth and

Responsibilities

• Deliver and execute the liability strategy for large corporate and complex portfolios, aligned to NZI and IAG NZ priorities
• Own and grow a portfolio of large, high-value corporate accounts, driving profitable outcomes
• Build and convert new business pipeline through strong broker engagement
• Provide oversight of portfolio performance, pricing and emerging risks
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex, high-risk underwriting decisions
• Lead and influence underwriting outcomes across teams while coaching and uplifting capability
• Significant experience in large corporate liability underwriting, with expertise in PI, D&O and/or Cyber, ideally within multinational underwriting environments
• Proven track record of winning, retaining and growing major corporate accounts
• Strong, established broker relationships and market reputation within the financial lines space
• Experience managing portfolio performance while leading and negotiating complex corporate accounts
• Strong commercial acumen with confidence in negotiation and decision-making
• Proven leadership experience, including leading through influence and developing high-performing teams
• Self-driven with a strong sense of ownership, accountability and delivery
• Boosted KiwiSaver with 4.5% employer contribution and life insurance as standard.
• 20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave (extra leave for what’s important to you).
• Work from home and many more flexibility options with myFlex.
• Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance.
• 14 Weeks paid parental leave.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, the award-winning IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities.

Job description

Corporate Liability Distribution Manager

Job Description - Corporate Liability Distribution Manager

At IAG, we’re ready for you. We're the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. Our family of brands turns the IAG purpose of making your world a safer place into action by helping everyday Aussies and New Zealanders, supporting their ambitions and making insurance accessible.

We’re looking for a Corporate Liability Distribution Manager to provide strategic underwriting leadership across our large corporate liability portfolio, with a strong focus on complex financial lines risks including Professional Indemnity, Directors & Officers and Cyber.

This is a high impact, market-facing leadership role where you’ll own key corporate accounts, build and convert pipelines, and drive profitable growth. You’ll play a critical role in shaping underwriting outcomes, strengthening broker partnerships, and positioning IAG as a leader in the liability market.

This is a permanent full-time role ideally based in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).

• Deliver and execute the liability strategy for large corporate and complex portfolios, aligned to NZI and IAG NZ priorities
• Own and grow a portfolio of large, high-value corporate accounts, driving profitable outcomes
• Build and convert new business pipeline through strong broker engagement
• Provide oversight of portfolio performance, pricing and emerging risks
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex, high-risk underwriting decisions
• Lead and influence underwriting outcomes across teams while coaching and uplifting capability
• Significant experience in large corporate liability underwriting, with expertise in PI, D&O and/or Cyber, ideally within multinational underwriting environments
• Proven track record of winning, retaining and growing major corporate accounts
• Strong, established broker relationships and market reputation within the financial lines space
• Experience managing portfolio performance while leading and negotiating complex corporate accounts
• Strong commercial acumen with confidence in negotiation and decision-making
• Proven leadership experience, including leading through influence and developing high-performing teams
• Self-driven with a strong sense of ownership, accountability and delivery
• Boosted KiwiSaver with 4.5% employer contribution and life insurance as standard.
• 20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave (extra leave for what’s important to you).
• Work from home and many more flexibility options with myFlex.
• Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance.
• 14 Weeks paid parental leave.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, the award-winning IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities.
  *employment type eligibility criteria apply

Applications close: Wednesday 8 July 2026 11:59PM NZST

If you require any support or adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to [emailprotected] for a confidential conversation.

As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. That’s not just words. It’s our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We acknowledge Tāngata Whenua in Aotearoa and are committed to growing Māori prosperity and wellbeing in Aotearoa through He Rautaki Māori (IAG’s Māori Strategy). We celebrate unique viewpoints shaped by life experiences, cultures and passions. And expand careers, genuinely connect with community, lead with a powerful purpose and celebrate what makes you individual.