Senior Underwriter

4 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand IAG New Zealand Full time

Have meaningful impact as a Senior Underwriter.

Join the largest general insurance group in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.

**Mō te Tūranga | About the Role**

The aim of this position is to offer specialised technical underwriting support for Schemes portfolios. This involves establishing and upholding robust end-to-end processes to ensure operational alignment, efficiency, and compliance, ultimately driving profitable business performance. Additionally, fostering strong relationships with external partners, including implementing and maintaining a broker engagement plan, is crucial.

The role entails a blend of relationship management and technical underwriting, encompassing the monitoring of adverse trends and cultivating mutually beneficial relationships with brokers, while also identifying new business opportunities.

Overall, this position serves as a Senior Technical Specialist within the Schemes Team, responsible for delivering commercially viable underwriting solutions. Effective communication of relevant information and expertise to senior management, team members, and the wider business is a key aspect of the role.

This position is being offered as a permanent full-time opportunity and is open to any IAG office locations in New Zealand, with a preference for Auckland.

**Ōu Pūkenga | About You**- Minimum 5 years' experience in intermediated Commercial Underwriting.- Level C commercial underwriting qualifications.- Strong negotiation skills and ability to articulate recommendations persuasively.- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage high work volumes.- Demonstrated leadership abilities and positive mindset.- Experience working collaboratively in team environments.- Proficiency in Microsoft Office package and familiarity with Salesforce and Guidewire is advantageous.- Background in commercial motor vehicle underwriting is a plus.

Applications close 28 April 2024 at 11.59pm.

**Mō mātou| About us**

IAG is the largest general insurance group in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. We’re also a tech and research facility, a hub for climate change experts and a centre of resilience design. We chat over coffee with customers, advocate for them in the corridors of Parliament and back them up in the community when life’s moments hit hardest.

You’ll know our brands - AMI, NZI, State Insurance, NRMA Insurance, CGU, WFI and ROLLiN’ to name a few. Together they turn our IAG purpose of making your world safer into action by helping, supporting ambitions and making insurance accessible.

We acknowledge Tāngata Whenua in Aotearoa and are committed to growing Māori prosperity and well-being in Aotearoa through He Rautaki Māori (IAG’s Māori Strategy).

We celebrate unique viewpoints shaped by life experiences, cultures and passions. We expand careers, genuinely connect with community, lead with a powerful purpose and celebrate what makes you individual.

We're passionate about social issues, walk the talk on sustainability and strive to do more than standard on things that matter, including women in senior leadership, Indigenous empowerment and creating inclusive environments. We’re proud to be an accredited family-friendly workplace and are committed to being a safe and supportive space for all our employees. We do this because we’re ready for you.

All this shows up in what we offer:
- Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance- Annual $500 wellbeing fund- Flexibility through our MyFlex program - supporting you to live life to the full- Grow your skills and career development with the IAG Academy program- Partner discounts on every day and special occasion items

Learn more about who IAG is here.


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