Assistant Underwriter

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Location: Dunedin or Christchurch.
Type: Permanent, full time
Flexible hybrid working environment, with a minimum 3 days in the office, following required training period.

The opportunity- Autonomous, administration role supporting Underwriters in our Property, Motor and Liability team.- Supportive team-leader, who’ll invest in your growth and development.

Your new role

Reporting to our Team Leader Administration, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring smooth operations and excellent service delivery. As an Assistant Underwriter your responsibilities will include:
- Providing administration support to the Underwriters and the team on insurance policies from new business, Mid Term Adjustments (MTAs), and renewals through to their cancellation or lapse.- Supporting activities such as managing credit control, production of Certificates of Insurance & processing policies and schedules.- Developing good working relationships and ensuring timely communication with all internal customers and stakeholders.- Happy to chat flexible working.

More information and the full job profile can be shared with applicants during the interview process.

About you

You’ll thrive in a collaborative team environment, taking ownership of your work and making a meaningful impact through your strong administration and customer service skills. You’ll also bring:
- Proven experience in an administration role with a sharp eye for detail.- The ability to work well under pressure and use your initiative to make sound decisions.- Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.- Confidence using Excel and a willingness to learn new systems and processes.- A natural ability to build effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Whilst insurance experience is preferred, we welcome applicants from outside the insurance sector who bring transferable skills and a proactive attitude.

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future - helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment - what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:
- ‘Hybrid Working’ - a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance- Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest- Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice- 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super- Voluntary super contributions and company matching- Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums- A range of discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:- 2023 Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards- 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice- 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards- Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) - the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion- Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates- Family Friendly Workplace accredited employer since 2021

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at

Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Business Management, Collaboration Tools, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Financial Advising, Financial Products, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Portfolio Management, Problem Solving, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

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