Solutions Underwriter
12 hours ago
We're in the middle of an exciting business transformation journey at MAS so we can work smarter and deliver better results to our Members.
The position will also contribute to the development and maintenance of underwriting guidelines and provide coaching and support to less experienced staff in the handling of high risk and/or complex accounts within delegation levels.
Applications considered in both Wellington and Auckland locations.
**What your day might look like**
- Underwrite new and existing general insurance business, up to agreed delegation levels within MAS' risk appetite
- Ensure quality of underwriting activities is within limitations of MAS products and policy wording and in accordance with underwriting standards and best practice new business principles. This includes using judgment and underwriting knowledge to assess general insurance risks, retain business and contributing to the ongoing reviews of risk appetite in association with Senior Underwriters and Head of Underwriting
- Communicating terms of acceptance to Members and other staff as appropriate
- Support the identification of frequent claimants and situations with evolving risk factors and provide assistance in addressing renewal terms and conditions to manage MAS's exposure
- Assist in identifying risks which fall outside existing Reinsurance treaties and arrangements
- Develop, nurture and maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
**What we're looking for**
- Strong analytic, communication, and negotiation skills
- Strong knowledge of the fire and general insurance industry, products and their relationship to market issues and dynamics
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- A strong working knowledge of Excel
- An ability to produce high quality written documentation
- Demonstrated computer skills and literacy
- An ability to self-motivate and work without supervision
- Demonstrates excellent teamwork
**About us**
We're a New Zealand-owned insurance and investment company with a difference. As a mutual we're owned by our Members and we make meaningful contributions to our community through our charitable foundation. We're a small company where you get to have a big impact.
At MAS you'll join a team that's:
- Motivated to make a difference
- Focused on achieving big things for our Members and building a better mutual
- Led by our values of Make a difference, In it together and Own it, do it
- Supportive and inclusive - everyone is valued for what they bring
- Looked after with a range of benefits including Health and Life insurance and 6% KiwiSaver
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