Underwriting Assistant

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time



Worker Type: Employee

To provide efficient and effective, technical and administrative support to an underwriting team



At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

Are you passionate about working for one of the world’s largest insurers that offers excellent opportunities to grow your career and with offices in 28 countries?

Leveraging our deep expertise and insights, QBE offers commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks. Today, we employ more than 13,000 people around the world.

UNDERWRITING ASSISTANT

Your new role

• Awareness and understanding of the annual business plan for the respective business unit
• Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
• Adhere to underwriting standards and good practice to minimize risk and maximize efficiency in line with process control time frames
• Contribute to recording and measurement of insurance risks to ensure accuracy, good practice and adherence to relevant performance standards (as prescribed by quality review process
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including colleagues, extended service team, customers and brokers to be able to work collaboratively and effectively
• Ensure accurate underwriting data is captured on systems to minimize risk and ensure high quality output of information
• Prepare documents to ensure that appropriate records are established and accuracy of records is maintained
• Conduct research and prepare reports and back up information to support the team to assist the business planning process
• Assist with the production of management information statistics and reports to support the business planning process
• Support underwriting through general administration to ensure delivery of a professional service
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver superior service standards as part of the extended service team
  
  
  
  

About You

• Previous experience in underwriting assistant role
• Good organisation skills with the ability to work to deadlines
• A team player with great communication skills
• Commercially aware
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Access
• Flexible approach and ability to recognise and adapt to changing business requirements
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
  
  
  
  

Preferred knowledge:

• Basic understanding of class specific underwriting knowledge
• Strong understanding of defined process standards
• Experience to insurance environment.
  
  
  
  

At QBE, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all emloyees. Our positions are open to individual with disabilities, and we actively promote inclusion and diversity in our workplace.

Tu nuevo rol

• Comprender y apoyar el plan de negocio anual de la unidad de negocio correspondiente
• Cumplir con todos los requisitos legales y regulatorios para asegurar el cumplimiento de las obligaciones
• Seguir los estándares de suscripción y buenas prácticas para minimizar riesgos y maximizar la eficiencia dentro de los plazos establecidos
• Contribuir al registro y medición de riesgos para asegurar precisión, buenas prácticas y cumplimiento con los estándares de rendimiento relevantes (según lo prescrito por el proceso de revisión de calidad)
• Desarrollar y mantener relaciones de trabajo efectivas con stakeholders internos y externos, incluidos colegas, equipo de servicio extendido, clientes y corredores para poder trabajar de manera colaborativa y efectiva
• Asegurar que los datos de suscripción se capturen con precisión en los sistemas para minimizar riesgos y asegurar una salida de información de alta calidad
• Preparar documentos para asegurar que se establezcan registros apropiados y se mantenga la precisión de los registros
• Realizar investigaciones y preparar informes e información de respaldo para apoyar al equipo en el proceso de planificación del negocio
• Ayudar en la producción de estadísticas e informes de información de gestión para apoyar el proceso de planificación del negocio
• Apoyar la suscripción a través de la administración general para asegurar la entrega de un servicio profesional
• Trabajar en colaboración con colegas para ofrecer estándares de servicio superiores como parte del equipo de servicio extendido
  
  
  
  

Sobre ti / Tu perfil

• Experiencia previa en un rol similar
• Buenas habilidades de organización con la capacidad de cumplir con plazos
• Capacidad para trabajar en equipo y excelentes habilidades de comunicación
• Comprensión y conocimiento del entorno comercial
• Conocimientos prácticos de Microsoft Word, Excel y Outlook
• Enfoque flexible y capacidad para reconocer y adaptarse a los requisitos comerciales cambiantes
• Atención meticulosa a los detalles y precisión
• Conocimientos básicos sobre la suscripción
• Experiencia en el área de seguros
  
  
  
  

En QBE, nos dedicamos a crear un entorno inclusivo para todos los empleados. Nuestros puestos están abiertos a personas con discapacidades y promovemos activamente la inclusión y la diversidad en nuestro lugar de trabajo.

Why QBE?



At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference.



At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include:

5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner - Insurance Business Canada

Employer of the Year 2022 Winner – Insurance Insider

British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award

Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year

Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.

We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.

ESG & Sustainability



At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report (Link).

About QBE

QBE is an international insurer and reinsurer, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney. We employ more than 11,000 people, with a local presence in 28 countries.

We are driven by our purpose of enabling a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

We’ve been cultivating resilience since 1886, when our founders started a marine insurance company in Australia to give early pioneers a safeguard against uncertainty. Today, we’re still giving our customers confidence to explore, innovate and take measured risks, secure in the knowledge they’re covered by a strong insurer.

We work hard to build a culture that best supports our people, and not only represents our business, but the world around us.

As a business insurance specialist, QBE European Operations offers a range of insurance products from the standard suite of property, casualty and motor to the specialist financial lines, marine and energy. All are tailored to the individual needs of our small, medium and large customer base.

What next?

If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to APPLY NOW! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

Please make the Talent Acquisition aware should there be any reasonable accommodation that may need to be made for the interview and the remainder of the recruitment process.

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.