Business Property Underwriter
Job details
Take the next step. Be part of something bigger at Suncorp. Are you ready to Chase the Sun by pursuing a career with Suncorp New Zealand? As part of one of Australia’s and New Zealand’s leading financial services groups, you’ll help us live our purpose every day – to build futures and protect what matters – for our customers, our communities and each other. And you’ll be supported to grow your own future further too, backed by a culture of continuous improvement, empowerment, and flexibility. We are looking for a Business Underwriter to manage and maintain property and reinsurance activities within the Commercial Underwriting and market pricing centre of excellence. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Manage commercial business underwriting, including risk selection, referrals, submissions, and authorisations.
- Lead and manage facultative reinsurance purchases, processes, systems, and placements.
- Support distribution team in making informed underwriting decisions to achieve profitable growth.
- Drive value for commercial customers and business partners, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience.
- Promote teamwork within portfolio and product teams, and across Suncorp NZ, to leverage knowledge and maximise outcomes.
- Foster a strong performance and risk management culture.
- Develop distribution team members through effective feedback and training.
- Contribute to commercial audits and quality assurance programs.
- 5 years industry experience in a commercial underwriting role
- Strong understanding of the NZ commercial sector
- Exemplary customer focus
- Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to effectively resolve conflict
- Innovation skills, consultation, influencing and negotiation capability
- The ability to provide sound strategic advice and provide mentoring/coaching to others
- Free life, salary continuance and trauma insurance cover.
- Discounts on Asteron Life, Vero, Southern Cross medical insurance.
- Flexible leave, starts at 2 days per year in addition to annual leave.
- Positive, inclusive team environment where we welcome individuality and celebrate diversity.
- Flexible work arrangements embracing a healthy work/life balance.
- $250 annually for flexible benefits.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- Opportunity to join the employee share plan.
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