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Zurich is a successful worldwide insurance and investment company with operations that serve customers in 170 countries. We employ some 1300 people locally and more than 60,000 across the globe. We have earned a solid reputation and several industry awards for excellent performance. Accordingly we can offer you exciting career opportunities with scope and depth. Zurich supports and encourages employees to be involved in the community through our well-established Community Connections program.
The Role:
Mid Market Underwriters have two key elements to their role, Underwriting mid market and Global Corporate Motor risks and to be a Market Facing Underwriter
Key responsibilities:
- The position will have impact on the entire QLD motor vehicle portfolio, but will essentially be responsible for a specific segment of business.
- Establishes and maintains a program of intermediary, customer and team visits.
- Keep the Motor Underwriting Manager informed of market changes by maintaining a personal awareness of market trends and developments.
- Responsibility for Regional authority to underwrite and accept risks within authorised limits.
- Ensure the profitability of the motor portfolio for which they are responsible.
- Identify key target clients that fit within Zurich motor strategy
- Operating to agreed service standards for the issuing of new business quotes, renewals and endorsements.
Who we are looking for:
- Minimum 2-4 years experience in underwriting.
- Has sound working knowledge of General Insurance Underwriting & Reinsurance
- Detailed knowledge of the relevant Legislation and Regulations governing the General Insurance industry
- Demonstrated level of expertise in property underwriting.
- Ability to apply a strategic understanding of financial and market dynamics within Insurance industry to enhance our competitive position.
- Computer literate - Word & Excel to intermediate level of proficiency
- Demonstrated high level competency in negotiation.
- Operates effectively in change situations
- Gets things done, using appropriate techniques in a timely & effective manner, to budgetary and other financial standards.
- Works & communicates constructively with others, placing collective success above individual gain.
- Delivers a high level of service internally & externally.
- Develops & maintains trust-based relationships.
- Realizes full potential of self & others and pursues development opportunities.
- Actively contributes to the achievement of the organization's strategy.
- Generates innovative solutions through creative, original thinking.
In return you will have the opportunity to work for a world leader that promotes career development, enforces a work life balance and encourages people to achieve
If all of this sounds like you then please apply now!
| Salary: | .... |
| Location: | Brisbane - CBD & Inner Suburbs |
| Job No: | 782107 |
| Work Type: | Full Time |
| Closing Date: | 31 Dec 2011 11:55pm E. Australia Standard Time |
