Underwriting Assistant - International Financial Lines

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• 12 month fixed term contract role
• Join a supportive and friendly team environment
• Great opportunity to join a successful Global Insurance Company

Underwriting Assistant – International Financial Lines

Sydney, Australia

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Key Accountabilities:

Clearance of backlog

• Timely resolution on backlog of policy wordings through engagement with Underwriters and Brokers.
• Adhere to KPI & SLA’s to ensure there is no growth in backlog.
• Timely resolution on backlog of policy bookings through engagement with Brokers, Credit Control and Underwriters.

Submission/Renewal Phase

• Timely requests to off-shore team for quote creation and name clearance activities.
• Timely and accurate binding (or declinature) of quotes.

Implementation Phase

• Proactive engagement with underwriting to ensure for new and renewed accounts an efficient and smooth account hand over, to ensure information received is understood and complete in order to process / instruct policies on system(s).

Maintenance Phase

• At request of Underwriting, ensure timely and high quality implementation of mid-term endorsements, issuance of certificates of insurance and focus on premium collection monitoring (according to the processing rules and guidelines, incl. system data entries).
• Ensure appropriate communication flow between Underwriting and EO and network for mid-term endorsements. Act as interface role between Underwriting and Local Policy Administration as well as Credit Control teams.
• Foster positive relationship with internal/external counterparts to get a mutual understanding of their needs.
• Deal with and address requests originating from client/broker immediately and refer to Underwriting as required and as timely as possible. Seek confirmation from Underwriting prior to implementation of change request.

General Support

• Develop an internal network for facilitating the transfer of information and data between functions and departments in order to service the requirements of the underwriters and clients.
• Develop expert level knowledge with regards to systems and processes and keep abreast of new guidelines published. Act  as reference point for others in unit when questions come up and/or uncertainties exist. Upon request, act as SME to provide input / proof-read instructions ahead of them being published.
• Ensure data quality accuracy ratios at the defined level/metrics.

You will report to Underwriting Support Manager, Australia.

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Strong communication: Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration, presentation and influencing skills. Able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of sophistication. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and efficiently juggle numerous concurrent responsibilities.
• Collaborative approach: Develop and maintain productive working relationships with insured, brokers, claim handlers, underwriters and legal counsel.  Provide guidance and seek input from others as needed to achieve the best result possible. Capable of working and collaborating with a virtual team.
• Attention to detail: Attention to detail: Understands the importance of getting the little detail’s right and takes pride in getting it right the first time.
• Time Management: Ability to plan each day/week depending of workloads. Must possess the skill to prioritize extra tasks as they arise.
• Results Oriented: Approach tasks proactively and anticipate needs. Think quickly and prioritize multiple work streams without sacrificing quality. Act with a sense of urgency.

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