Liability Underwriter
To provide a high level of underwriting services and professional support to the company and assist brokers, management and team members on a day to d
Summary about this job
Underwriting
Company: Miramar
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-7-1184-7523
Fax: +61-7-9952-7900
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Detail information about job Liability Underwriter. Terms and conditions vacancy
About the business
Steadfast is the largest general insurance broker network and the biggest underwriting agency group in Australia and New Zealand. Our network of 300+ brokers, across 700+ offices, and 24 underwriting agencies generate billings of over $6 billion. Steadfast also operates as a co-owner and consolidator through its equity interests in insurance broking businesses, underwriting agencies and a number of complimentary businesses, including a life broker, a reinsurance broker and a premium funder, amongst others.
Miramar, a market leading underwriting agency focus on a progressive approach to underwriting. We source authorised local and overseas Insurers who assist us in providing the market with new ways to write risk. We seek a liability underwriter to provide a high level of underwriting services and professional support to the company and assist brokers, management and team members on a day to day basis, ensuring excellent customer service is provided at all times.
About the role
The major responsibilities of the role are as follows:
- Underwriting of new business and renewal policies in accordance with the specified underwriting guidelines, authority and rating directives
- Present policy recommendations and options to brokers
- Preparation and issuance of new business, renewals and endorsement documentation
- Taking queries from brokers and attend to the relevant requests
- Manage debtors of allocated brokers > 65 days
- Maintain all files in accordance with company standards
- Monitor and develop the skills of junior staff wherever possible
- Liaise with brokers and business partners at broker meetings and industry functions
- Promote the business professionally and honestly at all times
- Provide support to department manager with ad-hoc tasks and projects as required
Skills and experience
Skills and Competencies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent Customer Service
- Demonstrating the ability to work effectively in a team/work group
- A high degree of organisational skills and decision making ability
- Ability to deal with multiple tasks whilst meeting reporting deadlines
- Ability to communicate at all levels in a multiple stakeholder environment- liaison with clients, external service providers and other departments
- Effective time management and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to handle higher volumes of work at peak periods.
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum 3-5 years Liability underwriting experience
- Exposure to a broad range of Occupations
- Excellent MS Office suite experience
- Cert IV in Financial Services with a view to completing a Diploma