Senior Underwriter - Technology & Cyber

Responsibilities

Results

• Develops and executes a strategy to achieve the business plan from a premium, loss and expense perspective for assigned product lines and territory.
• Proactively manages renewals, renewal change, and new business to achieve premium plan.
• Executes portfolio management strategies to drive a better loss ratio and achieve plan.
• Proactively manages direct commissions and direct expenses to achieve plan.

Underwriting and Compliance

• Underwrites and prices individual risks whilst following underwriting guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Effectively utilises underwriting tools whilst thoroughly documenting underwriting and pricing decisions.
• Works collaboratively with support areas to meet service standards.

Distribution/Customer Management

• In collaboration with Underwriting Leadership, proactively manages distribution partners. Acts as broker liaison for assigned products.
• Develops and executes a customer (broker and insured) visitation strategy for assigned products and territory to drive submission flow and improve customer retention.

Leadership and Personal Development

• Effectively manages staff through the effective utilisation of performance objectives, feedback loops and development plans to develop and retain staff.
• Acts as product line expert for area of expertise.
• Organises and provides technical training to junior personnel.
• Promotes a diverse and inclusive culture.
• Acts as an effective role model for others.
• Performs training within agreed timeframes.

Qualifications

• Extensive underwriting experience and knowledge in the Class of Business.
• Sound commercial and financial knowledge.
• Knowledge of the insurance regulatory environment.
• Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to multi-task and to prioritise conflicting demands/requests within given time constraints.
• Ability to exercise individual judgment and effectively make sound business decisions.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at various levels, both verbally and in writing.
• Outcome focused, self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic.
• Ability to work within and promote a diverse and inclusive culture.