Property Underwriter, VIC

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Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations, and employs approximately 40,000 people worldwide. Additional information can be found at: www.chubb.com.

Your Role

This role is central to driving profitable growth and strengthening Chubb’s market position. It plays a key part in delivering branch and corporate objectives by balancing underwriting discipline, portfolio performance, service excellence, and strong broker and client relationships.

In this role, you will:

Book Management

• Deliver new business, rate, and retention targets for your assigned portfolio to support revenue and profit goals.
• Use portfolio analysis to drive effective profit and retention strategies.
• Work closely with Chubb Central and other internal stakeholders to align book management strategy and maintain a consistent broker message.
• Monitor open claims on assigned accounts and provide recommendations where needed.
• Prepare thoroughly for account reviews, demonstrating strong knowledge of risk, market conditions, competition, and Chubb’s products and capabilities.
  

Underwriting Quality & Compliance

• Maintain underwriting, compliance, and file documentation standards in line with Branch/SBU goals.
• Assess and decide on new business, renewals, and endorsements within delegated authority.
• Review risks outside authority and make recommendations for acceptance or declination.
• Recommend account trade-off decisions where appropriate.
• Contribute to profit analysis, premium planning, and market/environment reviews as required.

Sales & Marketing

• Deliver individual producer targets in line with the business plan.
• Develop and implement business development strategies to identify new opportunities across SBU/product lines and broker segments.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to maximise sales and marketing outcomes.
• Manage the sales pipeline proactively to identify and progress new business opportunities.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Demonstrable ability to proactively identify and implement intelligent solutions to unique underwriting
  situations.
• Appropriate levels of subject matter expertise in relation to: pricing techniques, alternative risk transfer and
  the development of reserves by individual case and by book of business.
• Working knowledge of the key accounts in the Branch.
• Understanding the underwriting appetites of the other departments and associated relationships with
  interdepartmental accounts.
• Judgement, experience and confidence to make appropriate recommendations for tailoring coverage and
  manuscripting policies.
• Familiarity with the products / services of key competitors.
• Demonstrable capacity and efficacy in utilising negotiation strategies to achieve constructive business
  outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to work well with people and influence decisions.

Chubb is committed to equal employment and celebrates individual differences by creating a workplace environment in which everyone feels welcomed, respected and valued. We offer you the opportunity to work as part of a dynamic and agile environment where continuous development is encouraged throughout your career, both locally and globally. Some additional benefits offered include a flexible working approach via our “My One Thing” initiative, education assistance, dress for your day every Friday, promotion of health and wellbeing (including discounted health insurance, daily breakfast and fresh fruit), and the option to enrol into the Chubb Limited discounted stock purchasing scheme.

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