SME Underwriter

A new transformational adventure awaits you…

How does 5 weeks leave per year, an impactful career that you’ll truly love, and working for a trustworthy organisation that empowers wellbeing and is accelerating digital transformation sound like to you?

As one of Forbes 2024 ‘World’s Best Employers’, Zurich - a leader in the insurance industry - is on a journey towards a brighter future… A brighter future for you - focused on your career, your wellbeing, and your community - as well as our customers and the planet.

This exciting adventure will drive positive impact towards our vision to be Australia’s leading digital insurer. So, if you want to be part of a values led global organisation, where real growth and transformation is happening, along with our track record of making a real difference of continuously taking steps toward a sustainable future for our people, customers, communities, and our planet…read on

Let’s create a brighter future together, let’s make a difference

We have an exciting SME Underwriter position available within our North Sydney office. You will analyse and underwrite new and renewal business, regularly interacting and facing the market, utilizing The Zurich Way of Underwriting Framework within delegated authority levels and ensuring a high-level service to customers.

Reporting to the SME Underwriting Manager, you will be part of a team that supports Zurich’s broker partners through offering a high level of underwriting service and expertise, including driving a solution-focused underwriting culture whilst ensuring a consistent adherence to Zurich’s Underwriting guidelines and procedures. You’ll be responsible for building strong relationships with the market and leveraging this to drive new business growth and feedback market insights to improve Zurich’s proposition.

Important to your success - let's grow together

In order to be successful for the role, you will require the following:

• Insurance knowledge of Underwriting SME business, relevant legislation and regulations governing General Insurance
• Knowledge of quoting systems
• Strong understanding of / and proven relationships across all broker networks
• Strong business acumen / commercial mind-set
• Deal management experience and sales closure skills
• Ability to communicate and influence a broad set of stakeholders across various levels

Belong. Zurich is here to support you

There are so many reasons why Zurich is a great place to be and the right choice for you, but here are just a few:

• 5 weeks leave per year for permanent staff through our Z leave initiative, as well as 15 days personal/carer’s leave (as we empower our people to manage their own wellbeing), plus access to Family Care (parental leave)
• Hybrid working arrangement - office 3 days and WFH 2 days p/w standard for FT employees
• Access to programs to stay healthy and feel healthier along with receiving a AUD$500 wellbeing payment per year, plus a AUD$295 new starter e-voucher for your WFH set up (flex work - hybrid working), and other great benefits through our Shine portal
• Grow, and thrive in your career (we support and encourage it) with award winning training programs. As our strength is our people and we value your individuality
• Work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; Explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate and make a positive difference beyond your role
• Global mobility opportunities across more than 200 countries worldwide
• Volunteer and work in our state-of-the-art Green Star rated offices (when you are in the office) and dress for your day
• We plant a tree for every new employee
• Not to mention our various employer of choice awards/memberships – WGEA; Family Inclusive workplace; Silver AWEI employer, Pride in diversity… to name a few.

We could go on, but the main point is that Zurich is a great place to be, where you can truly belong, be yourself, have work/life balance, and thrive in a supportive environment.

Zurich is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair and accessible for all candidates. If you require any special accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, we encourage you to please let us know at the time of your application.

So, if you want to come on an adventure that will build a brighter future together, and feel a sense of togetherness, then please apply today to start your adventure