Lead Treaty Underwriter

QBE Capital, the captive reinsurer of QBE, is seeking a highly skilled and motivated professional to join our global reinsurance team as Lead Underwriter. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in underwriting a diverse portfolio of property catastrophe, property risk, casualty, and specialty business worldwide. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with actuarial pricing, ceded reinsurance, broking partners, and the wider QBE Group to deliver tailored reinsurance solutions and drive portfolio performance.

Your new role:

• Underwrite a global portfolio across property catastrophe, property risk, casualty, and specialty reinsurance lines.
• Collaborate with actuarial pricing and ceded reinsurance teams to assess risk and optimise portfolio performance.
• Analyse risk profiles, apply pricing tools and methodologies, and interpret loss models to support underwriting decisions.
• Monitor and report on underwriting results, including performance analysis and exposure management.
• Review and negotiate contract wordings, ensuring alignment with market standards and business objectives.
• Develop and tailor reinsurance solutions that meet client needs and support strategic business planning.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, clients, and internal stakeholders across the QBE Group.
• Present underwriting rationale and portfolio insights to internal and external stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
• Contribute to the development of underwriting strategies and best practices within the team.
• Support the onboarding and mentoring of junior underwriters as needed.

About You:

• Preferably 7+ years, but a minimum of 5 years' experience, operating in an open market environment in either underwriting or broking. Casualty or specialty experience is preferred.
• Strong understanding of pricing methodologies, loss modelling, exposure management, and performance reporting.
• Proficiency in contract wordings and familiarity with standard clauses across multiple lines of business.
• Commercial acumen and initiative to develop bespoke reinsurance solutions and contribute to portfolio planning.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
• Confidence in presenting complex analysis and recommendations to diverse audiences.
• Industry certification such as ACII, ARe, or CPCU (or equivalent) is preferred.

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation.

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. We offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

QBE Awards

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025 Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year,
Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance

AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year

Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year

Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report

What next?

If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

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