Senior Underwriter - Property
qbe
Marketing & Communications
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Primary Details
Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: EmployeeLocation: Melbourne
Type: Permanent, full time
Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working
The opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Underwriter to join our Melbourne Property Team. As a Senior Underwriter you’ll be responsible for underwriting new business and renewals of varying complexity and volume, operating within established underwriting guidelines, authority levels, and service standards.
Reporting to the Underwriting Manager, you’ll collaborate closely with a team of underwriters, providing guidance, sharing expertise, and mentoring team members. You’ll also play a key role in building and maintaining strong broker relationships, applying your technical knowledge to support business outcomes, and staying up to date with industry developments and new product offerings.
About QBE
At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.
We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.
Your new role
A day in the role may look a bit like this:
- Actively manage your renewal and new business portfolio, maintaining strong relationships with brokers and colleagues to support retention, growth, and profitability.
- Ensure compliance with all underwriting standards, procedures, and processes through consistent monitoring and review.
- Provide customer-centric insights, innovative product solutions, and meticulous risk management strategies
- Collaborate effectively with Underwriters and contribute to a supportive team environment.
- Promote a positive and productive workplace culture through respectful and proactive engagement.
- Participate in forums across the Property underwriting community to keep up to date with trends, changes, best practices, and to be aligned in underwriting ethos
- Involvement in ad-hoc projects to add value across the organisation
About you
To be successful as a Senior Underwriter, you will be an insurance professional with proven Property Underwriting experience at a Senior Underwriter Level. You will also have:
Demonstrated maturity to manage outcomes of complex risks and to communicate effectively with internal and external customers
The ability to plan to handle peak periods smoothly and efficiently
A keen interest in analytics and policy wording critiquing
The ability to effectively collaborate and work within a national team located across multiple locations
A desire to mentor and guide less experienced underwriters to help them develop their skills and expertise
An interest in learning new skills, which may take you down a product management path in the future
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:
‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest
18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
A range of discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services
To learn more about benefits of working with us, click here.
Rewards & Recognition
We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our Respect@QBE program
Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates
APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!
If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today. Your career. At the heart of it.
Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.
QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at recruitment@qbe.com
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Business Management, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Financial Modeling, Financial Products, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Risk Appetite, Risk Management, Stakeholder ManagementApplication Close Date: 24/04/2026 11:59 PMHow to Apply:
To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.