Senior Casualty Underwriter, Northern Region

About the role

AIG is looking for a Senior Casualty Underwriter for its Northern Region, reporting to the Northern Region Casualty Underwriting Manager. The role can be based in either Sydney or Brisbane and involves assessing clients' risks, pricing them and designing solutions that support the long-term sustainability of their businesses. The position sits in the Underwriting function of AIG Australia.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and underwrite commercial business, including renewals, retention, administration services, marketing and compliance and legal obligations, within delegated underwriting authority.
• Meet production targets by executing strategic marketing objectives, building broker relationships and increasing market share in the Casualty segment.
• Provide timely production and portfolio reporting, and monitor monthly production, retention ratios, new business, hit rates, loss ratio, claims activity, overdue premiums and late bookings.
• Help develop strategies to grow profitable business within budget, and work with the Underwriting Manager, Client and Broker Engagement team and other profit centres.
• Identify new business prospects and targets, research and profile accounts, and share this with the Client and Broker Engagement team.
• Maintain strong relationships with commercial clients and brokers, and identify opportunities for cross-marketing to other profit centres.
• Liaise with administration, actuarial, legal, claims, finance and accounting teams so that underwriting and business activity support standards are met.

Required profile

• Casualty underwriting experience across a broad range of products, including primary casualty and excess/umbrella in the commercial segment.
• Proven working relationships with key broking partners at major broking houses.
• Entrepreneurial, solution-based approach to underwriting with a high degree of technical skill.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to influence people, and strong relationship management skills.

Required skills

• Basic understanding of management reporting, profitability assessment and financial impact.
• Understanding of underwriting and pricing principles and relationship development.

AIG asks team members to be primarily in the office, and offers a Total Rewards program covering health, wellbeing, financial security and professional development.