Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent 

Location: Melbourne

Job ref: REQ203391

About the role

Ansvar Australia, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Production Underwriter to join our Melbourne office. 

Joining our rapidly expanding and innovative Group presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and become an integral part of an inclusive, purpose-led organisation.

The Production Underwriter is responsible for balancing their approach to market engagement and the personal underwriting of the medium to complex risks within our portfolios with a strong focus on new business development and market engagement. The Production Underwriter is also responsible for maximising existing and new business opportunities in partnership with the Regional Underwriting Manager. 

The primary objective of this role will be to balance robust broker and market engagement and attend trade events whilst providing professional and efficient underwriting service to achieve profitable premium growth and underwriting profitability in our core segments. 

The position involves the underwriting of new and renewal accounts in line with Ansvar guidelines and core sectors within the delegated underwriting authority and in accordance with the Company’s strategy to support the profitable growth of the business.

*Travel to visit brokers will be involved in this role, which may include regional locations

Key responsibilities

• Profitability - growth and sustainability in the Victorian portfolio
• Underwriting new business and renewals tailored to clients and brokers needs
• Maximising renewal retention
• Support Ansvar's Pricing Strategy and referral philosophy
• Deliver professional and efficient customer service

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Reasonable time working within insurance roles
• Knowledge of property and casualty underwriting and policy wording
• High level of underwriting knowledge
• Knowledge of core segments Ansvar operates in
• Coach and develop less experienced colleagues - technically and in soft skills
• Build positive and constructive relationships with key stakeholders
• Strong communication skills and ability to build rapport and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders 

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What we offer

• Learning and Development opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Flu Vaccinations
• Reward & Recognition Program
• Competitive Parental Leave Arrangement
• Purchase additional Annual Leave opportunity
• A range of Wellbeing and Safety benefits available to colleagues and their families
• Volunteering opportunities provided throughout the year
• Flexible working conditions are part of our DNA, and our hybrid working practices enable colleagues to collaborate effectively whilst balancing personal needs
• Community Education Grant Program – Ansvar staff can participate in the review and selection of the Grant recipients each year, to determine who receives funding from Ansvar’s profit pool
• Participation in Ansvar’s short term incentive scheme

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About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and are currently the UK’s 3rd largest corporate donor, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

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At Ansvar Australia and Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.