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Underwriter – Casualty  Manchester (hybrid working)

QBE are hiring for an Underwriter to join our well-established and highly experienced Casualty team based in Manchester. 

In this role, you'll play a crucial role in assessing risks, evaluating insurance applications, and determining coverage options. You'll work closely with brokers and clients to understand their needs and tailor insurance solutions to meet their requirements.

This is a great opportunity to be part of an environment where you are empowered to use your own expertise to further develop your Underwriting career. Our Manchester office is growing year on year, so it really is a great time to join us!

Your Role:  

• Underwrite insurance risks in accordance with the Business Plan and the personal authority to meet business objectives 
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders including customers, brokers, business partners and colleagues, to maximise influence 
• Participate fully and use your expertise to shape and develop strategy, knowledge and best practice 
• Positively promote the department, division and company as a whole, in order to maximise brand leverage 
• Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met 
• Adhere to underwriting standards, instructions and good practice to minimise risk and maximise efficiency 
• Actively keep abreast of market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness to be able to operate effectively and appropriately 

About You: 

• Experience within the Casualty or P&C underwriting space 
• Good knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements 
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and interpersonal skills 
• Good negotiation and presentation skills
• Use of risk profiling and pricing tools and loss models 
• Intermediate level understanding of relevant software, including Excel and other departmental software packages 

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 (https://careers/flex-qbe/).? 

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.??