AVP, Senior Lead Property Treaty Underwriter
The Opportunity: The purpose of this role is to support the team in achieving profitable growth by providing underwriting advice, technical support, and training to develop individuals within the team. This role involves managing complex underwriting cases, contributing to product strategy, and building relationships with intermediaries to drive business growth. The role also includes underwriting new business and renewals within set guidelines and authority levels to meet business objectives.
Location: New York City, NY
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (2-3 days a week in the office)
The salary range for this role is between $160,000 - $240,000
Your new role
Contribute to the creation and delivery of the portfolio business plan
Underwrite Reinsurance risks to meet business objectives including: negotiating rates, terms, and conditions for existing and new business
Ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and guidelines
Comply with Underwriting Authorities, legal and regulatory requirements, peer review and underwriting standards/best practices
Comply with agreed aggregate management guidelines, including RDS returns as required
Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including customers, brokers, industry bodies, business partners, reinsurers, and colleagues, to maximise influence
Keep abreast of market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness, specifically in your area(s) of expertise, to be able to operate effectively and appropriately
Participate in all relevant meetings to share and develop strategy, knowledge, and best practice
Maintain and develop expertise and team knowledge through identifying appropriate learning and development activities
Motivate and develop more junior team members, with specific reference/responsibility for your area of expertise
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Preferred Competencies/Skills
Understand market trends and current organizational strategies
Collaborate with key stakeholders
Build and maintain professional networks
Communicate information in a clear, well-organized, and professional manner
Ability to adjust plans, goals, actions and priorities to meet changing situations
Ability to analyze statistics and ability to develop and prepare presentations using Microsoft office products
Drive for stakeholder success
Build and capitalize on beneficial internal and external relationships
Effectively and efficiently present logic, reasoning, and analysis to others
Win concessions without damaging relationships
Complete tasks attentively and thoroughly
Foster and promote collaboration and teamwork
Compensation Package: The salary range for this role is provided above. This is the national range for location(s) listed. The salary offer will be decided based on the role's complexity, its location, and the candidate’s professional background, including their education and experience. Beyond the base salary, regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE’s annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance. We encourage all candidates to apply, even if their salary expectations fall outside of this range, as we are committed to finding the right fit for our team.
QBE 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:
Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office
22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community
To learn more, click here: Benefits | QBE US.
Why QBE? What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world?
At QBE, we’re enabling a more resilient future – for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We’re building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the center of our success.
Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And our international scale means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.
Join us now, so you can be part of our success – and we can be part of yours!
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Supplementary information
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Business Management, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Customer Value Management, Decision Making, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Process Improvements, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic ManagementHow to Apply:
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.