To provide efficient and effective, technical and administrative support to an underwriting team
At QBE, our purpose is to **enable a more resilient future.**
Are you passionate about working for one of the world’s largest insure...
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## **Primary Details**
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
To provide efficient and effective, technical and administrative support to an underwriting team
At QBE, our purpose is to **enable a more resilient future.**
Are you passionate about working for one of the world’s largest insurers that offers excellent opportunities to grow your career and with offices in 28 countries?
Leveraging our deep expertise and insights, QBE offers commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks. Today, we employ more than 13,000 people around the world.
**UNDERWRITING ASSISTANT**
**Your new role**
- Awareness and understanding of the annual business plan for the respective business unit
- Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met
- Adhere to underwriting standards and good practice to minimize risk and maximize efficiency in line with process control time frames
- Contribute to recording and measurement of insurance risks to ensure accuracy, good practice and adherence to relevant performance standards (as prescribed by quality review process
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including colleagues, extended service team, customers and brokers to be able to work collaboratively and effectively
- Ensure accurate underwriting data is captured on systems to minimize risk and ensure high quality output of information
- Prepare documents to ensure that appropriate records are established and accuracy of records is maintained
- Conduct research and prepare reports and back up information to support the team to assist the business planning process
- Assist with the production of management information statistics and reports to support the business planning process
- Support underwriting through general administration to ensure delivery of a professional service
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver superior service standards as part of the extended service team
**About you**
- Previous experience in underwriting assistant role
- Good organisation skills with the ability to work to deadlines
- A team player with great communication skills
- Commercially aware
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Access
- Flexible approach and ability to recognise and adapt to changing business requirements
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
**Preferred knowledge:**
- Basic understanding of class specific underwriting knowledge
- Strong understanding of defined process standards
- Experience to insurance environment.
_**At QBE, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all emloyees. Our positions are open to individual with disabilities, and we actively promote inclusion and diversity in our workplace.**_
**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://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/](https://qbeeurope.com/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.
To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our [careers website.](https://qbeeurope.com/careers/)
**QBE Awards**
Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;
AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award
Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee
You can view all our awards [here](https://qbeeurope.com/careers/awards/)
**Inclusion of Diversity**
We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our [Careers Page](https://qbeeurope.com/careers/)
**Accessibility**
Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.
ESG & Sustainability
At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our [Sustainability homepage](https://qbeeurope.com/search/?q=sustainability) and read our latest Sustainability Report
What next? If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.
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