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Lead Underwriter

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Chicago, Illinois, United States QBE Insurance Group Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Underwriter to join our team at QBE Insurance Group. As a key member of our underwriting team, you will be responsible for executing assigned lines of business strategy, consulting with agency leaders, and evaluating risk to make sound decision-making and underwrite business that contributes to a profitable portfolio.

Key Responsibilities
  • Underwriting Expertise: Utilize product line subject matter expertise to perform analysis, review potential business prospects, and recommend profitable risk selection.
  • Complex Underwriting: Perform complex underwriting activities in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements to ensure obligations are met.
  • Relationship Building: Forge and maintain strong relationships with multiple agency leaders by utilizing high business acumen to deliver sound underwriting decision-making, ensure personalized and quality service, and garner support for department activities and business growth.
  • Portfolio Optimization: Optimize assigned line/s of business portfolio growth by reviewing, classifying, evaluating, and rating complex business, communicating high-risk exposures to senior leaders, and providing feedback on recommendations.
  • Leadership and Collaboration: Lead profitability and process/automation improvement initiatives by informing senior leaders on innovative underwriting best practices, guiding the development and implementation of strategic plans, and tracking team performance within assigned territory to identify gaps and promote efficiencies for alignment with department objectives.
Requirements
  • Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • Experience: 7 years relevant experience.
  • Preferred Competencies: Strong working knowledge of products and insurance concepts, strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, strong working knowledge of underwriting processes and procedures, and strong working knowledge of laws and regulations related to area of responsibility.
About QBE

At QBE, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where each person is valued and respected for their authentic selves. We believe in building momentum towards realizing our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. Our people are at the center of our success, and we encourage each other to enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies, and our communities.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing benefits, a competitive 401(k) contribution, and a paid-time off program. Our paid-family and care-giver leaves are available to support our employees and their families. Regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE's annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance.