Underwriting Assistant - Underwriting NSW Sydney NSW, Australia Req #394
Monday, 4 November 2024
About Avant
Avant is Australia's leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 125 years.
Avant now represents 80,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs.
Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.
As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do.
As well as providing products and services to our members, we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities.
About the Role
This role is responsible for assisting the Underwriting teams to manage the insurance portfolio for medical practitioners and medical practices that are within Avant's risk appetite to achieve sustainable growth in line with Avant's portfolio objectives.
Key responsibilities
Assist with underwriting renewal and new business, ensure accuracy of underwriting information and data and actively support portfolio growth.
Management of the flow of applications for new business and renewals.
Direct client and prospect contact including outbound sales calls.
Work with key stakeholders to develop and manage the reporting of business by channel.
Support the team to provide an underwriting service to Avant internal and external stakeholders, customers and members that meets or exceeds service level obligations.
Participate in a high performing team and support good business outcomes.
Key skills required to perform the role:
Experience in a similar product management role within finance or insurance.
Experience with general insurance products preferably in Professional Indemnity or Medical Indemnity.
Experience dealing with direct customers through either sales or service with experience in financial services products.
Demonstrated ability to support the reporting requirements of the team.
Why work at Avant?
At Avant, our people are the centre of everything we do for our members.
We offer a range of benefits and opportunities to enable you to make a difference, learn, and grow in your career.
We value our people by offering an inclusive workplace with a diverse range of benefits, flexible working options, career development, and internal mobility opportunities.
Our flexible working arrangements are designed to enable genuine work-life balance.
Your development is our priority and we have a variety of learning and development programs that will support you in your career.
We offer support to our people via Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health and Wellbeing programs, Tertiary Education Sponsorship and Support.
We have a diverse and connected work environment where your contribution and ideas will be valued and respected and make a real difference to the lives of others.
For further information, please contact our Careers team at
Please note: Avant Mutual is a vaccinated employer.
Prior to the commencement of your employment by Avant, you are required to be fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot receive a Covid-19 vaccination for valid medical reasons.
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