Introduction :
Gallagher isn't just a company; it's a global community driven by shared values and an unyielding commitment to excellence. With over 49,000 passionate professionals, we are the architects of the future, designing customized solutions to protect businesses and fuel their extraordinary growth. As a member of our team, you'll experience empowerment, creativity, and the exhilarating journey of making a real difference in the lives of our clients. Join us and become part of a story that transforms aspirations into reality.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you're close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
Overview :
Pen Underwriting is a customer-centric agency specialising in commercial insurance underwriting. We are dedicated to providing sophisticated solutions to our broker partners across Australia. Our products are backed by a range of international and domestic insurance and reinsurance companies, all with strong security ratings. With a focus on long-term relationships and meeting stakeholder requirements, we differentiate ourselves through our technical capabilities and ability to craft solutions for complex risks.
We are currently seeking an experienced and dynamic Underwriting Manager to lead our Care Liability team.
In this role, you will be responsible for team leadership, distribution and sales strategy, and owning our Care Liability product offering.
Your strong leadership skills, technical underwriting expertise in the healthcare or care sectors, and ability to build and maintain relationships with brokers, agents, and clients will be crucial to your success in this role.
As the Underwriting Manager, you will have specific accountabilities in team leadership, distribution and sales, and product and technical areas.
You will set direction and manage workflow across the team, support and develop team members, drive engagement through regular communication, and foster a strong trading culture. Additionally, you will maintain your own book and actively build and maintain broker relationships, monitor business performance, identify new products and growth areas, and stay updated on regulatory changes affecting the aged and disability sectors.
Key performance metrics for this role include:
Leadership effectiveness
Business performance
Portfolio performance
Collaboration with other teams
Quality control, and
Broker and service satisfaction.
You will be expected to demonstrate strong leadership capabilities, technical underwriting skills, relationship-building abilities, integrity, and a passion for service and quality.
At Pen Underwriting, we provide a supportive work environment that fosters respect, integrity, inclusivity, and professionalism. Our culture plays a crucial role in promoting exceptional employee engagement, and we strive to maintain this as our business expands. In addition to a fulfilling work environment, we offer excellent benefits and opportunities for career development, including training programs, tuition assistance, wellbeing initiatives, and more.
If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to lead a Care Liability team and make a positive impact in the insurance industry, we invite you to apply now and join our team at Pen Underwriting.
Compensation and benefits :
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you'll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
4 weeks annual leave plus up to 2 weeks additional purchased Lifestyle Leave
Novated Leasing opportunities
Two paid volunteer days annually
Health Insurance Discounts with our Group Insurance Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Paid parental leave
Other benefits include:
Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for yourself and immediate family members
Employee Recognition Awards and Service Milestone Recognitions
Peer Support Program
Annual flu vaccinations
Access to Reward Gateway – discount offers at over 350 retailers!
And more...
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it's embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees' diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as "protected characteristics") by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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