Principal Underwriter (North Sydney, AU)

Zurich Insurance
Australia
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Banking, Lending & CreditExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: certificationSkills: ["Customer-first mindset","Technical judgement","Collaboration","Communication","Stakeholder engagement"]

Deliver thoughtful, sustainable underwriting outcomes for Zurich Life through the Life Underwriting Retail Team. Assess new business and changes to Life Risk policies, provide trusted technical guidance to advisers, customers, and stakeholders, and make timely high-quality decisions aligned with underwriting philosophy and frameworks. Strengthen team capability via coaching, mentoring, case checking and countersigning, and contribute to guideline and process improvements while representing the Retail Underwriting Team internally and externally.

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Zurich Insurance
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Principal Underwriter (North Sydney, AU)

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Job Summary

Deliver thoughtful, sustainable underwriting outcomes for Zurich Life through the Life Underwriting Retail Team. Assess new business and changes to Life Risk policies, provide trusted technical guidance to advisers, customers, and stakeholders, and make timely high-quality decisions aligned with underwriting philosophy and frameworks. Strengthen team capability via coaching, mentoring, case checking and countersigning, and contribute to guideline and process improvements while representing the Retail Underwriting Team internally and externally.
Location: Australia
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Banking, Lending & Credit
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Assess individual Life, TPD, Trauma and Income Protection applications across medical, financial and occupational risks.
  • •Make timely, high-quality underwriting decisions aligned with Zurich’s underwriting philosophy and frameworks.
  • •Provide technical underwriting support and guidance to customers, advisers, distribution partners and internal teams.
  • •Complete case checking and countersigning while coaching and mentoring underwriting colleagues.
  • •Contribute to guideline and process improvements and represent the Retail Underwriting Team internally and externally.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Annual LeavePersonal LeaveParental LeaveHybrid WorkWellness StipendWork-from-home SetupTraining Programs

Key Requirements

  • •At least seven years’ experience in an individual life underwriting role.
  • •Established high-level underwriting authorities and advanced medical and financial assessment capability.
  • •Strong knowledge of life insurance products, industry practices, and relevant legislation and regulation.
  • •Subject matter expertise in at least one life underwriting-related area.
  • •ANZIIF Certificate IV in Life Insurance or equivalent and ALUCA CPLI accreditation.
Experience:7+ yearsInsuranceLife insurance
Education:Certification / Diploma
Skills:Customer-first mindsetTechnical judgementCollaborationCommunicationStakeholder engagement
Certifications:ANZIIF Certificate IV in Life InsuranceALUCA CPLI

Company Brief

Zurich Insurance
Zurich Insurance Group is a global insurance company offering a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services to individuals, small businesses and large corporations across multiple markets worldwide.
Industry: Insurance
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
Founded: 1872
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