Insurance Officer, Brooklyn
Sydney, Australia
This role is within the Brooklyn Underwriting Division of AXA XL. In this role, you will support the Brooklyn Underwriting teams to ensure accurate and efficient processing of Insurance Policies and Claims as well as overall compliance with AXA XL policies. Furthermore, this role will serve as a support to the existing underwriting teams to alleviate the processing and client servicing load of their day to day management of the Brooklyn portfolio.
DISCOVER your opportunity
What will your essential responsibilities include?
Supporting Product/Underwriting Managers
1. Development of new question sets to allow brokers to enter additional details in a bid to improve the iBAIS system’s auto-decisioning of risks and to alleviate the referral burden currently present on the Brooklyn Underwriting teams.
2. Development of Change Request documentation to be submitted to BA Insurance Services for changes being requested by the business.
3. Review of functional design documentation against requirements as prepared by BA Insurance services.
4. Testing of change post their development to ensure alignment with the business requirement and the identification of any defects for vendor rectification.
5. The review of broker communications and policy documentation to align to the new processes developed as part of the optimisation of processes.
Underwriter Processing
6. Renewal Invitations – Generating Renewal Invitations and sending to clients
7. Processing Endorsements – Receiving endorsement details from Underwriters and processing into the Brooklyn system
8. Processing & Posting to Bordereaux – Receiving Policy details from Underwriters and processing into the Brooklyn system
9. Closings – Reviewing Closings received from Brokers against the policy details within the system and rectifying discrepancies in conjunction with Underwriters
10. Credit Control Queries – Investigating Credit Control queries and providing adequate details to Underwriters to facilitate conversations with brokers or rectify details on the Brooklyn system
Client Documentation
11. Create Policy Documents – Creating draft Policy Documents and sending to Underwriters for review
12. Produce Certificate of Currency's – Producing Certificate’s and sending to brokers
13. Generate Claims History – Producing Claims History reports and sending to brokers
14. Provide Claims teams with Documentation as Requested – Obtaining documentation and liaising with Claims Managers as required
Internal Reporting
15. Reinsurance, Pricing and Claims Bordereaux Consolidation – Constructing Policy and Claims data from multiple sources to ensure Underwriters and Claims Managers have an accurate view of their portfolio
16. Reporting Review – Liaise with Front and Middle Office teams to review and investigate any Compliance Reporting or Bordereaux Queries
You will report to Brooklyn Systems and Projects Manager.
SHARE your talent
We’re looking for someone who has the following skills and abilities:
17. A desire to work with an international insurance powerhouse
18. An ability to identify and analyse problems, identifying and evaluating options and deploying sound decision making skills
19. An ability to provide a consistently first class customer service internally and / or externally
20. An aptitude for numbers and an ability to interpret & manipulate data clearly and accurately with the ability to extract & clearly articulate insights
21. Demonstrates excellent communication skills, exercising appropriate discretion in dealing with people from all levels of the Company
22. Ability to build effective working relationships (internally/externally), establishing credibility amongst a wide group of stakeholders
23. Excellent attention to detail and a meticulous eye for identifying inconsistencies or inaccuracies in documentation and throughout the underwriting and claims processes
24. Ability to organise yourself (and others if applicable) including effective scheduling, prioritisation and time management skills, completing tasks to meet tight deadlines. Demonstrating a ‘can do’ attitude
25. Comfortable taking ownership for own work, identifying the need for action (using initiative) whilst working effectively within a team
26. Displays a resilient and adaptable style, with an ability to remain calm in demanding circumstances, adjusting comfortably to changing conditions / priorities
27. The role would suit highly driven self-starters, with a strong desire to challenge themselves and deliver
28. A willingness to travel as required by the business.
29. Desirable Skills: Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs; specifically Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
FIND your future
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.
How? By combining a strong and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.
With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.
Local Presence. Global Strength.
Brooklyn Underwriting is part of the AXA XL family of companies, in itself a division of AXA.
Brooklyn Underwriting is a specialist underwriting operation that has been operating for nearly three decades and is the SME flagship of AXA XL, the market leading global insurer. Brooklyn’s insurance products are customised, market-specific solutions that are delivered by our accomplished team of underwriters, all with wide-ranging expertise across SME Property, Casualty, Financial Lines, and Specialty. At Brooklyn, all claims are managed in house by our team of Australia based specialists, ensuring Brooklyn is there for our Insureds at a time when they need it most.
Inclusion & Diversity