Insurance Broking and Underwriting is a core element of Hooker & Heijden's recruitment services. We have successfully fostered and maintained relationships with leading insurers, underwriting agencies, and broker networks—including Steadfast & Austbrokers members and global firms—allowing us to present a wide range of career opportunities across the General Insurance market.
Our client
* Newly established underwriting agency backed by strong capacity partners
* Key leadership role with the opportunity to shape underwriting, distribution and brand reputation
* Significant broker-facing exposure with national market impact
* Competitive remuneration package
Our client is a dynamic and growing underwriting agency seeking an experienced underwriting leader to drive both underwriting excellence and distribution growth. This is a unique opportunity to join at an early stage and play a critical role in building the agency's market presence, broker reputation, and long-term success.
The role:
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, this is a pivotal leadership role responsible for underwriting strategy, insurer engagement, product development, broker distribution, and team leadership.
A key focus of the role is to establish and grow a strong reputation in the broker market, positioning the business as a trusted, responsive and solutions-driven underwriting partner.
You will lead a growing underwriting team while driving product rollout and executing a distribution strategy that builds meaningful, long-term broker partnerships, particularly within the wholesale space.
Duties in this role will includes:
* Lead and execute the distribution strategy, driving engagement across broker networks
* Build and maintain a strong market presence and reputation with brokers
* Identify, onboard and grow key broker partners to drive wholesale opportunities
* Act as a senior market-facing representative, strengthening relationships and generating new business
* Lead, coach and develop a high-performing, growing team of underwriters
* Establish underwriting frameworks, guidelines and best practice across the business
* Manage and enhance relationships with insurer and capacity partners
* Drive product development, enhancement and rollout, aligned to market demand
* Monitor portfolio performance, profitability and risk discipline while supporting growth
* Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align underwriting, distribution and strategic objectives
As the successful candidate you will have:
* 10+ years' experience in General Insurance underwriting
* A strong and established reputation within the broker market
* Proven ability to build and grow broker relationships and distribution channels
* Demonstrated success in underwriting leadership, portfolio management or product development
* Experience managing insurer and capacity provider relationships
* Strong commercial, financial and market acumen
* Proven leadership capability with experience developing teams
* Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills
* ANZIIF CIP (or equivalent) or relevant tertiary qualifications highly regarded
If you are a market-facing underwriting leader with a passion for building broker relationships, developing teams, and shaping distribution strategy, this is an outstanding opportunity to make a significant impact within a growing underwriting agency
Please apply now for the opportunity to play a key leadership role in building a high-performing underwriting and distribution function
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