Senior Underwriter
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About Asteron Life
Asteron Life has been supporting New Zealanders for nearly 150 years. We are here tohelp customersbuild bright futures and protect what matters most. We offer a range of personal business and employee insurance products that can help our customers through just about anything life throws at you.
We work with our financial advisers who provide expert insurance advice and match the right insurance needs to help our customers live life to the fullest and our strategic partners who provide tools and information so customers can assess their needs and find the cover thats best suited to them.
We value diverse backgrounds and perspectives foster an inclusive collaborative and flexible working environment that will support your professional growth and reward your contribution.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Senior Underwriter to join our team on a permanent full-time basis. As a Senior Underwriter at Asteron you will lead the charge in delivering world-class underwriting services that provide certainty and confidence to clients and advisers. Your expertise will shine as you assess and accept life and disability risks within agreed guidelines and authority levels ensuring all decisions are timely insightful and aligned with our commitment to excellence. Leveraging tele-underwriting and innovative solutions youll expedite decisions maximize retention and support Asterons mission to remain a top-tier provider for advisers and their clients.
Beyond underwriting youll play a pivotal role in relationship management cultivating trust and collaboration with key advisers and distribution channels. Your proactive approach will include regular meaningful contact via phone and in-person meetings as well as close liaison with reinsurers on complex cases. Whether consulting with medical professionals or navigating intricate risk scenarios your ability to deliver tailored solutions will elevate Asterons profile in the market and solidify your reputation as a trusted partner.
In return we offer a hybrid working environment that balances flexibility and collaboration fostering a fun and supportive team culture. Youll have the freedom to work remotely with 50% of the time in the office ensuring a harmonious balance between business needs and personal flexibility.
Your Story
Asteron Life has adopted agile ways of working providing a flexible environment for individuals to make a significant contribution to our success through the application of their skill and experience. To thrive in this environment ideally a candidate has the following attributes:
A minimum of 5 years Underwriting experience of life disability and trauma risk at a Senior level
An understanding of medical terminology disease process treatments and prognosis
An understanding of financial and accounting matters i.e. the ability to analyse financial accounts and apply the outcome to the underwriting decisions
An understanding of the legal aspects affecting risk management i.e. Insurance Law Reform Act Fair Trading Act Privacy Act and Human Rights Act etc.
Knowledge of Asterons risk products
Knowledge of Asterons reinsurance treaties and facultative arrangements
Confidence to communicate solutions and alternatives to advisors and maintain good relationships
Why Join Us
At Asteron Life we provide a flexible work environment and access to a range of employee benefits that will support you both personally and professionally including:
Career pathways including local and global mobility opportunities.
Leading Learning Platforms and support in professional development
Medical Plan and Wellbeing Programs
Life Income Protection and Trauma Cover.
Accessibility and Checks
Before commencing employment in this role you will need to provide two references full working rights and complete police and credit checks through an online provider. As an equal opportunity employer strongly committed to working in a diverse and inclusive workforce you will be provided with any support or accessibility requirements throughout your interview process. Please feel free to contact our Talent Team directly at .
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