Senior Underwriter, Financial Lines

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Responsible for underwriting activities and P&L responsibility for products aimed at the corporate segment (i.e property health liability workers compensation motor personal accident & travel employee compensation etc.) and managing UW relationship with intermediaries and business partners in the area of underwriting service delivery product development and innovation.

The Opportunity

Responsible for underwriting leadership and P&L management of Financial Lines products across the corporate segment (including Directors & Officers Liability Professional Indemnity Cyber and related specialty lines). The role also drives underwriting excellence and manages relationships with intermediaries and business partners with a strong focus on service delivery product development portfolio optimisation and innovation within the Financial Lines space.

Your New Role:

• Accountable for underwriting activities and full P&L responsibility across Financial Lines portfolios (e.g. D&O PI Cyber EPL Crime MedMal) within the corporate segment.
• Drive underwriting strategy portfolio management and risk selection to ensure sustainable and profitable growth across new business and renewals.
• Manage underwriting relationships with brokers multinational partners (MTPs) and key intermediaries ensuring high service standards strong engagement and effective collaboration.
• Lead business development initiatives to achieve GWP growth targets including strengthening broker pipelines expanding key accounts and enhancing market presence in the Financial Lines segment.
• Maintain strong technical underwriting discipline including continuous personal development to achieve and sustain Delegated Authority Level (DAL) capability.
• Evaluate risks in accordance with underwriting guidelines appetite and pricing adequacy frameworks ensuring sound underwriting judgement and profitable outcomes.
• Demonstrate strong market awareness including Financial Lines market cycles claims trends legal/regulatory developments (including Malaysian context) and competitive dynamics.
• Ensure compliance with all legal regulatory and internal governance requirements including adherence to underwriting standards policies and risk controls.
• Support and lead portfolio governance activities including cell reviews portfolio monitoring and identification/follow-through of remediation actions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers clients and internal stakeholders to support retention cross-sell opportunities and overall portfolio growth.
• Develop deep expertise in Financial Lines products policy wordings coverage nuances and emerging risks (e.g. cyber threats regulatory exposures financial misconduct).

About You:

• 7 years working experience with substantial experience gained within the insurance industry.
• Degree or equivalent qualification preferable.
• Strong level of numeracy and literacy and strong analytical skills.
• Established customer/broker relationships.

About QBE

What if you could have a positive impact at work and in the world

At QBE were enabling a more resilient future for our customers communities environment and for our people. Were building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the centre of our success.

Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team youll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate talented and kind. And with more than 13000 people working across 27 countries our scale means were big enough for your ambitions yet small enough for you to make a real impact.

QBE Asias operations is part of the QBE International Division and has had a presence in Asia for more than 130 years with offices in: Singapore Hong Kong & Macau Malaysia and Vietnam. We continue to be recognised for our ongoing focus on digital innovation to deliver exceptional value and operational excellence for our customers business partners people and the community. We support ESG efforts through the QBE Foundation which helps to create strong resilient and inclusive communities by focusing investment and efforts on two key areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact climate resilience and inclusion.

Benefits

Excited to share our comprehensive benefits package at QBE!

Flex and hybrid working options

Work from home policy

Paternity leaves matching with maternity leave

Well-being programs

Pensions

Medical benefits

Globally access to online learning via LinkedIn Learning

On top of annual leaves 3 additional days off (Family care leaves)

Study leave

Marriage leave

Internal Appreciation program with points to redeem nice merchandize and life experiences

Join us and enjoy a work environment that values your well-being and personal growth! #EmployeeBenefits #WorkLifeBalance #CareerDevelopment

Join us now so you can be part of our success and we can be part of yours.

Skills:

Analytical Thinking Critical Thinking Customer Service Customer Value Management Detail-Oriented Financial Advising Insurance Underwriting Intentional collaboration Managing performance Portfolio Management Process Improvements Professional Networking Risk Management Stakeholder Management Strategic Management

Application Close Date: 30/07/2026 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.