QBE Insurance Group
Underwriter - Casualty
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Underwriter - Casualty
Underwriter – Casualty Role (Bristol, UK)
Role Highlights
- Bristol-based with hybrid working
- Empowered career growth for ambitious commercial underwriters
- Focus on Contractors Combined, Casualty, Contractors All Risks, and Property markets
- Opportunity to underwrite multinational risks
The Opportunity
Join our regional underwriting team in Bristol and:
- Lead the progression of our successful Contractors Combined portfolio
- Drive Casualty, Contractors All Risks, and general liability business for UK-based clients
- Explore underwriting opportunities across global markets
- Work in a collaborative environment where expertise drives development
At QBE, you’ll help our international insurer of 13,000+ professionals become the most consistent and innovative risk partner—blending scale with personal impact.
Essential Responsibilities
- Compliance & Strategy: Underwrite business within set plans and authority while ensuring legal, regulatory, and underwriting standards are met
- Reinsurance Support: Engage with reinsurance to align with business goals
- Stakeholder Relations: Foster broker, client, and internal team relationships for seamless workflow
- Financial Oversight: Review portfolio performance, identify strengths, and implement improvements
- Internal Governance: Perform cover holder file audits and systems checks
- Group Coordination: Collaborate across departments to share insurance strategies and best practices
- Customer Empathy: Champion innovative risk partner solutions with a human-focused approach
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Key Requirements
Technical Expertise
✅ Commercial Underwriting Focus:
- Proven track record in contractors’ liabilities, casualty, and all-risk policies
- Strong grasp of market trends affecting these classes
✅ Accountability & Compliance:
- Experience in adhering to underwriting guidelines, premium/cat modelling, or risk systems
Soft Skills & Attributes
✅ Relationship-Driven: Excels at communication and negotiation with brokers, clients, and colleagues
✅ Disciplined & Pragmatic:
- Highly organised with sharp prioritisation skills
- Maintains decisive decision-making under tight deadlines
✅ Proactive Mentality:
- Customer-centric approach with problem-solving agility
Desirable Qualifications
- Progress towards CII qualifications (ACII, FCII, or other) builds credibility
- Familiarity with DUA (Directruptor Underwriting Arrange) or internal auditing processes is advantageous
About QBE
Join a global insurer where humanity meets ambition. With 26 countries and 13,000+ employees, QBE delivers personalised yet scalable risk solutions. That includes: 🏪 Commercial: (Property, specialised liability, marine, aviation) 🌱 Personal: Residential and motor insurance 💡 Innovation: Blog like a risk partner, leveraging AI and predictive analytics for tailored solutions
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Our values? To make a positive difference—at work and for the world—every day.
Benefits
Core Perks
- 30 days holiday per year (with an option to buy 2 extra days)
- Automatic pension scheme: Receive 10% employer matching on your basic salary
- Family-Friendly Policies: 26 weeks paid leave—regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or parental journey
Additional Support
Beyond these, QBE offers:
- Flexible options to customise your compensation
- Global assets and career opportunities
- Diverse, collaborative, and kindly workplace culture
External Recognition
Awards honour our commitment: 🏆 2025 ICE British Insurance Awards:
- Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year
- Executed [award] Enterprise ESG, D&I Initiative of the Year 🏆 2023 Rated a 5-Star Employee by QBE team
See our full incentive package here
Skills Needed for Success
🧠 Technical Skills: Contractors All-Risks Underwriting, catastrophe modelling, regulatory compliance 💬 Communication: Intentional collaboration, negotiation, relationship management 🔍 Problem Solving: Portfolio analysis, decision making, policy optimization 🔄 Adaptability: Cultural flexibility, global underwriting exposure
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