Skilled Indemnity Underwriter | Financial Lines | Melbourne or Sydney | Up to $130k package
Hooker & Heijden are specialists in the recruitment of insurance professionals. Our consultants provide career advice and opportunities across Underwriting, Broking, Claims, Risk and other specialist insurance disciplines, working with leading insurers, underwriting agencies and brokerages throughout Australia.
About the Organisation
Our client is an established, independent specialist underwriting agency. It writes on behalf of Lloyd's, international and local insurers.
The business runs several specialist underwriting divisions, and Professional Risks is a core part of what it offers. It has strong relationships across the Australian broker market and is known for technical underwriting and a service-focused approach.
It's a growing business with a flat structure. Underwriters have direct access to senior decision-makers and can see how their work contributes to the portfolio.
About the Role
We're recruiting a Professional Indemnity Underwriter to join the Professional Risks team. The role can be based in Melbourne or Sydney.
The role suits someone at the junior to lower-mid level of their underwriting career. You should already have experience assessing and underwriting risks, and be ready to take on more.
This is not an Assistant Underwriter role. You'll hold your own underwriting authority, deal directly with brokers and manage your own new business and renewals, with support from experienced senior underwriters.
Responsibilities include:
Assessing and underwriting Professional Indemnity and related Financial Lines risks
Preparing quotations, renewals and endorsements within your underwriting authority




Reviewing submissions and assessing individual risk exposures
Negotiating terms, conditions and pricing with brokers
Managing new business opportunities and the existing renewal book
Building relationships with brokers across the intermediary market
Contributing to portfolio growth, retention and profitability targets
Referring more complex risks to senior underwriters where appropriate
As your experience grows, you'll take on more complex risks and a larger underwriting authority.
About You
You'll have some existing experience in Professional Indemnity or Financial Lines. You may currently be:
A junior PI or Financial Lines Underwriter looking for more responsibility
An Underwriter wanting broader technical exposure in a specialist agency environment
An experienced Assistant Underwriter already working at underwriting level and ready to step up formally
Ideally you'll bring:
Experience in Professional Indemnity, Financial Lines or a closely related class
Experience assessing risks and preparing quotes or renewals
A developing understanding of underwriting principles, pricing and policy coverage
Confidence communicating and negotiating with brokers
Good attention to detail and sound commercial judgement
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Candidates from an underwriting agency or insurer will suit this role. Financial Lines broking experience will also be considered.
What's on Offer
A package of up to $130,000, depending on experience
Your own underwriting authority and broker relationships from the start
Exposure to a broad range of Professional Indemnity risks
Mentoring from experienced Skilled Risks underwriters
A clear path to increased authority as you develop
A choice of Melbourne or Sydney
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📌 Underwriter - Financial Lines (Sydney)
🏢 Hooker And Heijden
📍 Sydney