Senior Underwriter – General Liability (QLD & WA)
Specialist Underwriting Agency | Brisbane | Hybrid | Full time
About Our Client
Our client is a well-regarded specialist Australian underwriting agency writing General Liability, Professional & Financial Lines and Cyber through the broker market.
They run a cutting-edge underwriting platform – one their capacity partners rate among the best in the market – and place real weight on culture and on underwriters who get out and in front of brokers.
The Role
This is a senior, market-facing role based in our client's Brisbane office, working on a hybrid basis.
You will own the management and growth of the Queensland and Western Australian General Liability book.
The appetite is commercial and industrial – manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors where the exposure is predominantly products and property damage liability – rather than hospitality, pubs & clubs or bodily-injury-heavy risks.
The role reports to the QLD State Manager and to the Liability Manager.
Key Responsibilities
Manage and grow the QLD and WA General Liability portfolio – new business, renewals and retention – against agreed GWP and profitability targets
Underwrite Public & Products Liability risks within authority: risk assessment, pricing, terms, conditions, endorsements and wording
Prepare referrals for risks outside authority to the Liability Manager and capacity providers
Build and deepen broker relationships across QLD and WA through regular visits, trading plans, presentations and broker training; travel to Perth as required
Represent the business at market events and industry functions to raise the brand and generate quality submissions
Monitor portfolio performance (GWP, hit ratios, rate movement,



loss ratios) and report regularly to the State Manager and Liability Manager
Work closely with the claims team on large or complex liability claims and feed lessons back into underwriting
Use the underwriting system to quote and bind efficiently and keep data quality high
Ensure compliance with underwriting authorities, capacity provider guidelines, audit requirements and regulatory obligations
Support and mentor less experienced underwriters and contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture
Requirements
5+ years' liability underwriting experience with an insurer or underwriting agency, ideally on a commercial / industrial Public & Products Liability book (manufacturing, wholesale, distribution)
Strong technical knowledge of liability wordings, contract and indemnity reviews, exclusions and risk improvement
Established broker network in Queensland; WA broker relationships highly regarded
A track record of growing a portfolio profitably and being comfortable out in the market
Sound commercial judgement and the confidence to make decisions within authority
Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship skills
Collaborative and culturally aligned – able to work well in a small office as part of a national team
ANZIIF qualifications (or working towards) and RG146 compliance desirable
Benefits
Ownership of a two-state General Liability book with genuine scope to grow it
Reporting into the QLD State Manager and Liability Manager, with direct access to decision makers
Small, close-knit Brisbane team
Hybrid working arrangement
Cutting-edge underwriting platform that makes quoting and binding effective
A business that genuinely values culture and market-facing underwriters

📌 Senior Underwriter (Brisbane)
🏢 Hooker And Heijden
📍 Brisbane