Experience

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  Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Property Underwriter

    • Dec 2023 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  MAS

  • New Zealand
  • Financial Services
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • General Insurance Underwriter

    • Jul 2017 - Present

  • General Insurance Underwriter

    • Jul 2017 - Dec 2023

    - Underwrite new and existing General Insurance products such as Business Risks package, Home, Car & Contents.- Ensure quality of underwriting standards and new business principles- Manage sales referrals for high risk or otherwise complex risk profiles- Analyse risk portfolios to determine outcome on accepting or declining business- Analysing renewal portfolios to review terms and conditions- Update underwriting procedures and checklists- Proposal assesments for acceptance of general insurance products- Identify risk portfolios which fall outside of the Reinsurance arrangements- Arrange Reinsurance Facultative cover by engaging with Reinsurance providers/underwriters.- Provide coaching and support to other internal staff on products and underwriting- "Subject Matter Expert" providing information and testing for insurance applications for specific general insurance products.

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  NZI

  • New Zealand
  • Insurance
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Commercial Underwriter

    • Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

    - Underwriting existing renewal commercial business via broker partners.- New business & retention- Broker client communication / relationship.- Internal communication / relationship with affiliated support teams within NZI/IAG.- Credit control / Debtors.- Insurance Survey allocation / delegation.- Administration of new business, renewal documents and certificates of insurance.

  • Commercial Sales & Underwriting Support

    • May 2013 - Jun 2015

    - Processing Sales & Underwriting for Underwriters & Senior Underwriters.- Broker client communication / relationship.- Renewal processing, retention & underwriting.- Insurance Survey allocation / delegation.- Data input / control.- Underwriting relief.

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  IAG

  • Australia
  • Insurance
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Commecial Business Support Advisor

    • Nov 2011 - May 2013

    - Advisor to the Business Support Sales team for key partners including BNZ, ASB & The Co-Operative Bank (Financial Institutions).- Internal communication / relationship with affiliated support teams as well as Sales team.- Data input / control.- Insurance document preparation- Work roster duties / allocation to staff- Implement and process new intiatives

  • Claims Handler

    • Aug 2010 - Nov 2011

    - Customer service communication and relationship- Claims management (Earthquake included) for BNZ, ASB & The Co-Operative Bank (Financial Institutions). - Claims payments- Claims administration- Data control / input