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Head of Financial Lines

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Sydney, New South Wales
Senior level
Sydney, New South Wales
Senior level
The Head of Financial Lines is responsible for the growth and profitability of the Financial Lines portfolio, developing underwriting strategies, providing guidance, and collaborating with executive management and the underwriting team while maintaining carrier relationships.
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About DUAL

Driven by a vision to be the world’s best underwriting business, DUAL has always taken a different approach to our industry peers.

Since our business was founded in 2004, we have had a strong entrepreneurial spirit that runs through every part of our business. We empower our people to develop products, services and processes that deliver consistently for our partners. As a company we’re known in the industry as a group dedicated to giving back to the community by partnering with charitable groups and actively participating in fundraising events. Whatever you are looking for in a career, we want to help you do more.

Our philosophy is simple: we genuinely put people first and want our people to be the healthiest and happiest they can be, at work and at home. We aim to attract and retain the best talent and support them to achieve their aspirations. It’s how we grow our business and keep one step ahead of our competitors.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Head of Financial Lines to join our team. This role will be responsible for the overall growth and profitability of our Financial Lines portfolio across Australia and New Zealand. This position plays a crucial role with DUAL and will work closely with all levels of executive and senior management. We are open to applications from Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, and Melbourne if you are willing to travel regularly to Sydney.

This role will be responsible for:

  • Development of the underwriting strategy for the Financial Lines portfolio in Australia and New Zealand
  • Overall responsibility of the profitability of the Financial Lines portfolio
  • Working alongside Regional Management team to grow our business in Australia and New Zealand
  • Providing strategic underwriting guidance including being a key referral point for the underwriting team
  • Working with Chief Underwriting Officer on maintaining and developing carrier relationships

About You

The ideal candidate will have;

  • Ten (10) years of relevant working experience in specialist Financial Lines roles
  • Thorough and in-depth understanding of the Financial Lines market in Australia and New Zealand
  • Demonstrated experience in product class and excellent communication skills
  • Outstanding attention to detail
  • An ability to work independently and be able to remain self-motivated
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Willing to travel regularly to Sydney if not based in Sydney

Salary and Benefits

At DUAL we value work/life balance, health and wellbeing, family and giving back, which is why our benefits are reflective of this. We provide employees with a competitive salary and benefits, which will be flexible and dependent on the successful candidate’s individual skills and experience.

How to Apply

Are you the right fit for this role and the DUAL Team? Tell us why in a short paragraph that you share along with your Resume to our HR Team.

Find out more

To find out more about DUAL Australia including who we are, what we’re up to and what we’re about, head to the DUAL Australia website or visit us on our LinkedIn page.

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