Asia Head, Liability

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Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

The purpose of this role is to represent the organisation as a thought leader in specific lines of business, ensuring a deep understanding of the product suite to enhance brand recognition. The role involves leading profitable underwriting operations by developing a strategic vision for department growth, setting team priorities, and ensuring adherence to quality metrics to align risk selection with organisational profitability objectives.

Role Highlights

Singapore, Full Time

Happy to talk flexible working

The Opportunity

As Asia Head, Liability, you will be accountable for delivering profitable and sustainable growth across the Liability portfolio while ensuring strong underwriting discipline, governance and risk management standards.

You will provide strategic leadership to underwriting teams across Asia, driving portfolio performance and cultivating a culture of excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.

The role requires strong commercial acumen, market presence and stakeholder management capabilities, allowing you to influence both internal and external partners while positioning QBE as a recognised thought leader within the Liability market.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your New Role:

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute the strategic vision for Liability underwriting across Asia.
• Establish clear priorities and business objectives aligned to QBE's growth and profitability goals.
• Act as a senior contributor within the regional leadership team, helping shape broader business strategy and outcomes.
• Drive innovation, product enhancement and portfolio optimisation initiatives.

Underwriting Excellence

• Lead profitable underwriting operations through effective portfolio management and risk selection.
• Ensure underwriting quality, governance and performance metrics are consistently achieved.
• Monitor portfolio profitability and emerging trends, taking proactive action where required.
• Champion data-driven decision making and underwriting best practice.

Commercial Growth

• Deliver sustainable revenue growth while maintaining disciplined underwriting performance.
• Partner with distribution teams to identify new market opportunities and strengthen customer and broker relationships.
• Lead the development and execution of business plans that support regional growth ambitions.
• Manage performance against agreed budgets and financial targets.

People Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop a team of underwriting leaders across Asia.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing culture.
• Build succession pipelines and talent development strategies to strengthen organisational capability.
• Encourage continuous learning and professional development across the underwriting community.

Operational Excellence

• Drive simplified and scalable underwriting processes through automation and digitisation.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity and customer outcomes.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement through effective performance monitoring and measurement.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, governance and internal policy requirements.

Market & Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent QBE as a recognised thought leader within the Liability insurance market.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key brokers, corporate clients, regulators, industry bodies and government stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to internal and external partners.
• Enhance QBE's market profile and influence across Asia.

About you

You are a respected underwriting executive with a proven track record of delivering profitable growth within Liability insurance.

You'll bring:

• Extensive Liability underwriting leadership experience across regional or multinational markets including wholesale
• Demonstrated success leading large, geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong portfolio management and commercial acumen.
• Deep understanding of Liability insurance products, emerging risks and market dynamics.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
• Proven ability to influence at executive level and operate within complex environments.
• A passion for developing people, driving innovation and challenging the status quo.

Awards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

Qorus Reinvention Awards APAC 2025: Gold winner in the ESG category

Digital Insurance Awards APAC: Digital Insurance - Insurer Leader 2025

HKB Technology Excellence Awards: Automation - Insurance

How to Apply

If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today.

Your career. At the heart of it.

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership, Strategic Management

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.