Head of Corporate, Underwriting

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Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

The purpose of this role is to strategically manage and develop a profitable portfolio of insurance products in alignment with the business plan. This involves providing leadership in product strategy, pricing, and portfolio management, while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The role also includes driving profitable growth, managing resources effectively, and overseeing the country's P&L for designated business lines within the organisation.

Role Highlights

Singapore, Full Time

Happy to talk flexible working

The Opportunity

As Head of Corporate, Underwriting, you will be responsible for the strategic management and profitable growth of QBE's Corporate portfolio in Singapore. You will oversee underwriting performance, portfolio management, business planning and execution while ensuring alignment with QBE's strategic objectives, underwriting frameworks and regulatory requirements.

You will play a critical role in balancing growth, profitability and risk management, ensuring the portfolio delivers sustainable financial performance while meeting customer and market needs.

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 & Portfolio Management

• Lead the development and execution of the annual business plan for the Corporate portfolio, ensuring delivery against growth, profitability and performance objectives.
• Drive portfolio strategy, underwriting performance and pricing discipline to optimise portfolio outcomes.
• Provide leadership across Corporate product lines, ensuring alignment with local, regional and enterprise underwriting strategies.
• Manage the country P&L for designated business lines, delivering sustainable and profitable growth.
• Identify emerging market opportunities, industry trends and portfolio insights to support business expansion and innovation.

Underwriting Excellence & Risk Management

• Hold local underwriting authority across Corporate product classes and make sound underwriting decisions within delegated authority.
• Ensure adherence to underwriting standards, governance frameworks, risk appetite and regulatory requirements.
• Foster a culture of disciplined underwriting, technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Monitor portfolio performance and implement actions to optimise risk selection, pricing adequacy and profitability.

Stakeholder Engagement & Market Leadership

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, brokers, business partners and key stakeholders.
• Represent QBE in the market, strengthening our reputation as a trusted risk partner.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of market dynamics, competitive landscapes and insurance cycles to enhance business performance.
• Collaborate closely with regional and global underwriting leaders to leverage expertise, share insights and drive strategic initiatives.

People Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing underwriting team.
• Build capability through technical development, mentoring and succession planning.
• Create an inclusive, collaborative and performance-oriented culture aligned with QBE's values and leadership expectations.
• Manage performance fairly, consistently and in accordance with QBE's performance framework.About you
• Significant underwriting experience with regional exposure.
• Established customer and broker relationships.

About you

You will be an accomplished underwriting leader with a strong track record of managing complex portfolios and leading high-performing teams within the commercial or corporate insurance market.

• Extensive experience in Corporate or Commercial Insurance underwriting leadership.
• Proven ability to manage large and complex insurance portfolios with accountability for underwriting profitability and growth.
• Strong technical underwriting expertise across Corporate lines.
• Demonstrated experience in portfolio management, pricing strategy and business planning.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and underwriting governance frameworks.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• Established relationships within the Singapore insurance market and broker community would be highly regarded.

What Sets You Apart

• Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen.
• Influential leadership style with the ability to inspire and engage diverse stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Customer-focused mindset with a passion for delivering exceptional outcomes.
• Ability to balance risk, growth and profitability in a dynamic market environment.
• Collaborative leader who thrives in a matrixed and global organisation.

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, Commercial Acumen, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, New Business Development, Performance Management (PM), Portfolio Management, Stakeholder Management, Team 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.