Head of Greater China, Reinsurance, Asia

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.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate direction of underwriting business plan to team in order to achieve delivery of business objectives​
• Manage resource, motivate, develop and focus the team(s) to maintain required standards of performance and engagement​
• Establish and strengthen strong relationships with key stakeholders internally and externally, including cedants and brokers​
• Underwrite and delegate the Underwriting of Reinsurance risks to meet business objectives including: Negotiating rates, terms, and conditions for existing and new business​
• Managing production and issue of contract certainty documentation​
• Ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations and guidelines​
• Deliver on an annual business plan for the underwriting business area​
• Monitor and report on progress​
• Keep abreast of market dynamics and demonstrate market cycle awareness to be able to operate effectively​
• Communicate risk appetites to underwriting teams, in accordance with the business plan​
• Establish clear accountabilities and authority levels for direct reports and build a strong culture of performance and accountability to ensure delivery of goals

Work Experience:

Necessary Work Experience includes:

• Significant relevant reinsurance experience.
• Experience leading teams.

Qualifications:

Necessary Qualifications include:

• Tertiary Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Global Disclaimer:

The duties listed in this job description do not limit the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the duties normally to be performed in the position or those occasionally assigned outside an employee’s normal duties. Our Group Code of Ethics and Conduct addresses the responsibilities we all have at QBE to our company, to each other and to our customers, suppliers, communities and governments. It provides clear guidance to help us to make good judgement calls.

US Only Disclaimer:

To successfully perform this job, the individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Cost Management, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Prioritization, Process Improvements, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

Application Close Date: 30/12/2025 11:59 PM

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

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