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Tax Underwriter - Transactional Liability

QBE InsuranceLondon, England, United KingdomFull-time
£100k – £160kAI estimatePosted 30+ days ago
International TaxM&A AdvisoryPrivate ClientIndirect / VAT
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Role description

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PRIMARY DETAILS

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Tax Underwriter - Transactional Liability

Role Highlights

  • London, with hybrid working
  • Enhance your career in an exciting and ever-changing environment

The Opportunity

  • QBE are broadening our transactional liability offering, hiring a Tax
  • Underwriter to join the London based team.
  • Our wider TL business includes W&I and a growing tax offering that will provide
  • coverage on a global basis incl. UK, EUR and Asia, partnering with major trading
  • partner to provide expert solutions.
  • Leveraging the existing relationships, both across International and in parallel
  • with our US tax offering, this is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of an
  • experienced, supportive team within an empowered role that you can make your own

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

  • Underwrite business in accordance with the business plan and within our UK

and European business.

  • Perform underwriting activities in accordance with all legal and regulatory

requirements to ensure obligations are met

  • Contribute to the recording and measurement of insurance risks to ensure

accuracy and good practice

  • Maintain and develop relationships with stakeholders including customers,

brokers, business partners and colleagues, to increase exposure in the

market.

  • Develop knowledge of market dynamics and market cycles to be able to support

business performance.

  • Underwrite insurance risks to meet business objectives including negotiating

rates, terms and conditions for existing and new business, ensuring

production and issue of contract certainty documentation and supporting

credit control in payment collection.

  • Support the review and analysis of the portfolio to identify progress towards

business objectives

About you

  • Previous market experience as a Tax Underwriter
  • Commercial ability to understand the key profit drivers to maximise long term

wealth for our shareholders

  • Good knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements
  • Excellent organisational, prioritisation and interpersonal skills
  • Good negotiating skills, innovative in underwriting approach and programme

design

  • Use of risk profiling and pricing tools and loss models

Benefits

  • We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work
  • life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and

benefit from

  • As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options
  • to suit you!
  • 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
  • Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible

working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share

and compressed hours.

  • Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which

entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic

salary.

To learn more about benefits of working with us, click  Rewarding our people -

QBE European Operations [https://qbeeurope.com/careers/reward/]

Awards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised

for the following awards

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025

  • Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year -

QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year,

Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director

UK insurance

To learn more about our achievements, click here

[https://qbeeurope.com/careers/awards/]

Apply now and let’s make it happen!

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

  • Business Management, Collaboration Tools, Commercial Acumen, Communication,
  • Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Insurance Underwriting,
  • Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Policy Development, Portfolio
  • Management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Stakeholder 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.
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