Head of Marine

• WFH + Flexible working
• Beautiful waterfront office location
• Be part of a NZ company with a true challenger spirit in the NZ insurance market
• Step up and lead a specialist team of market trading marine underwriters

We do things a bit differently here

Ando are proud to be a majority-locally owned multi-lines insurance business. We operate as an underwriting agency in partnership with The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd and sell our policies through New Zealand’s leading insurance brokers.

At Ando we believe that the fundamental purpose and function of insurance is to help people reduce their losses when bad things happen.  That’s why at Ando we’ve always believed in the importance of treating your insurance as a relationship, not a transaction. And why our purpose is to positively impact the wellbeing of New Zealanders.

The role

The Ando Marine Specialist Trading team is motivated and commercially astute. Based in our Auckland office this role will challenge you, leading our New Zealand Marine proposition, exposing you to our international Lloyds based capacity providers and our key broking partners.

Over the last 5 years the portfolio has achieved strong growth whilst delivering profitable underwriting results. Ando Marine is well known and respected in the market for working through even the most challenging opportunities that are presented ensuring that clients know they can rely on Ando Marine when they need us most.

If you are ready to skipper this market leading team then we would like to hear from you.

Key considerations that will support you in making this opportunity yours:

• Minimum 10 years Marine Insurance Underwriting experience
• Strong Leadership skills and the ability to drive a great team culture
• Strategic thinker and drive to grow market share
• Ability to manage and develop local and international relationships
• Portfolio management expertise
• Solutions driven

Want to surround yourself with great people?

We’re proud that we’re a bit different from regular insurance companies – knowing it’s our people and their relationships who make that difference. We know when to work hard, be focused and smart, but we also never underestimate the importance of the human connections that make us tick and get along together. 

Jump in!

So, when you put a group of people together who all share that thought, you get a truly inclusive, supportive culture and a special group of people.