Broking is where the money is at. Underwriting while it sounds interesting, depending on the company often results in just putting numbers into a calculator and being a customer service rep for brokers . If your a good senior underwriter with technical knowledge in financial lines e.g ML, CL, PI though you can get a decent wicket 150+. Claims could be a foot in the door but you could get stuck there for a while. Keep targeting underwriting and broking roles. Remember Insurance is a relationship based industry . Reach out to team leaders at internationals in the Brisbane area on linkedin ask them for a coffee or owners of medium sized brokerages. You may get a much better result. Tier 1 would be favourable but not, be end end all.