Motor Trade Underwriting Manager

Location: Guildford or London/hybrid

Salary: Dep on exp + car allowance + bonus + benefits

Who we are

Allianz is a global insurance company serving across 70 different countries, but from the very first day you join our team you’ll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities, while we celebrate an inclusive culture

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join the Allianz Commercial Motor Trade team as a Motor Trade Underwriting Manager, reporting to the Head of Motor Trade.

This role would suit someone with strong commercial underwriting experience (motor trade underwriting experience is preferred but not a necessity) who is keen to move to a more strategic role, giving you the opportunity to shape the vision, strategy, performance of the account and the development of our teams.

The role/key responsibilities:

The Motor Trade portfolio covers risks from the smallest to the largest clients, with motor, property and casualty exposures packaged into one product.

In this role you will be instrumental in the delivery of business plans, communicating the strategy and the implementation of tactical objectives. This role requires strong collaboration across the business and industry, in particular engaging with other accounts to deliver strong product value. Your responsibilities will include working on product and process improvements, underwriter development, thought leadership as well as supporting our regional offices and external customers and brokers.

The role also provides an exciting opportunity to work alongside the Pricing and Portfolio Steering teams to shape drive our technical excellence journey, through the utilisation of latest tooling, developing improved segmentation and optimising the use of pricing data assets.

As a Portfolio Manager you will support the development of superior technical underwriting and analytical skills and develop and apply appropriate risk management offerings and techniques. Your role will help maintain and improve underwriting standards and ensure that appropriate targets, objectives and development plans to support the accounts aspirations grow profitably.

This is an opportunity to be part of a market leading team, developing your skills and playing a vital part in the delivery of our strategic ambitions. 

The role is an exciting varied position that comes at a time of transformation for the sector and change within the industry, presenting new opportunities to challenge yourself and shape the account.

About you

To be a success in this role, you will have a strong commercial background as well as the following:

• Outstanding technical mid-corporate underwriting ability- preferably with Motor Trade experience but property, motor and liability relevant.
• In depth knowledge and relationships in your market.
• Strong leadership skills
• Proven account management skills
• Strong negotiating/influencing skills
• Engaging and confident communication skills
• Excellent numerical and analytical ability
• A motivated self starter who looks for innovative new solutions

We are looking for somebody with:

• Experience of working within a general insurer environment with responsibility for top and bottom line performance of a portfolio or suite of portfolios
• Supervisory/management/team leadership experience
• Strong record of delivery against challenging objectives
• Proven ability to understand key underwriting concepts and principles
• Professional qualified such as ACII or equivalent would be preferable

What we will offer you

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Annual bonus scheme
• Car allowance
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life cover
• Group Income Protection
• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Flexible working arrangements
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts

Our ways of working

Do you need some flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen.

Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Our Purpose and Values

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Our purpose and values are more than just words on a website - they are the why and how of Allianz. They influence everything we do and guide us how to do it. Created by our people, for our people, they shape our culture, bring us together, and inspire us to be the best. Building an inclusive culture for us all to succeed.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Allianz, we value diversity and inclusion and back this up with our accreditations. Allianz is EDGE certified for gender inclusion, members of the Women in Finance Charter, members of the Stonewall Diversity Champion programme, signatories of Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter, and an Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We have a range of employee networks focusing on gender inclusion, cultural diversity, LGBTQIA+, disability and long term health conditions (including neurodiversity), intergenerational and life stages, parents and carers, mental wellbeing, menopause support and armed forces and veterans, all supporting you to bring your best and authentic self to work.

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