Financial Lines Underwriter
Maidstone, ENG, GB, ME14 1JP Chelmsford, ENG, GB, CM2 0PP Southampton, ENG, GB, SO14 3TG London, ENG, GB, EC3V 0HR
43897 | Underwriting | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz UK | Full-Time | Permanent
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.
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Underwriter to join our successful Regional Financial Lines team at Allianz, based in either London, Southampton, Chelmsford or Maidstone. As part of this growth and ambition, we are now looking for a talented, ambitious and passionate underwriting professional to join us on our journey to build a ‘Best in Industry’ team which sets the gold standard within the Allianz Group.
The role will include everything from pricing risks, chasing in new business, and analysing claims data, to implementing bespoke scheme arrangements; including answering day to day queries from Brokers, and ensuring that renewal terms are sent out in accordance with our compliance rules and regulations, developing broker relationships through regular broker visits and collaborating with your colleagues in other departments to support our ambitious growth plans. To be successful in this role, we would expect you to have a background in casualty underwriting, ideally, but not limited to Professional Indemnity or D&O.
As a part of our successful team you will be expected to:
- Provide excellent service to our Customers
- Collaborate and build a successful relationship with the Regional and wider UK Financial Lines Team
- Build successful broker relationships
- Achieve agreed financial performance targets
- Collaborate strongly with other departments to achieve the Company's goals in respect of service delivery
- Process renewals and mid-term adjustments
- Send out documents to Brokers ensuring that we adhere to compliance and regulation
This is a very varied role and an exciting opportunity and would suit someone who thrives on being challenged and enjoys every day being different and varied.
Skills & Experience
- Experience of Financial Lines underwriting
- The ability to build, develop and maintain broker relationships
- Strong communication & negotiation skills
- A positive "can do" attitude
- Demonstrate Allianz's day to day values of being responsible, caring, excellent and connected and demonstrating this in day to day behaviour
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:
- Flexible buy/sell holiday options
- Hybrid working.
- Annual performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- Development days
- 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
Be Brave | With Heart | Everyone Counts | Inspiring Trust
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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