Programs Manager - Inland Marine

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Cluster:  Allianz Professional

Let’s care for tomorrow.  

Your ambitions.  Your dreams.  Your tomorrow  

At Allianz Commercial (AzC), we are the global leader for insuring corporate and specialty risks in the Allianz Group.  Whether it’s aircraft, satellites, the world’s biggest ships and tallest building, cyber-attacks, or climate change impacts, AzC has the major risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.

We are looking for a Programs Manager for our Inland Marine line of business. This position is Remote.

Your Team  

Allianz Commercial (AzC) is one of the largest marine insurers in the world and is a leader in inland marine insurance and related property coverage across North America and various worldwide locations. With a depth and breadth of marine capabilities that are unmatched in the industry. Allianz offers a broad portfolio of highly customizable products and an almost unlimited appetite for complex marine accounts that demand innovative solutions.

Our Inland Marine and Related Property Insurance solutions cover over 100 classes of business, covering all aspects of moving or movable property. Whether it's a building under construction or a shipment of an original Picasso, our inland marine insurance underwriters provide flexible and creative solutions for the most challenging of inland marine exposures.

The Impact You Will Have  

Reporting to the Regional Head of Inland Marine NA, this position leads a Program Practice Group (PPG) with representatives from each zone to facilitate the sourcing and onboarding of additional inland marine programs. They act as the lead representative at program conferences, engaging with brokers, intermediaries, and program managers. Additionally, they oversee corporate governance requirements related to Managing General Agents (MGAs) at AzC. The role involves negotiating participation, pricing, and terms and conditions for large or critical clients, as well as taking ownership and ultimate responsibility for these accounts. The individual also focuses on developing and maintaining strong relationships with brokers and clients.

Some of your specific responsibilities could include:  

• A key resource within Inland Marine for program activities. Research, develop, and implement programs for NA Inland Marine in coordination with zones and represent organization with external and internal business partners.
• Contribute to development and execution of regional Underwriting strategy for LoB, while managing referrals and handle complex business as needed. Participate, and possibly lead, a Programs Practice Group with representatives from each zone in North America. Promulgate new program opportunities. Manage corporate governance requirements for MGA inland marine contracts. Work with Program Lead to assist in any future program infrastructure enhancement (i.e. ingesting bordereau).
• Positively represent AzC externally to the market. Proactively drive involvement of functional areas in Underwriting process, including e.g. MMC, ARC, Claims, Operations.
• Design, develop, and implement consistent and robust contract wordings. This involves ensuring all contracts comply with the legal and regulatory framework and align with the company's policies and objectives. The Program Manager should have an expert understanding of these frameworks to effectively draft and interpret contracts.
• Oversee the policy administration life cycle, including information collection, policy issuance, premium bookings, credit control, and cancellations. This task requires a robust understanding of the policy management process to ensure efficient and accurate handling of all policy-related activities.

What You’ll Bring to the Role –  

• A minimum 7 years’ significant experience in Underwriting profitable inland marine business in LoB. Expert understanding of LoB products and portfolio. Well recognized established relationships with brokers at peer group level and well established within market.
• Expert understanding of regional/local LoB insurance markets and competitor landscape. Expert understanding of legal and regulatory framework. Significant experience working in a complex global matrix organization leading a team of professionals.
• Preferably a Master’s degree in Economics, Law, or other appropriate discipline.
• Completion of professional insurance qualification (e.g. CII).
• Ability to assess risk inherent exposures and natural hazards relevant to LoB. Analyze current performance against benchmarks applying how the market operates and functions, the business needs and customer needs.
• Design, develop and implement consistent, robust wordings. Robust understanding of policy administration life cycle, information collection, policy issuance, premium bookings, credit control, cancellation.
• Ability to express ideas and messages clearly, both written and verbally.  Ability to "sell" an improvised or prepared audience winning story. Ability to persuade and motivate others to act, without executive authority. Ability to analyze highly complex data, from multiple sources, in detail; identify and resolve issues before they transpire. Ability to leverage expertise and skills to influence others to achieve business strategy and goals, etc.

The annualized base pay range for this role is $102,375 to $174,633. The annual base salary range represents a nationwide market range. The actual salary for this position may be above and will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role, the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate. The base pay is just one component of the AzC total compensation package. As part of our comprehensive compensation and highly rated benefits programs, employees are also eligible for annual performance-based cash incentive awards.

What’s in it for you?  

Let’s care about everything that makes you, you  

We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong.  We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working.  Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.  

Let’s care for your financial wellbeing  

We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.  

Let’s care for your opportunities to progress  

From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.  

Let’s care for life’s twists and turns  

From our support for flexible working, health, and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.  We’ve got your back.  

Let’s care for our society and our planet  

With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive, and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry, and our clients.  

Care to join us?  

Allianz Commercial (AzC) is a global corporate insurance carrier and part of Allianz Group. We provide risk consultancy, Property-Casualty insurance solutions and alternative risk transfer for a wide spectrum of commercial, corporate and specialty risks across 10 dedicated lines of business.  Learn more about us by clicking here.  

Allianz is an equal opportunity employer, and therefore welcomes applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.  Diversity of thinking is an important part of our company culture.  

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