P&C Underwriter - New Business

There is an exciting opportunity to join our successful branch in Leeds as a New Business Property & Casualty Underwriter. As a key member of the team your focus will be on delivering profitable growth in line with our ambitious growth targets for 2024 and beyond.

You will have proven underwriting experience and excellent relationship management skills. You will also create new contacts by promoting a positive impression of Allianz whilst actively listening to your customer needs and providing great customer service that prompts positive feedback.

The purpose of this role is to build and maintain long-term sustainable trading relationships with a defined panel of brokers. You will be the primary point of contact for Property & Casualty enquiries, delivering profitable growth of the account in line with branch and team plans - working closely with Distribution colleagues and the local leadership team.

You will be part of a close-knit team that works well together, to consistently deliver strong results. We are looking for someone that has an excellent knowledge of the Property and Casualty market.

• Negotiate within authority and referring where appropriate to maximise customer growth including persuading, influencing and convincing customers of the benefits of an opposed course of action.


• Provide suggestions to continuously improve the business in an ever-changing environment


• Property, Casualty and speciality line market/product awareness


• Support the wider teams by being proactive, enthusiastic and by challenging yourself to go out of your comfort zone


• Dip CII Qualified or commitment to undertaking and progressing towards Dip CII qualification


• Strong technical underwriting skills in Commercial Property and Casualty.


• Excellent trading skills and a confident negotiator, with proven experience in handling large cases.


• The ability to build, develop and maintain positive broker relationships.


• A good team player, supportive to others with an enthusiastic and positive attitude.


• Handling referrals from team as well as coaching and development of less experienced colleagues
  
  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.
  
  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.