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Your ambitions. Your dreams. Your tomorrow
Whether it’s aircraft, international business or offshore wind parks, Allianz Commercial has an extensive range of risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.
We are looking for a Marine Cargo Underwriter based in London.
Your Team
Allianz Commercial is one of the largest Marine insurers in the world 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.
The Impact You Will Have
Joining the Marine team in London and on our Lloyd’s box, you will take prime responsibility for underwriting profitable new and renewal business to meet the Marine Cargo targets in accordance with underwriting guidelines and underwriting authority. Reporting to the Head of Marine, London you will negotiate pricing and terms and conditions, own accounts/clients, while developing and maintaining strong relationships with producers and clients in partnership with Market Management.
Some of your specific responsibilities could include:
- Assist in the successful execution of the Marine business plan
- Underwrite new and renewal business
- Demonstrate in depth technical expertise and lead capabilities
- Negotiate participation, pricing and terms and conditions with clients and brokers
- Analyse the existing portfolio to ensure long-term profitability
- Establish and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders
- Contribute to the development of regional Underwriting strategy for Marine
- Actively drive involvement of functional areas in Underwriting process, including Distribution, Risk Consulting, Claims, Operations etc.
- Present in team and divisional meetings
- Collaborate on ad hoc projects in a small and friendly team
What You’ll Bring to the Role
- Significant experience as a Marine Underwriter / Broker in the London market
- Established relationships with brokers at peer group level and established within the market.
- Good understanding of the London market and competitor landscape
- Understanding of legal and regulatory framework
- Experience working in a complex, global matrix organization.
- Strong data and analytical skills
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Good presentation skills
- Flexible attitude and a strong team player aligned with Allianz’s culture of diversity and inclusion
- Commercial acumen and a demonstrated ability to learn and mentor technical Underwriting skills
- Fluent English language skills
55126 | Underwriting | Professional | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Permanent
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 is the Allianz Group brand serving the world’s largest consumer brands and major industry players through to family-owned enterprises forming the backbone of nations’ economies. We bring together the corporate multinational business of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and the commercial business of national Allianz Property & Casualty entities and provide both traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and Multinational services as well as seamless claims handling.
As a key strategic player in the Allianz Group network, Allianz Commercial is present in over 200 countries and in 2022 generated more than €19 billion gross premium.
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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 culture.
People with disabilities:
We want to give all our candidates the best opportunity to succeed. If you need any adjustments to be made during the application and selection process, please email agcsglobalcareers@allianz.com
Recruitment Agencies:
Allianz Commercial has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Allianz Commercial does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact managers directly.
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