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.

Role Description

We have an exciting opportunity within our Chelmsford Branch (hybrid 3 days a week in office), for a Property and Casualty (P&C) Underwriting team manager, to lead our New Business Team with passion, energy and a positive mindset.

The right candidate will ideally have, prior line management experience, commercial underwriting experience and good commercial industry knowledge.

You will join an established team of Team Managers to own all day-to-day operational processes and systems on behalf of the National Operations Manager. Having the skill set to lead a successful team in a professional way, delivering a high standard of service to both external and internal customers and profitable growth.

This role will require the successful candidate to hold underwriting authority, enabling the handling of referrals and ability to trade with brokers to grow our business.

About you

The main duties will include:

Leadership and People Management:

Monitor performance and ensure the team is focused on the key challenges, at all times.
Effectively manage all team communication – in groups or individually.
Line management responsibility for Underwriters.
Drive and Foster a team culture.

Underwriting:

Developing broker relationships (including regular broker visits) and collaborating with your team and colleagues in other departments to support our ambitious growth plans.
Negotiate within authority and referring where appropriate to maximise customer growth including persuading, influencing and convincing customers of the benefits of any proposed action.
Handling and sign off of underwriting referrals from the team.
Cross selling

Operational/Technical Management:

Effectively prioritise and organise work to maximise opportunities and deliver the business result.
Be confident with analysing data to drive productivity and deliver performance improvement within the team.
Empower your team to operate utilising best practice in Operational efficiency.
Empower your team to operate to best advantage by ensuring technical training, authority level advancement and underwriting capability is maximised.
Monitoring and reporting of relevant KPIs.
Roll out new procedures or instructions as required

Collaboration and Best Practice:

Provide support to all stakeholders, including National Operations Manager.
Enthusiastically embrace One Allianz and understand the range of propositions that we have to offer, both within Allianz UK and globally.
Ensure compliance, both personally and in your team, with Corporate governance, Allianz Standards Underwriting (ASU) and regulatory requirements.
Support Compliance and Corporate Governance across underwriting discipline.

Skills & Experience:

Qualifications

Educated to A level or equivalent
Ideally with ACII or progress towards

Skills and capabilities

Experience of leading a team and managing workflow, within an insurance environment (is preferred)
Proactive and enthusiastic - challenge yourself to go out of your comfort zone
Customer focus
Strong trading skills – collaboration, influence and negotiation
Strong technical underwriting skills in Commercial Property and Casualty
Own development and technical and professional development of your team including commitment to undertaking and progressing towards CII qualifications
Operational mindset

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to chose 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

We Secure your future

Be Brave | With Heart | Everyone Counts | Inspiring Trust

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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