Broker Risk Selection Manager

Allianz Management Services Ltd; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual performance related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Development days

Discount on Allianz products

Retail discounts

Volunteering days

Job summary

Allianz Personal is seeking a Broker Risk Selection Manager to lead a team of underwriters and pricing analysts within the Personal Lines motor pricing & underwriting function. You will drive broker performance, governance, and portfolio optimization to deliver profitable growth and excellent broker/customer outcomes.

Based in London or Chelmsford with hybrid working (50% office), you will collaborate across Portfolio Pricing, Distribution, Product Delivery and Claims to shape pricing strategy

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing broker performance to targets in a personal lines insurance environment.
• Strong pricing and underwriting principles, broker book management, data enrichment and risk selection.
• Experience leading and developing technical teams, including underwriters, analysts and pricing professionals.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret complex performance, risk and market data.
• Strong stakeholder management across multiple functions.
• Ability to lead cross-function teams on broker projects including new products and data enrichment.
• Commercial awareness balancing growth, profitability and customer outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of underwriters and pricing analysts to deliver performance.
• Deliver broker KPIs through governance, pricing actions and risk management.
• Monitor motor portfolio performance and identify trends and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Pricing, Technical Pricing, Underwriting, Claims, Distribution and Product Delivery to drive profitability.
• Use internal/external data to support underwriting strategy and portfolio optimisation.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and technical leadership to pricing capability.

Skills

Broker performance

Pricing & underwriting

Technical leadership

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Commercial awareness

Presentation skills

Education

Pricing & underwriting qualifications

Tools

Pricing models

Segmentation strategies

Portfolio optimisation

Pricing tools

AI/ML in pricing

Job description

Broker Risk Selection Manager

Role Description

Allianz Personal are looking for a Risk Selection Manager to join our Personal Lines Broker Standard Motor Pricing & Underwriting team. In this leadership role, you will lead a team of Underwriters and Pricing Analysts to deliver sustainable profitable growth, pro-active broker account performance management and excellent customer outcomes.

You will play a key role in the day to day management of Standard Motor broker account performance, identifying emerging risks and opportunities, and working closely with Portfolio Pricing, Commercial Trading, Distribution, Product Delivery teams, as well as our brokers, to ensure our broker propositions remain competitive and sustainable.

Location: This role is based in either our London or Chelmsford offices, please note that this is a hybrid working role with the expectation that attend the office 50% of your time.

Salary Information

Pay is based on experience, skills and location, and forms part of our total rewards package.

About You

• You will lead a team of Underwriters and Pricing Analysts, creating a high-performing and collaborative environment.
• You will deliver broker KPIs through effective underwriting governance, pricing action and risk management.
• You will monitor motor portfolio performance, identifying trends, opportunities and areas requiring corrective action.
• You will work closely with the Portfolio Pricing, Technical Pricing & Underwriting, Claims, Commercial Trading, Distribution and Product Delivery teams to drive profitable growth and strong customer outcomes.
• You will use internal and external data (including unique broker data) and market insight to support underwriting and pricing strategy, product development and portfolio optimisation.
• You will provide coaching, mentoring and technical leadership, supporting the ongoing development of underwriting and pricing capability.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience managing broker performance to deliver against targets within a personal lines insurance environment.
• Strong understanding of pricing and underwriting principles, broker book management, data enrichment and risk selection.
• Experience leading and developing technical teams, including underwriters, analysts and pricing professionals.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex performance, risk and market data.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience influencing decisions across multiple business functions.
• Ability to lead cross-function teams to deliver on broker specific projects, ranging from delivery of new products, to assessment and incorporation of unique data enrichment.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to balance growth, profitability and customer outcomes. This to include pro-active account management and identification of divergence from targets and formulation of corrective action for stakeholder approval.
• Confident presentation and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical insight into business actions.

Desirable Skills

• Experience working closely with pricing models, segmentation strategies and portfolio optimisation techniques.
• Knowledge of insurance pricing tools, machine learning models or related analytical technologies.
• Relevant pricing and underwriting qualifications or equivalent industry experience.
• Ability to utilise Artificial Intelligence tools, understanding their appropriateness and limitations.

What We Will Offer You

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
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working

Do you need 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.

Inclusive Support & Accessibility

At Allianz, we are committed to fostering building an inclusive, accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates and offer tailored adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, whether that’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, flexible working arrangements, mentoring or coaching. We want to encourage candidates to speak with us about any adjustments they may need. We’re here to support you.

If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and meet the essential criteria, you can choose to be considered through our Offer an Interview Scheme.

Closing date 11/11/26

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107860 | Actuarial | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz UK | Full-Time | Permanent