Commercial Combined Senior Underwriter

Allianz UK; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Hybrid working

Annual performance bonus

Pension scheme

Development days

Product discounts

Volunteering days

Job summary

Allianz UK is seeking a Commercial Combined Senior Underwriter in Maidstone, offering a hybrid role with 2-3 days in the office. You will lead complex deals, strengthen broker partnerships, and drive profitable growth in the Commercial space.

The role includes mentoring colleagues, ensuring governance, and contributing to regional plans. A salary around £55,000 with a comprehensive rewards package and flexible working arrangements is available.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Commercial Combined underwriting with high-value risks.
• Ability to coach and mentor colleagues as a technical referral point.
• Proven experience managing key broker relationships, including large cases.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite Commercial Combined risks in line with appetite and authority.
• Develop broker partnerships and leverage collaboration to grow market presence.
• Analyze risk exposures, terms, and pricing using data and underwriting tools.
• Contribute to regional business plans and growth strategies.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and internal governance.
• Act as a senior mentor for junior underwriters.

Skills

Commercial underwriting

Broker relationships

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Job description

Role Description

Ready to shape the future of commercial underwriting? Elevate your career to new heights.

This is your opportunity to lead complex deals, strengthen broker partnerships, and make a visible impact in a role that is central to our commercial success.

Join Allianz UK on our bold journey to become the UK’s Number 1 Commercial Insurer.

This is more than just a role, it's your chance to be part of a transformative movement driving profitable growth and redefining excellence in the Commercial Combined space.

This is a hybrid role based out of our Maidstone office, with an expectation to attend the office 2-3 days per week.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £55,000 per year.

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

As our Commercial Combined Senior Underwriter, you'll:

• Underwrite business across Commercial Combined risks in line with Allianz underwriting appetite and authority levels
• Develop trusted partnerships with brokers, leveraging collaboration to unlock new opportunities and strengthen market presence.
• Analyse risk exposures, terms, and pricing using data and underwriting tools
• Contribute to regional business plans and growth strategies
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal governance standards
• Act as a senior referral point and mentor for less experienced underwriters where appropriate

Essential skills

• Extensive experience in Commercial Combined, Property, Casualty or Liability underwriting, with the capability to manage complex and high-value risks
• The confidence and capability to coach, develop and support colleagues, acting as a technical referral point within the team
• Proven experience in owning and managing key broker relationships, including large and complex case management
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships and work collaboratively across the business

Desirable Skills

• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage

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.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for any assistance with during the recruitment process including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications. [e-mail]

Closing date 04/11/26

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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