Inspection Assistant Underwriter

Allianz UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking an Assistant Underwriter in Manchester. This role involves underwriting inspection products, managing broker relationships, and ensuring exceptional customer service. Ideal candidates will have a passion for professional development, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to achieving business targets. The position offers a salary of about £30,000 per year and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Annual performance-related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Development days

Insurance product discounts

Retail discounts

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience in underwriting or similar financial roles.
• Ability to build strong broker relationships.
• Proven history of achieving business targets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as first point of contact for customers.
• Manage broker and client accounts.
• Underwrite existing business and mid-term adjustments.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by providing excellent service.

Skills

Customer focus

Team orientation

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Good decision-making

Education

Progression towards CII qualifications

Job description

Role Description

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Underwriter to join Allianz Engineering Inspection Services Ltd (AEIS).

Underwriters are the first point of contact for all customers of the Engineering Inspection Services. To work as part of this successful and dynamic branch, you will be customer focussed and team oriented in order to deliver an excellent customer journey.

Your main role is to meet all business targets in relation to Inspection products for the UK region. The servicing of Broker and Client accounts within your own panel and ensuring you underwrite within defined parameters in a consistent and profitable manner.

This is a hybrid role with 2-3 days in the Manchester office per week.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £30,000 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

• On a daily basis, you'll ensure customer satisfaction by building rapport and provide excellent service to external and internal customers and in the long term, ensure customer new business growth and retention you will:
• Build strong relationships with brokers, including attending virtual & face-to face meetings, negotiating effectively, and providing excellent customer service at all times
• Handle general customers' queries via the telephone and in writing within agreed service standards.
• Underwrite existing business and mid-term adjustments including analysis and compilation of data for referral.
• 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.

Essential Skills

You will need to demonstrate:

• Passion about your development
• Taking initiative and being proactive within a team
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and good analytical skills
• Good decision-making skills
• Commitment to progressing towards CII qualifications
• A positive “can do attitude”
• To demonstrate Allianz’s day to day values of ‘Be Brave’, ‘With Heart’, ‘Inspire Trust’, ‘Be Responsible’ in your day to day behaviour.

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.

Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust

At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.

We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for All

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long‑term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

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For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Matthew Mckevitt

Closing date 18/11/25

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

85233 | Underwriting | Professional | Non‑Executive | Allianz UK | Full‑Time | Permanent

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