Motor Fleet Underwriter

Allianz Management Services Ltd; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm is seeking a Motor Fleet Underwriter in Southampton. This role involves nurturing broker relationships, underwriting risks, and managing various policy transactions. Candidates should have experience in motor risks and strong analytical skills. The position offers a competitive salary of approximately £37,000 per year and various flexible benefits, including career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Annual performance-related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Discount on insurance products

Qualifications

• Experience of underwriting motor/fleet risks.
• An understanding of evaluating risks and fostering relationships.
• Willingness to take initiative and be proactive.

Responsibilities

• Build strong broker relationships and provide excellent customer service.
• Offer renewal terms and quotations for new business.
• Check and issue documents to clients.
• Learn from industry-leading Underwriters.

Skills

Building strong relationships with brokers

Effective negotiation skills

Customer service excellence

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work collaboratively in a team

Good Maths skills

Education

CII qualification or commitment to progress

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Motor Fleet Underwriter to join our growing and successful team in Southampton (hybrid).

Our Underwriters are at the forefront of key broker relationships and your role and skillset will be dedicated to the continued development of our ever growing account through the retention of existing business and a hunger to write and win new business.

You'll participate in Fleet authority accreditation, enhancing your skills in underwriting, risk engineering, pricing, and claims management while exchanging best practices across the Allianz Group.

Our team values continuous learning, you can enjoy free access to top training platforms like DataCamp, Databricks Academy, and LinkedIn Learning. Additionally, we host Lunch and Learn sessions on key business topics hosted by experts across the team and monthly insight sessions, including the Data Science Forum and analyst forum, to refine your technical skills.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £37,000 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 the Motor Fleet Underwriter, your responsibilities will include:

• Building strong relationships with brokers, negotiating effectively, and providing excellent customer service at all times
• Working as part of a close-knit team to offer renewal terms and new business quotations before deadlines, along with mid-term adjustments, survey preparation, and other types of policy transaction as needed
• Checking and issuing of documents to clients
• Learning about different areas of the business from industry-leading Underwriters
• Supporting the wider teams by being proactive, enthusiastic and by challenging yourself to go out of your comfort zone.
• Experience of underwriting motor/fleet risks
• An understanding of how to approach the evaluation of risks, as well as how to foster strong relationships with our broker clients.
• Taking initiative and being proactive within a team
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent Maths skills and comfortable working with numbers.
• Attention to detail and good analytical skills
• Existing CII qualification or a commitment to progressing towards CII qualifications is necessary for working within this technical team

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
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet

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.

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

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

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