Property & Casualty Underwriter

Allianz UK; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible buy/sell holiday options

Annual performance-related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Development days

Insurance product discounts

Retail discounts

Volunteering days

Job summary

A prominent insurance provider is looking for a motivated Property & Casualty Underwriter to join their dynamic team in Leeds. This role offers hybrid working, requiring three days in the office. The successful candidate will handle underwriting tasks, engage in customer queries, and build relationships with brokers. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a commitment to professional development. Competitive salary and benefits package are included.

Qualifications

• Strong initiative and proactive within a team.
• Passionate about personal development.
• Existing experience in underwriting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle general customer queries via telephone and in writing.
• Underwrite existing cases and process mid-term adjustments.
• Build strong relationships with brokers and negotiate effectively.

Skills

Verbal and written communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Good decision-making skills

Team player

Education

CII qualification or commitment towards CII qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Property & Casualty Underwriter – Allianz UK

Join us for a challenging role as a Property & Casualty Underwriter at Allianz UK, based in Leeds (Hybrid, 3 days in office per week).

Role Description

This is an exciting opportunity for us and one which will provide significant strides in our journey towards becoming the UK’s Number 1 Commercial Insurer. Allianz UK will drive profitable growth across this important segment and establish ourselves as the employer of choice.

As a result of this proposition, we’re looking for an experienced Property & Casualty Underwriter to join our fast paced and already successful team.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £40,000 per year, based on relevant experience, skills, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

Responsibilities

• Handle general customers’ queries via telephone and in writing within agreed service standards.
• Underwrite existing cases and process mid‑term adjustments, including analysis and compiling data for authority referrals.
• Handle internal claims and account queries.
• Negotiate within authority and refer where appropriate to maximise customer retention, persuading, influencing and convincing customers of the benefits of an opposed course of action.
• Anticipate likely objections and build effective responses.
• Build strong relationships with brokers, negotiate effectively, and provide excellent customer service at all times.
• Work as part of a close‑knit team to offer renewal terms before deadlines and thoroughly check and issue renewal documents to clients.
• Learn about different areas of the business from industry‑leading underwriters.
• Support the wider teams by being proactive, enthusiastic and challenging yourself to go out of your comfort zone.
• Provide suggestions to continuously improve the business in an ever‑changing environment.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Existing CII qualification or a commitment to progressing towards CII qualifications is necessary.
• A good team player, supportive to others with an enthusiastic and positive attitude.
• Full working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Benefits

• 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

We support hybrid working patterns and flexible working hours where possible. If it’s right for customers, the business and you, we’ll do everything we can to make it happen.

Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust

Allianz is an equal opportunity employer committed to fairness, inclusion and trust. We are proud to hold accreditations such as EDGE, Women in Finance Charter membership, Disability Confident, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and more. We welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates and offer tailored adjustments.

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. Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application.

Contact & Closing Date

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Matthew Mckevitt or email [e-mail].

Closing date: 09/01/26. We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

Job Details

• Job ID: 87436
• Job Category: Underwriting
• Professional Level: Professional
• Contract: Full‑Time | Permanent
• Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom
• Senior Level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Finance and Sales
• Industry: Financial Services and Insurance