Property & Casualty Underwriter - New Business

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

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Manchester is seeking a New Business Underwriter to join their successful team. You will engage in building long-term relationships with brokers and underwrite new business inquiries. The ideal candidate will have robust underwriting skills and a proven ability to secure profitable business while providing excellent customer service. Flexible working options and generous benefits are offered.

Benefits

Flexible buy/sell holiday options

Annual performance related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts on insurance products

Retail discounts

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience in writing new and profitable business.
• Strong technical underwriting skills in Commercial Property and Casualty.
• Good trading skills with proven experience in handling large cases.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new business enquiries received by brokers.
• Build strong relationships with brokers, providing excellent customer service.
• Provide suggestions to continuously improve the business.

Skills

Strong technical underwriting skills in Commercial Property and Casualty

Experience in writing new and profitable business

Good trading skills and a confident negotiator

The ability to build, develop and maintain positive broker relationships

Team player with positive attitude

Education

CII or working towards it

Job description

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Role Description

There is an exciting opportunity to join our successful Property & Casualty as a New Business Underwriter. We are looking for a self-motivated and talented individual to join our successful New Business Team in Manchester.

You will proactively build long-term, sustainable business relationships in order to engender customer loyalty and achieve profitable growth in line with our ambition. Demonstrating consistently high standards of behaviour across all elements of the role, you will assist in supporting the national strategic objectives within the Region.

Allianz Insurance offers a generous study package to enable the actuarial qualification to be obtained through the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the UK.

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

Your role will vary day to day, but here is a bit of what you can expect:

• Underwrite new business enquiries received by brokers, actively engage in prospecting activities to secure new business growth.
• 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.
• Provide suggestions to continuously improve the business in an ever-changing environment

• Build strong relationships with brokers, negotiating effectively, and providing excellent customer service at all times.

Essential Skills

We don't expect you to know everything from day one, but the following will enable you to hit the ground running:

• Experience in writing new and profitable business.
• Strong technical underwriting skills in Commercial Property and Casualty.
• Good trading skills and a confident negotiator, with proven experience in handling large cases.
• The ability to build, develop and maintain positive broker relationships.
• A good team player, supportive to others with an enthusiastic and positive attitude.

Desirable skills

• CII or working towards

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.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, 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: Charlotte Whalley

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

Closing date 26/09/2025

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