Regional Head of Financial Institutions

Allianz UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Regional Head of Financial Institutions in London. This role entails developing strategies for the FI portfolio, managing a team of underwriters, and overseeing negotiations with brokers. The ideal candidate should have 7-10 years of relevant experience, strong negotiation skills, and fluency in English. The position offers competitive compensation and a hybrid working model, emphasizing continuous learning and personal development.

Benefits

Competitive salary and performance bonus

Hybrid working model

Health and wellbeing benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in underwriting large corporate international insurance.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to design robust contract wording.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategy for the FI portfolio in the UK.
• Manage a team of underwriters.
• Negotiate terms with brokers.
• Support acquisition of new business.

Skills

Experience underwriting profitable business in FI segment

People management experience

Negotiation skills

Fluent English

Use of data and analytics

Understanding of legal and regulatory framework

Education

CII qualification or equivalent

Job description

Description

We are looking for a Regional Head of Financial Institutions, based in London.

The Impact You Will Have

At Allianz Commercial, we combine specialist expertise and global reach with high levels of AA rated underwriting capacity to industry specific exposures. This allows us to establish a reputation as leaders of some of the largest and most complex Financial Institutions (FI) risks in the market.

Reporting to the Regional Head of Financial Lines, UK, you will deliver clear underwriting strategies for the regional team. You will have ownership of selected key/large accounts. You will also share your expertise and train staff.

Some of your specific responsibilities could include:

• Develop and execute the strategy for the FI portfolio for the UK region within the framework of the global strategy for the Line of Business (LoB).
• Develop targeting strategy for new opportunities in the FI market.
• Manage a team of underwriters with different levels of expertise.
• Collaborate with relevant internal stakeholders (e.g., Underwriting, Operations, Actuarial, Finance, etc.) to enable delivery of underwriting targets.
• Underwrite large new and renewal accounts to meet top and bottom line targets.
• Negotiate participation, pricing, and terms and conditions with brokers.
• Underwrite and take referrals in line with FI governance framework – e.g., Underwriting Authorities, global MSU, Underwriting Guidelines, Rules, and Principles.
• Proactively support acquisition of new business and retention of existing business (including client and broker negotiations where necessary).
• Positively represent Allianz Commercial externally to the market.

WhatYou’llBring to the Role

• 7-10 years of experience underwriting profitable business in the FI segment of large corporate international insurance.
• Preferably, you bring people management experience.
• Ideally, you are CII qualified or equivalent, or working towards it.
• You have recognized relationships with clients and brokers at the peer group level and are well established within your reference market.
• Specialized understanding of regional/national FI insurance markets and the competitor landscape.
• Ability to negotiate effectively, achieving the best outcome for your portfolio while maintaining positive business relationships with your clients and brokers.
• Ability to leverage data and analytics to make business more efficient and effective.
• Good understanding of the legal and regulatory framework.
• Ability to design, develop, and implement consistent, robust wordings for contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues across various departments, fostering a team-oriented environment and contributing to collective success.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills.
• You should be able to integrate AI-driven insights into your work to optimize outcomes and support broader organizational goals.
• Fluent English skills.

88254 | Underwriting | Management | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Permanent

What’s in it for you?

Let’s care about everything that makes you, you

We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.

Let’s care for your financial wellbeing

We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.

Let’s care for your opportunities to progress

From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.

Let’s care for life’s twists and turns

From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We've got your back.

Let’s care for our society and our planet

With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.

Care to join us?

Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid‑sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks. Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family‑owned and medium‑enterprises. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions. Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling. Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.

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At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

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