Senior P&C Underwriter

Allianz UK; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior P&C Underwriter to join their dynamic team in Chelmsford. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the company's growth as they strive to become the UK's leading Commercial Insurer. You'll leverage your expertise in underwriting and risk management while enjoying hybrid working arrangements. The company values continuous learning and provides access to top training platforms, ensuring you stay at the forefront of the industry. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, this position promises to be both rewarding and impactful.

Benefits

Flexible buy/sell holiday options

Annual performance related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Development days

Discounts on insurance products

Retail discounts

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Outstanding technical underwriting skills in commercial property and/or casualty.
• Proven track record of dealing with large and/or complex risks.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a Senior Authority holder focused on winning and retaining business.
• Building and developing successful Broker relationships.

Skills

Technical Underwriting

Risk Management

Data Analytics

Leadership

Negotiation

Broker Relationship Management

Organizational Skills

Education

ACII Qualified

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

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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.

There’s a lot of work to be done to bring together our combined strengths, expertise and assets and so the collaboration of our people is key to the success of this.

As a result of this proposition we’re seeking an experienced Property and/or Casualty Senior Underwriter to join us at our Chelmsford office (Hybrid working, 3 days a week in office).

You'll participate in the Global P&C Academy accreditation, enhancing your skills in underwriting, risk engineering, pricing, and claims management while exchanging best practices across the Allianz Group. Furthermore, for pricing-based roles, 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.

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 £55,000 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 Senior P&C Underwriter your responsibilities will include;

• Acting as a Senior Authority holder focussed on winning and retaining business of a large and complex nature
• To build and develop successful Broker relationships
• To be visible in the local market, you will thrive on face to face contact with brokers and end customers
• P rovide excellent service and develop business relationships with key clients
• To achieve agreed financial and operational performance targets
• Provide support and guidance to colleagues on lower license levels, signing off referrals and working on quality assurance
• To collaborate strongly with other departments to achieve the Company's goals in respect of service delivery

Essential Skills

To be successful in this role you will have;

• Outstanding technical underwriting skills in commercial property and/or casualty (ideally already at a senior level)
• Proven track record of dealing with large and/or complex risks
• Capable of leveraging data and analytics
• Strong leadership capabilities
• Excellent trading skills and a confident negotiator. Proven experience in handling large cases.
• Strong ability to build, develop and maintain broker relationships.
• Achievement orientated, able to organise own workload to meet tight deadlines and with a positive attitude.
• ACII qualified or progression towards
• Full working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

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: Matthew Mckevitt

Closing date 15/05/25

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

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