Senior Property and Casualty Underwriter

Allianz; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz seeks a Senior Property and/or Casualty Underwriter in Ipswich as part of its journey to become the UK’s Number 1 Commercial Insurer. The role includes building broker relationships and managing complex risks, with a salary around £55,000 per year. Candidates should have strong technical underwriting skills and leadership capabilities, along with ACII qualification or progression towards it. We value continuous learning and offer flexible working options alongside a competitive benefits package.

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.
• Capable of leveraging data and analytics.
• Strong leadership capabilities.
• Excellent trading skills and a confident negotiator.
• Strong ability to build, develop and maintain broker relationships.
• Achievement oriented, able to organize own workload to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a Senior Authority holder focused on winning and retaining business.
• Building and developing successful Broker relationships.
• Being visible in the local market to thrive on face-to-face contact with brokers and end customers.
• Providing excellent service and developing business relationships with key clients.
• Achieving agreed financial and operational performance targets.
• Supporting and guiding colleagues on lower license levels.

Skills

Technical underwriting skills

Data and analytics utilization

Leadership capabilities

Trading skills

Negotiation skills

Broker relationship management

Organizational skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Education

ACII qualification or progression towards

Job description

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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 one of our East Anglian offices in Ipswich or Norwich. (Hybrid working, 1 day 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
• Provide 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 29/07/25

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

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