Chief Underwriting Officer

Allianz Insurance Singapore Pte. Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in Singapore is looking for a Chief Underwriting Officer to develop the Midcorp strategy and lead a team of underwriters. This role requires strong technical underwriting experience, leadership skills, and market relationship building within the Asia region. The ideal candidate will focus on profitability, team management, and actively drive business growth. Competitive salary and inclusion in a diverse workplace are offered.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years’ experience in Technical Underwriting across various lines.
• Demonstrable success in leadership in the Asia region.
• Strong market relationships in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
• Ability to lead and develop a team of underwriters.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the Midcorp strategy and portfolio focusing on growth.
• Build and manage a team of market-facing underwriters.
• Develop a sales pipeline focused on large brokers.
• Steer specific regional Mid-Corp portfolio for profitability.

Skills

Technical Underwriting experience

Leadership capabilities

Market relationship building

Commercial and sales acumen

Ability to analyze complex data

Communication skills

Team management

AI-future skills

Job description

Chief Underwriting Officer

The Chief Underwriting Office (CUO) will be tasked with developing and executing the broad strategy of Allianz’ Mid-Corp business in Asia, comprising midmarket / commercial risks across Property, Engineering, Liability, Financial lines and Marine business. The selected individual will have responsibility for taking charge of the management and further commercial growth of the portfolio, with overarching accountability for its success while maintaining strong relationships with brokers and clients alike. The CUO will assume leadership of a team of Underwriters based in Singapore and will have oversight of existing Midcorp business in specific countries in the region. The selected individual will be responsible for further embedding the segment, active business origination within these parameters. He / she will have a profitability orientated growth mindset and is a strong internal collaborator across functions and business units as well as an energetic, driven and entrepreneurial developer, externally. The selected individual ideally has a technical foundation, derived from either underwriting or technical product line broking.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the Midcorp strategy and portfolio with a focus on growth, profitability, talent management and development and implementation of technical excellence standards.
• Build, develop and manage a team of highly talented market facing underwriters that will actively lead local and regional business origination for Mid‑Corp and provide expert underwriting support to Allianz Insurance Singapore other distribution channels and to Allianz regional entities as required.
• Build and develop an active sales pipeline, with a focus on large and international brokers and drive profitable growth in the Mid‑Corp segment
• Steer and manage specific regional Mid‑Corp portfolio with the objective to maintain growth and drive profitability.

Together with key internal stakeholder

• Implement the relevant reinsurance strategy to maximize business origination, local retention and capital efficiency,
• Ensure proper management and administration of the policies sold along the insurance value chain

Requirements

• Ideally 10‑15 years’ Technical Underwriting experience across the Property, Construction, Engineering, Liability, Marine and Financial Lines LOB
• Demonstrable track record of leadership, preferably within the Asia region
• Have built a strong level of market relationships in Singapore and in the region
• Strong footprint in the Southeast Asia market with excellent commercial and sales acumen
• Entrepreneurial and resilient mindset able to work in a fast‑paced, flexible work environment
• Preferably has strong experience in Singapore, with some exposure to international markets
• Understanding of the corporate / mid‑market segment is a strong added advantage and the individual ideally has a portfolio view across various lines of business
• Ability to express ideas and messages clearly, both written and verbally. Ability to “sell” an improvised or prepared audience winning story
• Ability to analyse highly complex data, from multiple sources, in detail; identify and resolve issues before they transpire
• Ability to lead and manage a team of underwriters. Includes the ability to delegate tasks, steer team direction / goals, et
• Any AI‑future skills e.g., ChatGPT, or CoPilot 365, will be an advantage to all job roles

73550 | Underwriting | Management | Allianz Executive | Allianz Singapore | Full‑Time | Permanent

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