Executive Underwriter - Inland Marine

Allianz Commercial; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Executive Underwriter for their Inland Marine line of business. This role offers the unique opportunity to work remotely while engaging with brokers and clients across California, Colorado, and Arizona. The position involves underwriting profitable new and renewal business, negotiating terms, and developing strong relationships with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in inland marine underwriting, a solid understanding of the market, and the ability to analyze complex data. Join a company that values diversity, innovation, and lifelong learning, and make a significant impact in the insurance industry.

Benefits

Generous Bonus Scheme

Pension Plan

Private Healthcare

Flexible Working Arrangements

Career Development Programs

Parental Leave Benefits

Support for Career Breaks

Inclusive Work Environment

Qualifications

• 7+ years in underwriting inland marine business with strong market knowledge.
• Ability to analyze complex data and manage underwriting books effectively.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new and renewal accounts to meet business targets.
• Negotiate terms and manage relationships with producers and clients.

Skills

Underwriting

Risk Assessment

Negotiation

Relationship Management

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

AI Tools Utilization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Risk Management

Professional Insurance Qualification

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

Cluster: Allianz Professional

Let’s care for tomorrow.

At Allianz Commercial (AzC), we are the global leader for insuring corporate and specialty risks in the Allianz Group. Whether it’s aircraft, satellites, the world’s biggest ships and tallest buildings, cyber-attacks, or climate change impacts, AzC has the major risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.

We are looking for an Executive Underwriter for our Inland Marine line of business. This role will be remote, but candidates must physically reside in Colorado, California, or Arizona to service area brokers and clients.

Your Team

Allianz Commercial (AzC) is one of the largest marine insurers in the world and is a leader in inland marine insurance and related property coverage across North America and various worldwide locations. Allianz offers a broad portfolio of highly customizable products and an almost unlimited appetite for complex marine accounts that demand innovative solutions.

Our Inland Marine and Related Property Insurance solutions cover over 100 classes of business, covering all aspects of moving or movable property. Whether it's a building under construction or a shipment of an original Picasso, our inland marine insurance underwriters provide flexible and creative solutions for the most challenging of inland marine exposures.

The Impact You Will Have

Reporting to the Senior Underwriting Team Leader Southwest, this position will underwrite profitable new and renewal business to meet the inland marine line of business targets in accordance with underwriting guidelines and underwriting authority. Negotiate price, and terms and conditions. Own accounts/clients. Develop and maintain strong relationships with producers and clients in partnership with Market Management.

Some of your specific responsibilities could include:

• Participate in the development and execution of regional Underwriting strategy for LoB(s). Work closely with Market Management, Claims, and other product lines to achieve key marketing strategies, including cross-selling.
• Underwrite new and renewal accounts to meet top and bottom-line targets. Negotiate price and terms and conditions with producers. Proactively manage capacity. Underwrite and evaluate Natural Catastrophe Accumulation, ensuring an understanding of catastrophe modelling and interpretation of scenarios (for relevant LOBs). Underwrite International Insurance Programs (for relevant LOBs).
• Positively represent AzC externally to the market. Proactively drive involvement of functional areas in Underwriting process, including e.g. MMC, ARC, Claims, Operations. Develop and maintain strong relationships with key producers and clients and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. risk managers).
• Ensure accurate policy documentation issued to producers (where AzC responsibility to do so) or producers has issued documentation (where producer responsibility). File maintenance – ensure file is established (whether electronic or paper) and maintained for each risk and transaction handled. Proactively support completion of policy administration and credit control processes.
• Proactively support acquisition of new business and retention of existing business (including client and producer negotiations where necessary). Proactively liaise with MMC on market management initiatives.
• Participate / contribute to key projects. Training and development of underwriters in Lob, e.g. Associate Underwriters and Underwriters. Referral point for other underwriters. Participate in cross regional activities as required / requested.

What You’ll Bring to the Role –

• A minimum 7 years’ proven track record in underwriting profitable inland marine business. In depth understanding of its products and portfolio. In depth understanding of regional/local LoB insurance markets and competitor landscape. Demonstrable, established relationships with brokers at peer group level and established within local market.
• Ideal candidate will have worked as an underwriter or account executive and be well versed in multiple inland marine products such as construction, transportation, miscellaneous coverages, and property (i.e., builder’s risk, contractor’s equipment, motortruck cargo, physical damage, mono line property for small to medium risks, and scheduled property floaters).
• Preferably a bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Insurance, Business Administration, Finance or Economics. And completion of a professional insurance qualification.
• Ability to assess risk inherent exposures and natural hazards relevant to LoB. Manage the underwriting books. Analyze trends and scenario plans from which portfolio strategies can be developed and implemented. Analyze current performance against various benchmarks with a view to ensure adequate progress and satisfactory performance.
• Apply knowledge of how the market operates and functions, the business and customer needs.
• Ability to analyze highly complex data from multiple sources, in detail; identify and resolve issues before they transpire.
• Ability to express ideas and messages clearly, both written and verbally. Ability to “sell” an improvised or prepared audience winning story. Ability to persuade and motivate others to act, without executive authority.
• Use of general office application tools (i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• The ability to utilize AI tools to support day-to-day tasks, improve efficiency, and contribute to data-driven decision-making is valuable. A willingness to learn and explore how AI can enhance your role and the broader organization is expected.

What’s in it for 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Allianz is an equal opportunity employer, and therefore welcomes applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. Diversity of thinking is an important part of our company culture.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Sales
• Industries: Financial Services and Insurance