Assistant Underwriter

5 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Allianz UK Full time

**Who we are**

Allianz is a global insurance company serving across 70 different countries, but from the very first day you join our team you’ll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities, while we celebrate an inclusive culture.

**Role Description**

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Underwriter to join our successful Birmingham Centre of Excellence. This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 2 days in the Birmingham City Centre office.

You will play an active role in contributing towards the delivery of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across the regional branch account, underwriting Commercial business & building strong relationships with both internal & external customers.

Our Underwriter’s handle Commercial Insurance, upholding technically excellent underwriting standards & delivering excellent customer service to our brokers.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Providing excellent service to our customers
- To build and develop successful Broker relationships
- To be visible in the local market with brokers and end customers
- To develop business relationships with key clients
- To achieve agreed financial and operational performance targets
- To collaborate strongly with other departments to achieve the Company's goals in respect of service delivery

**Skills & Experience**
- Experience in underwriting motor trade commercial insurance
- Passionate about your own development
- Excellent relationship management skills
- Practical knowledge of MS Office and MS Outlook
- Good Numerical and verbal reasoning skills
- Excellent verbal influencing and trading skills
- An understanding of the general insurance market

**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

**Our Ways of Working**

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.

**Our Purpose and Values**

**We secure your future**

**Be Brave | With Heart | Everyone Counts | Inspiring Trust**

Our purpose and values are more than just words on a website - they are the why and how of Allianz. They influence everything we do and guide us how to do it. Created by our people, for our people, they shape our culture, bring us together, and inspire us to be the best. Building an inclusive culture for us all to succeed.

**Diversity & Inclusion**

At Allianz, we value diversity and inclusion and back this up with our accreditations. Allianz is EDGE certified for gender inclusion, members of the Women in Finance Charter, members of the Stonewall Diversity Champion programme, signatories of Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter, and an Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We have a range of employee networks focusing on gender inclusion, cultural diversity, LGBTQIA+, disability and long term health conditions (including neurodiversity), intergenerational and life stages, parents and carers, mental wellbeing, menopause support and armed forces and veterans, all supporting you to bring your best and authentic self to work.

**Join us - Let’s Care for Tomorrow.**

**Job Level**:

- Entry Level

**Location**:

- Birmingham, ENG, GB, B4 6AT**Area of Expertise**:

- Underwriting

**Unit**:

- Allianz UK

**Employing Entity**:

- Allianz Management Services Ltd

**Job Type**:

- Full-Time

**Remote Job**:

- Hybrid working

**Employment Type**:

- Permanent

**ID**:

- 46047

**Position Cluster**:

- Non-Executive

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