Financial Lines Underwriter
Role Description
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Underwriter to join our successful Financial Lines team at Allianz. The role will be located in London, Maidstone, Chelmsford or Bristol and you will be required to do 3 days a week on site/in office.
As part of this growth and ambition, we are now looking for a talented, ambitious and passionate underwriting professional to join us on our journey to build a ‘Best in Industry’ team which sets the gold standard within the Allianz Group.
The role will include everything from pricing risks, chasing in new business, and analysing claims data, to implementing bespoke scheme arrangements; including answering day to day queries from Brokers, and ensuring that renewal terms are sent out in accordance with our compliance rules and regulations, developing broker relationships through regular broker visits and collaborating with your colleagues in other departments to support our ambitious growth plans.
Salary Information
Pay: Circa £45,000
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 Financial Lines Underwriter you will be responsible for;
* Underwriting new business enquiries received by brokers, actively engage in prospecting activities to secure new business growth.
* Negotiating within authority and referring where appropriate to maximise customer growth including persuading, influencing and convincing customers of the benefits of an opposed course of action.
* Providing excellent service to our customers
* Collaborating and building a successful relationship with the Regional and wider UK Financial Lines Team
* Building successful broker relationships
* Achieving agreed financial performance targets
* Collaborating strongly with other departments to achieve the Company's goals in respect of service delivery
* Processing renewals and mid-term adjustments
* Sending out documents to Brokers ensuring that we adhere to compliance and regulation
Essential Skills
* Track record as a confident negotiator
* Experience of building, developing and maintaining positive broker relationships
* A good team player, supportive to others with an enthusiastic and positive attitude
* Highly customer focused with good influencing and negotiation skills
* Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative
Desirable Skills
* Trading skills would be advantageous
* Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage.
We support the government scheme “Access to Work” please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.
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.
Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust
At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is 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.
Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk
For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Matthew Mckevitt
Closing date 06/03/2026
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.
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