Underwriter Financial Lines (m/f/d)
Let’s care for tomorrow.
Your ambitions. Your dreams. Your tomorrow
Whether it’s aircraft, international business or offshore wind parks, Allianz Commercial has an extensive range of risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.
We are looking for an Underwriter Financial Lines (m/f/d), based in Wallisellen.
Your Team
Our team at Allianz Commercial is a dynamic group of experienced professionals dedicated to providing tailored financial lines insurance solutions. We work closely with clients, from large multinationals to small businesses, to understand their unique risks and craft customized coverage. With a strong global presence and deep industry expertise, we are committed to protecting companies, financial institutions, and individual directors from an ever-evolving landscape of liabilities. We pride ourselves on our collaborative approach, fostering a supportive and innovative environment where every team member plays a crucial role in delivering excellence. Join us and be part of a team that values flexibility, client-centric service, and continuous growth in a challenging yet rewarding field.
The Impact You Will Have
As an underwriter at Allianz Commercial, you will play a pivotal role in driving our financial lines business forward. Your expertise will directly impact our profitability by securing and renewing high-quality accounts that meet Line of Business (LoB) targets. Through skilled negotiation, you'll optimize participation, pricing, and terms to ensure favorable outcomes. You'll take ownership of key accounts and clients, fostering strong, long-term relationships with brokers and clients alike. Your strategic approach and relationship-building skills will be essential in maintaining Allianz’s reputation for excellence and in delivering tailored insurance solutions that meet the evolving needs of our diverse client base.
Some of your specific responsibilities could include:
You will underwrite new and renewal accounts to achieve top and bottom-line targets.
You will negotiate participation, pricing, and terms with brokers to secure favorable outcomes.
You will ensure contract certainty is achieved at inception for all accounts.
You will utilize global pricing tools to maintain consistency and accuracy in underwriting.
You will develop and maintain strong relationships with key brokers, clients, and other stakeholders.
You will train, develop, and coach less experienced staff to build team capability and expertise.
What You’ll Bring to the Role
You have a degree in Economics, Law, or a related discipline, or are progressing toward a professional insurance qualification (e.g., CII).
You have at leat 2 to 3 years of a proven track record in underwriting profitable business within the Line of Business (LoB) with a solid understanding of LoB products and portfolio management.
You have demonstrable and established relationships with brokers at the peer group level, contributing to successful negotiations and partnerships.
You have a strong understanding of regional and local LoB insurance markets, including the competitive landscape.
You know the legal and regulatory framework relevant to the insurance industry.
You have experience working within a complex, global matrix organization, adapting to diverse challenges.
You have excellent communication skills, clearly and effectively expressing ideas in both speech and writing.
You are fluent in German, and have a good communication skill in English enabling effective communication across multiple markets.
55742 | Underwriting | Professional | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Permanent
What’s in it for you?
Let’s care about everything that makes you, 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.
Let’s care for your financial wellbeing
We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.
Let’s care for your opportunities to progress
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.
Let’s care for life’s twists and turns
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.
Let’s care for our society and our planet
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.
Care to join us?
Allianz Commercial is the Allianz Group brand serving the world’s largest consumer brands and major industry players through to family-owned enterprises forming the backbone of nations’ economies. We bring together the corporate multinational business of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and the commercial business of national Allianz Property & Casualty entities and provide both traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and Multinational services as well as seamless claims handling.
As a key strategic player in the Allianz Group network, Allianz Commercial is present in over 200 countries and in 2022 generated more than €19 billion gross premium.
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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 culture.
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