Executive Underwriter - Wholesale Property

Executive Underwriter - Wholesale Property

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Cluster :   Allianz Professional

Let’s care for tomorrow.

Your ambitions.   Your dreams.   Your 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 building, 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 property line of business.   This is a hybrid position that requires minimal in-office days based in our Alpharetta, Georgia office.

Your Team

Allianz Commercial (AzC) specializes in corporate property insurance for the most complex and challenging risk exposures in more than 200 countries and territories. With a focus on larger international risk portfolios, we offer tailor-made 'All Risks' property damage and business interruption insurance through our global network.

Our experience speaks for itself, insuring the majority of Global Fortune 500 companies, managing over 1000 global property insurance programs, and fielding an underwriting team averaging over 20 years’ experience, backed up a worldwide team of risk consultants and claims specialists.

When it comes to underwriting insurance products for well-known famous sports venues, sports / entertainment facilities, major airlines, retail / wholesale companies, banks and manufacturers, we do it all!

The Impact You Will Have

Reporting to the Regional Property Leader - South, this position will take prime responsibility for underwriting profitable new and renewal business to meet LoB(s) targets in accordance with underwriting guidelines and underwriting authority. Negotiate price and terms and conditions. Training and development of team and referral point for underwriters. Develop and maintain strong relationships with producers and clients in partnership with Market Management. Ownership of Wholesale relationships, accounts and clients including negotiation of participation, pricing and terms and conditions.

Some of your specific responsibilities could include :

• Contribute to development and execution of regional Wholesale Property Underwriting strategy regionally. Training, developing and coaching of underwriting team.
• Proactively support acquisition of new Wholesale Property business and retention of existing business (including client and producer negotiations where necessary) / Proactively liaise with Market Management / Distribution on market management initiatives.
• Underwrite new and renewal accounts to meet top and bottom-line targets (local and / or regional). 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, (e.g., Market Management / Distribution, Allianz Risk Consulting, Claims, Operations) and 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 producer 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 .
• Participate / contribute to key projects. Participate in cross regional activities as required / requested.

What You’ll Bring to the Role –

The annualized base pay range for this role is $125,366 to $195,190. The annual base salary range represents a nationwide market range. The actual salary for this position may be above and will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role, the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate. The base pay is just one component of the AzC total compensation package. As part of our comprehensive compensation and highly rated benefits programs, employees are also eligible for annual performance-based cash incentive awards.

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 (AzC) is a global corporate insurance carrier and part of Allianz Group. We provide risk consultancy, Property-Casualty insurance solutions and alternative risk transfer for a wide spectrum of commercial, corporate and specialty risks across 10 dedicated lines of business.   Learn more about us by clicking here .

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.

Recruitment Agencies :

AzC has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly.   AzC does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters.   Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired.   When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact managers directly.

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Salary : $125,366 - $195,190