Senior Pricing & Underwriting Specialist

Allianz; Croydon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

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What we do

Allianz is the home for those who dare - a supportive place where you can take the initiative to grow and to actively strengthen our global leadership position. By truly caring about people - both its 83 million private and corporate customers and its 142,000 employees - Allianz fosters a culture where its employees are empowered to collaborate, perform, push the boundaries and challenge the industry. Allianz Partners (AzP) provides diverse expertise in automotive, international health & life, travel insurance, assistance and direct sales and is at the forefront of the Allianz B2B2C offering. United under one brand, Allianz Global Assistance, Allianz Global Automotive and Allianz Care are specialist areas combining forces to push boundaries and create tomorrow's solutions to deliver an enhanced experience to our clients. Our 15,000 employees are based across 34 countries and combine 58 different languages and 60 nationalities, reflecting the truly diverse nature of Allianz Partners. Our DNA is unique: we dare and care, anytime, anywhere. If this sounds like you, come and join us.

Purpose of the Role

The purpose of the role is to perform underwriting for new business & renewals for all BUs and cross-border quotations for Mobility. To provide technical leadership and expertise to other team members in respect of (Sub LoB Mobility) business. To act as the main point of contact for team members for (Sub LoB Mobility) business while coordinating and managing (Sub LoB Mobility) quotations on a worldwide scale. You will act as the main contact for Actuarial to promote further pricing automation and collaborate with and contribute to other LoB functions to meet the targets of the Line of Business.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership and expertise to other team members in respect of (Sub LoB Mobility) business.
• Act as the main point of contact for team members for (Sub LoB Mobility) business.
• Coordinate and manage (Sub LoB Mobility) quotations on a worldwide scale with a focus on Automotive warranty and UK Market.
• Act as the main contact for Actuarial to promote further pricing automation.
• Support manager and Head of P&UW in Governance topics.
• Ability to deal with Senior stakeholders across the business.
• When required act as a contact with PM&I in Governance topics.
• When required act as a contact with PM&I, Network Management, Technical Product.
• Monitoring and Pricing on specific topics for respective sub-lob.
• Case UW for Global Accounts and all Business Units.
• Promote profitable growth by UW and renewing clients.
• Draft technical pricing offer by liaising with BUs, the sales teams, Pan European risk analysts and others involved in HQ departments such as Risk, Legal, Compliance.
• Reinsurance following the Salesforce process & tools.
• Ensure that the four eyes principle is met and that everything is approved within the UW authority guidelines for all quotations.
• Support other areas in the organisation to ensure the targets of the Line of Business are met by:
• Supporting sales teams negotiations with Business partners.
• Contributing to Pricing & Actuarial workstreams ensuring that the strategic direction of the LoB is met in terms of risk appetite and overall product guidelines.

What you will bring

• Strategic orientation.
• Financial and Actuarial understanding.
• Reinsurance.
• Stakeholder management.
• Risk assessment management.

What you need

• +5 years is required for this role in UW/Pricing/Actuarial.
• Experience analysing Data sets.
• Strong Insurance know-how.
• Business level English- Fluency.
• Bachelor degree minimum in financial or analytical subject.
• Project steering.
• Quality management.
• Communication and presentation skills.
• Change management.
• Able to deal with Senior stakeholders.

What we offer

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a growing multicultural company committed to empowering its employees and furthering their development. A competitive remuneration and benefits package is offered.

64163 | Underwriting | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent. Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.