Whether it's airplanes, satellites, the world's biggest ships and tallest building, cyber-attacks or climate change impacts, Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty (AGCS) have got the major risks fully covered when it comes to protecting businesses.
We are currently hiring an experienced Financial Institutions' Financial Lines Senior Underwriter to work out of our New York office. The ideal candidate would be able to work at least a hybrid work schedule, have 3+ years of financial lines experience working for a major carrier, relationships with brokers, and is looking to grow their career with a great global company.
Role Purpose:
- Underwrite profitable new and renewal business to meet LoB(s) targets in accordance with underwriting guidelines and underwriting authority
- Negotiate price and terms and conditions
- Ownership of key accounts / clients
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with producers and clients in partnership with Market Management
- Work effectively within the global matrix
Key Responsibilities:
Support Underwriting Strategy
- Support development and execution of regional Underwriting strategy for LoB(s)
- Support Key Business Initiatives
- Generate new producer relationships
- Participate/contribute to key projects
Underwrite Profitable Business
- Underwrite new and renewal accounts to meet top and bottom line targets
- Negotiate price and terms and conditions with producers
- Proactively manage capacity
- Underwrite International Insurance Programs (for relevant LoBs)
Underwriting Approach and Compliance
- Underwrite in line with LoB governance framework - e.g. Underwriting Authorities, global MSU, Underwriting Guidelines, Rules and Principles
- Ensure contract certainty is achieved on all accounts at time of inception
- Ensure utilization of global pricing tools
- Ensure placing and binding of FAC Reinsurance prior to policy inception
Policy Documentation and Administration
- Ensure accurate policy documentation issued to producers (where AGCS responsibility to do so) or producers 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
Market Management
- Proactively support acquisition of new business and retention of existing business (including client and producer negotiations where necessary)
- Proactively liaise with MMC on market management initiatives
Relationship Management
- Positively represent AGCS externally to the market
- Proactively drive involvement of functional areas in Underwriting process, including e.g. MMC, ARC, Claims, Operations
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key producers and clients and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. risk managers)
Required Skills:
- Bachelor Degree: Preferably degree in Economics, Finance, Insurance Management, or Business Administration
- Certification: Completion of professional insurance qualification (e.g.CII)
- Proven track record in Underwriting profitable business in LoB with 3-5 years of experience
- In depth understanding of LoB(s) products and portfolio
- In depth understanding of regional / local LoB (s) insurance markets and competitor landscape
- Demonstrable, established relationships with brokers at peer group level and well established within local market
- Risk Assessment and Management: Ability to assess risk inherent exposures and natural hazards relevant to LoB
- Portfolio Management: Manage the underwriting books. Analyze trends and scenario plans from which portfolio strategies can be developed and implemented
- Pricing: Analyze current performance against various benchmarks with a view to ensure adequate progress and satisfactory performance
- Market Management: Apply the knowledge of how the market operates and functions, the business needs and customer needs
- Intermediate Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze highly complex data, from multiple sources, in detail; identify and resolve issues before they transpire.
- Intermediate Communication & Presentation: Ability to express ideas and messages clearly, both written and verbally; ability to "sell" an improvised or prepared audience winning story
- The annualized base pay range for this role is $81,094 - $145,089. The annual base salary range represents a nationwide market range. The actual salary for this position may be above and will be determined by a number of 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 AGCS 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.
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is a leading global corporate insurance carrier and a key business unit 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.
Our customers are as diverse as business can be, ranging from Fortune Global 500 companies to small businesses, and private individuals. Among them are not only the world's largest consumer brands, tech companies and the global aviation and shipping industry, but also wineries, satellite operators or Hollywood film productions. They all look to AGCS for smart answers to their largest and most complex risks in a dynamic, multinational business environment and trust us to deliver an outstanding claims experience.
Worldwide, AGCS operates with its own teams in 32 countries and through the Allianz Group network and partners in over 200 countries and territories, employing over 4,300 people. As one of the largest Property-Casualty units of Allianz Group, we are backed by strong and stable financial ratings. In 2019, AGCS generated a total of €9.1 billion gross premium globally.
For more information, visit www.agcs.allianz.com or follow us on Twitter @AGCS_Insurance and LinkedIn.