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The Role
Allianz have an exciting opportunity to join our SME Underwriting team as an SME Underwriter where you will be responsible for providing a high level of underwriting service to our broker stakeholders and working collaboratively with our broader underwriting and distribution teams to ensure appropriate underwriting decisions are made. This role will suit a candidate who has had experience in underwriting SME Packages and Commercial Motor, has excellent broker management and influencing skills, and is looking to progress their career.
You'll be responsible for:
- Manage electronic referrals received via Sunrise.
- Manage new business requests, renewal management and the processing of endorsements and amendments as requested.
- Work closely with both the management team and the broader business, you will ensure that tasks are managed according to agreed service standard.
- Work effectively within the underwriting team to convert quality business to achieve profitable growth.
- Submit ideas on how we can improve our underwriting approach to deliver objectives.
- Monitor performance to ensure key financial indicators are achieved, namely GWP, Leakage and Profit measures.
- Maximise retention of preferred accounts and review renewal and new business in conjunction with internal and external stakeholder requirements.
- Where appropriate and requested, engage face to face with local Brokers alongside distribution and underwriting staff to build relationships and partnerships.
- Underwrite insurance risks in area of responsibility, adhering to underwriting guidelines and standards, as per delegated authority limits.
- Make recommendations on risks that exceed own authority and prepare escalations (sign-off) ensuring referral is accurate, thorough and balanced in terms of achieving desired profitable growth.
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders within Small to Medium Enterprise (SME), Commercial and other Allianz divisions.
- Ensure all key compliance and contract certainty requirements are adhered to such as training courses and peer reviews, and constantly seek opportunities for process improvement.
- A passion for providing a quality and responsive service to our internal and external customers.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to both build relationships and influence at all levels.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work in an autonomous environment.
- Ability to positively influence the team.
- Experience in an operational, commercial underwriting role with exposure to at least a couple of annual underwriting cycles.
- Adept at proactively building and maintaining professional relationships and networks to enhance industry positioning, exchange knowledge and elicit beneficial outcomes.
- Ability to plan and prioritise effectively, organise tasks and manage competing resources and demands.
- Pays high attention to detail by completing tasks with thoroughness and accuracy and must have the ability to quickly identify errors or inconsistencies within information.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of communicating with clarity, impact, and influence.