CEE Commercial and Technical Product Underwriter

Are you looking for an organization that has a high level of Integrity and professionalism? Do you want challenging work that enables international relationships and sharing of global best practice?

Then the new CEE Commercial and Technical Product Underwriter role is definitely for you!

At Allianz, you will play an active role in contributing towards the delivery of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across the regional branch account, building strong relationships with both internal & external customers. Our Underwriters handle Commercial Insurance, upholding technically excellent underwriting standards & delivering excellent customer service to our brokers and prospects/customers. This is a great career development opportunity if you are interested in driving business profitability, managing projects and collaborating with colleagues across various departments and organizational levels.

We would be happy to welcome you in our team if you would like to have the following responsibilities:

• Contribute to projects, and potentially manage team projects: define the scope of the project, plan, execute, monitor, and control
• Prepare reports on portfolio performance and carry out internal audits for Local, Regional, and Global teams
• Ensuring business bound is aligned with divisional objectives as well as growth and profit portfolio balance
• Identifying profitable new business opportunities and to maximize conversion or strike rate of desired business
• Keeping abreast of market conditions, and trends providing feedback to team members, and act to capitalize on new business opportunities.
• Support business development by finding solutions that fit customers’ needs and drive long-term quality and profitability of customer portfolio
• Responsible for implementation of the Commercial Underwriting rules in CEE
• Facilitate business development by providing the Distribution team with product solutions in the frame of Commercial Underwriting rules
• Provide training programmes on the technical aspects of the product range and Commercial Underwriting rules to the Distribution tea

We will be pleased to welcome you to our team if you have:

• University/College degree in finance/economics/law
• Experience in an operational, commercial underwriting role in a complex, matrixed general insurance organization
• Adept at proactively building and maintaining professional relationships and networks to enhance industry positioning, exchange knowledge, and elicit beneficial outcomes
• Ability to plan and prioritize effectively, organize tasks, and manage competing resources and demands
• Comprehensive understanding of relevant regulatory and/or legislative compliance requirements that impact the organization
• Demonstrated enthusiasm and ability to optimize business value to customers by delivering high-quality services and positive customer experiences to sustain and enhance the customer base
• Ability to balance commercial interests and strict standards regarding the quality of portfolio when structuring terms, price, and conditions
• Good numeracy and business writing skills
• Good Working use of Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint, and interest in learning our internal tools (Salesforce, IRP)
• Fluent in English – both written and spoken

You will be based in a flexible location preferably within CEE countries: Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Romania.

We offer:

• Dynamic and multinational working environment – a small team within a bigger international company;
• Opportunity to learn and grow - on the job as well as language or professional training;
• Open company culture, flexible working hours/possibility of working from home;
• A wide range of employee benefits - meal vouchers, gift vouchers, performance bonus, public transportation allowance, extra personal days, premium health insurance, fruit day, discounts on Allianz products, etc.
• Full-time permanent contract;
• Competitive salary