Property Underwriter

**Let’s care for tomorrow.**

**Your ambitions. Your dreams. Your tomorrow**

Whether it’s aircraft, international business, offshore wind parks or Hollywood film productions, Allianz Commercial has an extensive range of risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.

We are looking for a Property Underwriter for Belgium (Belgium, and Luxemburg) based in Antwerp.

**Your Team**

Allianz has a long-standing tradition of supporting the property and business interruption (PDBI) insurance solutions in all kinds of industries, from upper middle market clients to large corporates. Our team has many years of practical experience of leading the largest PDBI risks in the Belgium market with international insurance programs.

In Belgium the Team is composed of 2 Senior UWs.

**The Impact You Will Have**

Based in Antwerp and being a member of the Property UW Community of the Benelux & Nordics region, you will report to the Regional Property UW Manager and you will work closely with clients and brokers to develop personalized solutions as well as developing new relationships.

You will be responsible for work alongside a Senior Team to underwrite profitable new and renewal business. Your responsibilities also include supporting for negotiating participation, pricing and terms & conditions, acquiring new business and retaining existing business.

**Some of your specific responsibilities could include**:

- Carrying out risk analysis at a technical level: nature of the risk, quality of the risk, materiality, vulnerability of the risk.
- Understand exposure, insurance cover and pricing strategy.
- Drawing up an insurance program tailored to the customer's needs.
- Underwriting within the framework of the Group's processes and the Branch managed by the Property Regional Manager and CUOP.
- Develop your portfolio with new prospects, saturation with new products. Ensuring the profitability and sustainability of the portfolio.
- Develop and execute the Property Line of Business (LoB) local strategy and proactively support the development of the global LoB strategy;
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers and clients;
- Ownership of large accounts / clients and ultimate responsibility for accounts.
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**Market & Relationship Management**
- Developing commercial relations with brokers and customers in collaboration with the Distribution team.
- Proactively support acquisition of new business and retention of existing business (including client and broker negotiations where necessary);
- Coordinate with local Distribution to drive successful execution of strategic plan;
- Communicate local Line Of Business strategy externally in Belgium together with Market Contacts and Distribution;
- Positively represent AGCS internally within the Allianz Group, and externally to the market;
- Proactively drive involvement of functional areas in Underwriting process, including e.g. Distribution, ARC, Claims, Operations

**What You’ll Bring to the Role**
- You have completed an appropriate level of education
- You ideally have 5 years’ or more relevant experience as an Underwriter, Broker or relevant equivalent in the insurance sector
- You have an entrepreneurial mindset and strong communication skills
- You are able to work in an international matrix organization
- You have the ability to assess risks, coverages, terms and conditions of a (potential) insurance placement and can translate this into an insurance offer
- Ability to conduct commercial negotiations. You are a true team player and well established within the market. You have relationships with clients and brokers at peer group level

43924 | Underwriting | Professional | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Permanent

**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 programmes 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**

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