Property Underwriter
CDD Paris (Paris) Sales
Job description
Let’s care for tomorrow.
Your ambitions. Your dreams. Your tomorrow
Whether it’s aircraft, international business or offshore wind parks, Allianz Commercial has an extensive range of risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.
We are looking for a Property Underwriter based in Paris.
Your Team
Our team is committed to delivering exceptional value to our clients, brokers and partners by fostering innovative solutions, building strong relationships, and maintaining the highest standards of service excellence. We strive to create a collaborative and inclusive environment where diverse perspectives drive our success, and where every team member is empowered to contribute to our collective goals. Together, we are dedicated to advancing Allianz Commercial’s mission and achieving sustainable growth in the French region.
The Impact You Will Have
Reporting to the Property Underwriting Team Leader, you’ll play a crucial role in underwriting profitable new and renewal business. You’ll manage key client accounts (CAC 40 and SBF 120 , as well as working for clients in the Middle East in conjunction with local Allianz entities), negotiate terms, pricing, and participation, and work proactively with brokers and clients but also with claims, operations, engineering, distribution and the Regional Manager to build and strengthen these relationships.
Some of your specific responsibilities could include:
· You will underwrite profitable business, including new and renewal accounts, to meet growth and profit targets.
· You will negotiate participation, pricing, and terms with brokers to secure profitable deals.
· You will manage capacity to ensure strategic use of resources.
· You will assess and evaluate Natural Catastrophe Accumulation, understand catastrophe models, and interpret scenarios.
· You will ensure compliance by underwriting in line with governance frameworks and maintaining contract certainty at policy inception.
· You will collaborate with Market Management to acquire new business and retain existing clients.
· You will build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, clients, and stakeholders such as risk managers.
What You’ll Bring to the Role
· Experience in underwriting or broking profitable Property business is preferred, but we will also consider candidates with insurance experience wishing to move into the Property line of business.
· You know the French property insurance markets and competitive landscape.
· You have an understanding of legal and regulatory requirements in the insurance industry.
· You have skills in risk assessment, including evaluating exposures and natural hazards.
· You have experience analyzing performance against benchmarks to drive improvements.
· You are familiar with the policy administration cycle, including information collection, policy issuance, and credit control.
· You have great communication skills in French and English and are able to conduct commercial negotiations.
61207 | Souscription | Professionnels | Allianz Commercial | Temps plein | 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 programs 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
With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.
Care to join us?
Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks.Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and medium-enterprises.We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions.Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling.Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.
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Allianz is an equal opportunity employer, and therefore welcomes applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. Diversity of thinking is an important part of our culture.
People with disabilities:
We want to give all our candidates the best opportunity to succeed. If you need any adjustments to be made during the application and selection process, please email agcsglobalcareers@allianz.com
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Allianz Commercial has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Allianz Commercial does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact managers directly.