PLC CONTROLS Technical Support Engineer
Pioneer Selection Ltd
Bury St Edmunds, England, gb
P&C Underwriter
Role Description
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Birmingham Commercial Branch. We’re looking for a Property & Casualty Underwriter. You will be focusing on servicing our Existing renewal book. All roles will support business targets in relation to the servicing of Broker and Client accounts, and queries, ensuring you support and underwrite within your authority.
On a daily basis, you will ensure Customer Satisfaction by building rapport and providing excellent service to both internal and external customers, and in the long term, ensure retention of our clients.
You'll participate in the Global P&C Academy accreditation, enhancing your skills in underwriting, risk engineering, pricing, and claims management while exchanging best practices across the Allianz Group. Furthermore, for pricing-based roles, Allianz Insurance offers a generous study package to enable the actuarial qualification to be obtained through the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the UK.
Our team values continuous learning, you can enjoy free access to top training platforms like DataCamp, Databricks Academy, and LinkedIn Learning. Additionally, we host Lunch and Learn sessions on key business topics hosted by experts across the team and monthly insight sessions, including the Data Science Forum and analyst forum, to refine your technical skills.
Salary Information
Pay: Circa £40,000 per year.
Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.
About You
As the Property and Casualty Underwriter your responsibilities will include;
- Building strong relationships with brokers, negotiating effectively, and providing excellent customer service at all times
- Broker visits in line with your aligned panel to discuss upcoming Renewals and strengthen relationships
- Working as part of a close-knit team to offer renewal terms before deadlines
- Thorough checking and issuing of renewal documents to clients
- Learning about different areas of the business from industry-leading Underwriters
- Support the wider teams by being proactive, enthusiastic and by challenging yourself to go out of your comfort zone.
- Provide suggestions to continuously improve the business in an ever-changing environment
Essential Skills
To be successful in this role you will have/be;
- Experience of underwriting Commercial Combined &/or Property Owners risks
- Passion about your development
- Taking initiative and being proactive within a team
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail and good analytical skills
- Good decision-making skills
- Commitment to progressing towards CII qualifications is necessary for working within this technical team
We support the government scheme “Access to Work” please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.
What We Will Offer You
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:
- Flexible buy/sell holiday options
- Hybrid working
- Annual performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- Development days
- A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
- Retail discounts
- Volunteering days
Our Ways of Working
Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.
We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.
We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.
Accessible Application for All
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.
Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.
Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk
For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact Matthew Mckevitt
Closing date 09/05/25
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.
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