Executive Underwriter - Inland Marine - West

Executive Underwriter – Inland Marine – West

    

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Cluster:  Allianz Professional

  

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At Allianz Commercial (AzC), we are the global leader for insuring corporate and specialty risks in the Allianz Group.  Whether it’s aircraft, satellites, the world’s biggest ships and tallest building, cyber-attacks, or climate change impacts, AzC has the major risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.

 

We are looking for an Executive Underwriter – Inland Marine.  This role will be remote, and candidates must reside in one of the following states: California, Colorado, Oregon, or Washington (state).

Your Team  

Allianz Commercial (AzC) is one of the largest marine insurers in the world and is a leader in inland marine insurance and related property coverage across North America and various worldwide locations. With a depth and breadth of marine capabilities that are unmatched in the industry. Allianz offers a broad portfolio of highly customizable products and an almost unlimited appetite for complex marine accounts that demand innovative solutions.

 

Our Inland Marine and Related Property Insurance solutions cover over 100 classes of business, covering all aspects of moving or movable property. Whether it's a building under construction or a shipment of an original Picasso, our inland marine insurance underwriters provide flexible and creative solutions for the most challenging of inland marine exposures.

 

The Impact You Will Have  

Reporting to the Senior Underwriting Manager, this position will take prime responsibility for underwriting profitable new and renewal business to meet the inland marine line of business targets in accordance with underwriting guidelines and underwriting authority. In addition, negotiate pricing, and terms and conditions, own accounts/clients, while developing and maintaining strong relationships with producers and clients in partnership with Market Management.

 

Some of your specific responsibilities could include:  

• Underwriting new and renewable accounts to meet top and bottom-line targets (local and/or regional). Negotiating participation, pricing and terms and conditions with brokers.
• Underwriting in line with LoB governance framework – e.g., Underwriting authorities, global MSU, Underwriting Guidelines, Rules and Principles while ensuring utilization of global pricing tools.
• Ensuring accurate policy documentation issued to broker or broker has issued documentation.
• Supporting development and execution of regional Underwriting strategy.
• Training, developing, and coaching less experienced staff.
• Proactively support acquisition of new business, retention of existing business, and proactively drive involvement of functional areas in Underwriting process, including MMC, ARC, Claims, Operations, Risk Managers, and other relevant stakeholders.

    

What You’ll Bring to the Role –  

• We'd like to find someone with a minimum 7 years’ proven track record in underwriting profitable inland marine business, demonstrable, established relationships with brokers at the peer group level and established within the market. A good understanding of regional/location inland marine Insurance markets and competitor landscape.
  • Well versed in multiple inland marine products such as construction, transportation, miscellaneous coverages, and property (i.e., builder’s risk, contractor’s equipment, motortruck cargo, physical damage, mono line property for small to medium risks, and scheduled property floaters).
  • We would also consider candidates who have a combination of 5 years’ inland marine underwriting experience and 2 years of property underwriting experience.
• Preferably a bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Insurance, Business Administration, Finance or Economics. Completion of a professional insurance qualification.
• Relationship building and networking skills who can build with a community of experts, collaborating with our Lines of Business on innovative products and services to drive our inland marine agenda.

 

The annualized base pay range for this role is $105,905 to $220,103. The annual base salary range represents a nationwide market range. The actual salary for this position may be above and will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role, the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate. The base