Head of Case Underwriting AUS/NZ - Brisbane at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Actuarial Expertise, Financial Expertise, Underwriting, Portfolio Monitoring, Travel Insurance, Banking Clients, Management, Collaboration, Compliance, Digital Tools, Pricing, Sales Collaboration, Risk Assessment, Capacity Planning, Strategic Leadership, Cultural Openness

Industry

Financial Services

Description

This job advertisement for the Head of Case Underwriting position at Allianz Partners in Australia and New Zealand outlines a comprehensive and strategic role focused on driving technical excellence and market competitiveness within the Travel and Banking sectors. This role demands a strategic leader with strong actuarial or financial expertise, capable of navigating complex underwriting environments and driving growth through effective collaboration and compliance. The position offers an opportunity to impact Allianz Partners' footprint in the travel insurance and banking sectors across Australia and New Zealand, while also engaging in a global program of work. Ideally someone who has been underwriting for global / local banking clients within the Travel Business Unit would be a great person for this role. Role Overview: Technical Excellence & Case Underwriting: Responsible for overseeing case underwriting to maintain competitiveness, profitability, and compliance. This includes new and renewing deals. Remediation Activities: Execute remediation activities for the travel portfolio in alignment with the Travel Line of Business (LoB) strategy. Collaboration & Compliance: Work closely with various teams to drive digitization, ensure technical excellence, and comply with underwriting guidelines Key Responsibilities: Case Underwriting Oversight: Manage case underwriting within Australia, New Zealand, and for global clients. Sales Collaboration: Collaborate with sales teams for client offers, both new and renewals. Pricing & Approvals: Ensure proper pricing and support APAC deals requiring higher-level approvals. Commercial Accounts Leadership: Lead underwriting for large accounts, particularly in banking. Growth & Profitability: Enable growth and improved profitability through underwriting activities. Pricing Team Collaboration: Ensure tariff-based book performance and initiate changes as needed. Compliance & Monitoring: Assure compliance with underwriting guidelines and monitor portfolio performance. Planning & Projections: Support planning processes and commercial margin projections. Product Risk Assessment & Portfolio Evaluation: Oversee fulfillment of action points from risk assessments and ensure proper reserves evaluation. Product Rollout: Work with product teams on new product rollouts and changes. Digital Tools Utilization: Drive the usage of digital tools like Sales Force and Pricing Tool. Capacity Planning & Prioritization: Collaborate with business teams to align capacity and prioritization with strategy Qualifications: Background: Actuarial or financial background required. Experience: Minimum five years in portfolio monitoring, underwriting, or insurance. Experience in travel insurance and with banking clients is a plus. Management: Experience managing virtual multinational teams. Language & Communication: Fluency in English and strong communication skills. Cultural Openness: Willingness to work internationally across cultures 73540 | Actuarial | Professional | PG12 | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent

Responsibilities

The Head of Case Underwriting is responsible for overseeing case underwriting to maintain competitiveness, profitability, and compliance, including new and renewing deals. This role also involves executing remediation activities and collaborating with various teams to drive digitization and ensure adherence to underwriting guidelines.