Head of Case Underwriting AUS/NZ - Brisbane

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

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