New Business Motor Trade Underwriter
Leeds, ENG, GB, LS1 4AJ Manchester, ENG, GB, M60 3YE
We’re looking for a proven New Business Underwriter.
You’ll take ownership of complex, high‑value new business, build strong broker relationships, and help drive profitable growth. This is a pivotal role within Allianz UK’s ambition to become the UK’s number one commercial insurer, offering real influence, visibility, and impact in a fast‑growing, market‑leading team.
You’ll participate in the Allianz Global P&C Academy, enhancing your skills in underwriting, risk engineering, pricing, and claims management while exchanging best practices across the Allianz Group. Allianz Insurance supports professional qualifications, such as IFoA and CII, where considered appropriate for the business and the individual.
This is a hybrid role will involve working from home combined with a minimum of 2-3 days per week in our Manchester or Leeds offices.
Salary Information
Pay: Circa £35-£40k 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 one of our Motor Trade Underwriters, you’ll
- Underwrite and negotiate new Motor Trade business, including complex and higher-value risks, in line with Allianz underwriting standards and risk appetite.
- Develop and manage a new business pipeline, converting opportunities into profitable outcomes.
- Build and maintain strong, trusted broker relationships, acting as a visible and credible underwriting partner.
- Actively engage with brokers through face-to-face meetings, networking, and market activity where required.
- Achieve agreed financial and operational performance targets, supporting sustainable growth.
- Collaborate effectively with distribution, operations, and underwriting colleagues to deliver seamless customer outcomes.
- Deliver a consistently high-quality service, applying sound underwriting judgement and analytical rigour to every decision.
Essential Skills
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Proven experience underwriting Motor Trade commercial insurance.
- Strong technical underwriting and risk assessment capability, including complex or non-standard risks.
- Demonstrated trading, negotiation, and influencing skills.
- Excellent relationship management and communication skills.
- Strong analytical, numerical, and decision-making ability.
- Good understanding of the UK general insurance market.
Desirable Skills
- Experience in a new business or growth‑focused underwriting role.
- Experience working within, or supporting, a Centre of Excellence or national operating model.
- Responsible use of digital or AI-enabled underwriting tools to enhance service and decision-making.
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.
Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust
At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is 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.
For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Matthew Mckevitt
Closing date 28/05/26
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.
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