Head of MGA
Rotterdam, NL, 3012AG
Join Allianz as Head of MGA and drive profitable growth through excellence in portfolio management and partnership innovation.
Role Summary
As the Head of MGA, reporting directly to the Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), you are the primary architect of the Allianz MGA strategy. You hold full P&C P&L responsibility and serve as a senior leader ensuring the profitable expansion of our MGA portfolio. By bridging the gap between high-level strategy and operational discipline, you will initiate and execute growth actions in close collaboration with the Head of Sales and Head of Underwriting. Your role is pivotal in safeguarding audit standards, maintaining MGA protocol compliance, and representing Allianz as a recognized leader in the market.
What We Offer
At Allianz, we value expertise and reward high performance with a comprehensive package designed for long-term stability and growth:
- Competitive Remuneration: A market-leading salary supplemented by an extensive package of extra-legal benefits.
- Flexibility & Trust: A hybrid working model that empowers you to balance your professional and personal life within an agreed framework.
- Modern Workspace: Join us at our state-of-the-art office
- Continuous Development: Access to global training initiatives to further sharpen your leadership and technical underwriting skills.
- Financial Stability: The opportunity to build a career within a solid, world-leading financial institution with a long-term vision.
Your Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a profitable P&C growth strategy and a revised governance model focused on disciplined performance and cost management.
- Portfolio Optimisation: Drive data-driven MGA portfolio analysis with increased reporting granularity to identify market opportunities and improve broker satisfaction in line with NPS targets.
- Operational Excellence: Execute growth actions aligned with the Allianz Standards of Underwriting (ASU) and oversee the planning process for the MGA segment.
- Governance & Compliance: Safeguard audit results and MGA protocol compliance; decide on MGA appointments including Life, Income, and P&C lines.
- Market Representation: Act as the primary Allianz point of contact in market forums (e.g., NVGA) and represent the CUO within the P&C Executive Committee.
- People Management: Lead, coach, and develop the MGA team to ensure sustained high performance and proactive collaboration across functional areas.
- Technical Oversight: Secure the implementation of standard underwriting and pricing rule engines for Retail, SME, and Income segments.
Your Profile
We are looking for an entrepreneurial leader with a system-optimiser mindset and a deep understanding of the MGA ecosystem.
- Experience: Between 5 to 10 years of experience in a management position within the relevant MGA or P&C segment.
- Education: You hold a Master’s degree and the mandatory MGA certification (diploma gevolmachtigd agent).
- Technical Expertise: A successful track record in strategic planning, financial steering (KPIs), and risk assessment.
- Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead direct teams and influence stakeholders within a complex, matrixed multinational environment.
- Analytical Rigour: Strong command of data-driven analysis and the ability to translate financial data into clear management insights.
- Communication: Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to interact effectively with Local and Regional Boards.
Ready to make an impact?
If you are a strategic thinker with the drive to lead our MGA business into its next phase of growth, we want to hear from you. Apply today to join Allianz Benelux and shape the future of insurance.
At Allianz, we're always on the lookout for individuals who are enthusiastic about AI and Data Analytics to shape the future and drive innovation across our organization.
Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.
At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.
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