Inspection Underwriter in Birmingham

Join our dynamic Inspection Underwriting team, the frontline of our Engineering Inspection Services! As the first point of contact for our customers, you’ll play a key role in delivering a smooth, supportive, and standout customer journey. We’re looking for someone who is customer driven, team‑focused, and ready to thrive.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of a panel of Broker and Client accounts. Underwrite Inspection products across the UK region. You’ll work to meet business targets while ensuring every decision aligns with our underwriting standards: consistent, confident, and commercially sound.

With the flexibility to be based in either our Manchester or Birmingham office, this hybrid role offers a blend of collaboration and autonomy, with 2–3 days a week spent working alongside your team in the office.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £35,000 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

• Underwrite existing business and mid‑term adjustments, including analysing data, preparing referrals, and ensuring accuracy throughout.
• Deliver outstanding customer experiences every day by building rapport, providing exceptional service to both internal and external customers, and contributing to long‑term growth and retention.
• Develop strong, trusted broker relationships through virtual and face‑to‑face meetings, effective negotiation, and consistent, high‑quality service.
• Manage customer enquiries with confidence, handling calls and written queries efficiently and within agreed service standards.
• Negotiate within your authority and escalate appropriately to drive growth. Use your influencing skills to guide customers toward the best outcomes.
• Prepare, negotiate, and issue renewal terms on time, anticipating potential objections and responding with well-considered solutions.
• Work collaboratively as part of a supportive, close-knit team, contributing to shared success.
• Be proactive and engaged, supporting wider teams, embracing new challenges, and stepping outside your comfort zone to grow.
• Champion continuous improvement, offering ideas and feedback to help evolve our service in a fast‑changing environment.

Essential Skills

• Previous experience in an Underwriting role working within Inspections or Insurance giving you the foundation to understand our customers and products.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly, confidently, and professionally.
• Proactive and self‑motivated, ready to take initiative while contributing positively within a collaborative team environment.
• Great attention to detail and solid analytical ability, ensuring accuracy and sound judgment in all decisions.
• Confident decision maker, able to assess information effectively and act with clarity and purpose.
• Committed to your own growth, with a genuine passion for professional development and a drive to progress toward CII qualifications.
• A positive, forward‑thinking attitude, consistently demonstrating Allianz’s values: Be Brave, With Heart, Inspire Trust, Be Responsible through your everyday actions.

We support the government scheme “Access to Work” please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience working within Engineering Inspection Services is advantageous but not essential.
• Certified CII/DIP CII however not essential.
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage.

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: Dharmesh Pancholi.

If you are an at-risk candidate facing potential redeployment, please include this information in your CV.

Closing date 28th February 2026. We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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