Senior Motor Fleet Portfolio Underwriter

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Commercial Motor Portfolio team as a Senior Motor Fleet Portfolio Underwriter. You’ll play a key role in delivering strong portfolio performance through technically robust underwriting, data‑led decision making and effective collaboration with internal and external partners. 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 based out of our Guildford office (2-3 days per week).

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £55,000 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

Your role will vary day to day, but here is a bit of what you can expect:

• Acting as a trusted technical partner to regional trading teams, supporting case referrals and providing expert underwriting guidance.
• Collaborating closely with pricing, portfolio steering, claims and actuarial teams to deliver informed underwriting input.
• Playing a key role in shaping and delivering strategic activity across the motor fleet portfolio.
• Contributing to the development of underwriting strategy and policy wordings to support sustainable growth within the motor fleet book.
• Supporting the development of junior colleagues through coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing.

Essential Skills

We don't expect you to know everything from day one, but the following will enable you to hit the ground running:

• Extensive experience in Motor Fleet underwriting, with the capability to manage complex and high‑value risks.
• The confidence and capability to coach, develop and support colleagues, acting as a technical referral point within the team.
• Proven experience in owning and managing key broker relationships, including large and complex case management.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships and work collaboratively across the business.

Desirable Skills

• ACII Qualified or progressing towards.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages.
• 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.