Allianz Trade is a global leader in credit insurance and credit management, specialising in trade credit insurance, surey bonds & guarantees, and business fraud insurance. Operating worldwide with over 62,000 clients globally, Allianz Trade has an AA rating by Standard & Poor's.

 

Allianz Trade are looking for a Credit Underwriter to join our Credit Underwriting team for a 12-month fixed-term contract. Reporting to the Assistant Head of Credit Underwriting, you will be responsible for ensuring the most effective credit limit service in terms of quality of decision, turnaround time and customer communication.

 

What you will do:

 

• Effectively monitor and implement Risk Business Model by agreeing prompt limit decisions, monitoring and providing quality communication within agreed service levels so that all other LBU’s receive a quality limit service.
• Assess credit limits consistently and correctly within prescribed times in order to ensure renewal, new business targets and loss ratios are achieved.
• Provide a pro-active service level to a dedicated customer portfolio according to PH classification.
• Monitor risks in accordance with Group Quality Standards so that loss ratios are managed within budget.
• Proactively reassess business procedures and recommend changes on an on-going basis to reduce costs and improve customer service.
• Meet clients, buyers and brokers in order to keep loss ratios to a minimum, maximise cover and ensure renewal and new business targets are achieved.
• Support commercial in steering customer loss ratio and implement actions necessary to ensure or restore profitability of portfolio.

 

   

What you will be bring:

 

Market knowledge:
•  Knowledge of Allianz Trade UK and Ireland and Allianz Group products and services
Business expertise:
• Knowledge of credit and/or financial products
• Some exposure to client/account management activities
Technical skills:
• Strong business/finance assessment skills
• Knowledge of EH underwriting standards
• Knowledge of export underwriting, export risk assessment, export finance, political risk, export practice and export credit management (if applicable)
• Good working knowledge of LBU IT systems
• Commercially aware
Interpersonal skills:
• Good communicator
• Credible with customers and internal stakeholders
• Strong customer relationship skills.
• Good problem solving ability

 

What we offer:

 

- Life assurance

- Health cash plan

- Income Protection

- Hybrid working

- Employee Share Incentive Plan

- various discounts on insurance through the Allianz Partnership

- and much more!

 

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58842 | Underwriting | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Trade | Full-Time | Temporary

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. Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow. 

 

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. 

 

Allianz Trade is the trademark used to designate a range of services provided by Euler Hermes. We are the global leader in trade credit insurance and a recognized specialist in the areas of surety, collections, structured trade credit and political risk. Headquartered in Paris, we are present in more than 50 countries with 5,500 employees. In 2021, our global business transactions represented 931 billion Euro in exposure. 

 

For more information, please visit www.allianz-trade.com or our social media LinkedIn Twitter Instagram @AllianzTrade