Executive Surety Underwriter - North Carolina, United States - Allianz Trade in North America

Description

Job Purpose:

Responsible and accountable for the marketing and underwriting of Surety portfolio within your region for the Allianz Trade North America Surety Team. The Surety Manager is responsible for maintaining existing and developing new broker relationships, effectively marketing Allianz Trade Surety's capabilities, underwriting profitable business in the U.S., and assisting in mentoring, training, and developing junior underwriters.

Key Responsibilities and Job Duties:

• Executing the established strategic business plan to maintain and expand Allianz Trade's Surety business in the US
• Developing and underwriting a profitable portfolio of Surety business through active
• engagement in the Surety marketplace with existing and new broker relationships in the local market.
• Documenting all decisions and recommendations consistently and transparently.
• Conducting account and portfolio underwriting activities in a manner consistent with
• underwriting guidelines and portfolio management requirements established by Allianz Trade.
• Collaborating with colleagues across the Americas and internationally in order to fully leverage surety capabilities and existing customer base.
• Actively travel to attend broker and agency visits, industry groups, and local surety events, as requested by the RVP.
• Participate and lead in internal projects and initiatives as requested by the RVP.
• Collaborating with RVP in training and mentoring underwriters

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• College degree with emphasis in business, economics, or finance
• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in surety in the U.S. in your local market.
• Established track record developing business with brokers and strong relationships with them.
• Proven ability to underwrite and grow a Surety portfolio.
• Recognized expertise in the underwriting of surety accounts and risks.
• Proven track record of successful underwriting results
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, service-driven environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, in order to establish a market presence
• Must be willing and able to travel within assigned territory

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.

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.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.

Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz' company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.