Local Head and Senior Underwriter, Financial Lines
Allianz · Tokyo, Japan · 13d ago
We are looking for a Senior Underwriter for Financial Lines, based in Tokyo, Japan.
Your Team
Our team is dedicated to providing market-leading Financial Lines underwriting solutions in Japan. We combine technical expertise, sound risk judgment, and deep market insight to support our clients in navigating an increasingly complex risk landscape. Working closely with clients, brokers and business partners, we deliver tailored, solution-oriented outcomes that protect businesses while fostering long-term partnerships built on trust, integrity, and excellence.
The Impact You Will Have
Reporting to the Regional Head of Financial Lines & Cyber in Asia and the Underwriting Division Manager in Japan.
Some of your specific responsibilities could include:
- Lead the underwriting and development of Allianz Commercial's Financial Lines portfolio in Japan, balancing profitable growth with disciplined risk selection.
- Underwrite and manage complex Financial Lines risks, ensuring alignment with underwriting guidelines, risk appetite, and portfolio objectives.
- Negotiate pricing, coverage, terms and conditions with brokers, clients and business partners to deliver sustainable and commercially sound solutions.
- Drive business growth by identifying new opportunities, developing broker networks, and strengthening relationships with clients and distribution partners.
- Take ownership of strategic accounts and actively contribute to sales and business development activities to achieve portfolio growth targets.
- Monitor portfolio performance, market developments, and emerging risks, taking appropriate underwriting actions to optimize results.
- Collaborate with regional and global underwriting teams, as well as internal stakeholders, to deliver consistent and effective client solutions.
- Represent Allianz Commercial in the market and actively promote our Financial Lines proposition through broker, client, and industry engagement.
- Lead and develop a team of underwriters, including a couple of direct reports, by providing effective people management, technical leadership, performance evaluation, and career development support to build a high-performing underwriting team.
What You’ll Bring to the Role
- Minimum 10 years' experience in Financial Lines underwriting.
- Proven track record of profitable portfolio management and business growth.
- Strong knowledge of Financial Lines products and exposures, including D&O, PI, and Cyber.
- Experience building and managing broker and client relationships.
- Strong business development and sales mindset.
- Strong risk assessment, analytical and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in an international and multicultural environment.
- Fluent Japanese and English language skills.
- The ability to ensure ethical AI practices and stay updated with emerging AI technologies will be key to maintaining a competitive advantage.
106149 | Underwriting | Management | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Permanent
What’s in it for you?
Let’s care about everything that makes you, you
We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.
Let’s care for your financial wellbeing
We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.
Let’s care for your opportunities to progress
From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
Let’s care for life’s twists and turns
From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We've got your back.
Let’s care for our society and our planet
With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.
Care to join us?
Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks. Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and medium-enterprises. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions. Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling. Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.
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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 matters, 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.
Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.
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