Senior Underwriting Team Leader - Property
Company: Allianz
Location: Alpharetta
Posted on: February 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Allianz Commercial (AzC) specializes in corporate property
insurance for the most complex and challenging risk exposures in
more than 200 countries and territories. With a focus on larger
international risk portfolios, we offer tailor-made All Risks
property damage and business interruption insurance through our
global network. Our experience speaks for itself, insuring the
majority of Global Fortune 500 companies, managing over 1000 global
property insurance programs, and fielding an underwriting team
averaging over 20 years’ experience, backed by a worldwide team of
risk consultants and claims specialists. When it comes to
underwriting insurance products for well-known famous sports
venues, sports/entertainment facilities, major airlines,
retail/wholesale companies, banks and manufacturers, we do it all!
The Impact You Will Have Reporting to the Regional Property Leader
– South Zone, you will handle a production underwriting territory
while also managing a team of Property underwriters. You will be
the technical referral point for underwriters, ensuring compliance
with underwriting authority and pricing and rating guidelines. You
will also develop and maintain strong relationships with producers
and clients in partnership with Market Management. Some of your
specific responsibilities could include: • Underwriting new and
renewal accounts to meet top and bottom-line targets (local and/or
regional), including negotiating price and terms and conditions
with producers and proactively managing capacity. Underwriting and
evaluating Natural Catastrophe Accumulation, ensuring an
understanding of catastrophe modelling and interpretation of
scenarios for property. • Ensuring you and your team underwrite
within the property governance framework (e.g., Underwriting
Authorities, Underwriting Guidelines, and Rules and Principles ). •
Ensuring contract certainty is achieved on all accounts at time of
inception, including utilization of global pricing tools and
placing and binding of FAC Reinsurance prior to policy inception. •
Positively representing AzC externally to the market. Proactively
driving involvement of functional areas in Underwriting process,
including Market Management, Allianz Risk Consulting, Claims and
Operations. Develop and maintain strong relationships with key
producers and clients and other relevant stakeholders (e.g., risk
managers). • Ensuring accurate policy documentation issued to
producers (where AzC responsibility to do so) or producer has
issued documentation (where producer responsibility). Ensuring file
is established (whether electronic or paper) and maintained for
each risk and transaction handled. Proactively supporting
completion of policy administration and credit control processes. •
Proactively supporting acquisition of new business and retention of
existing business (including client and producer negotiations where
necessary) and liaising on Market Management initiatives. •
Participate/contribute to key projects. What You’ll Bring to the
Role • A minimum 10 years’ proven track record in underwriting
profitable Property business. o If you’ve underwritten property
insurance products such as large commercial property risks,
manufacturing, real estate, retail, public entity, and healthcare
facilities, this job is for you! OR if you’ve worked this line of
business in a broker role, that’s a plus! • Previous leadership
experience, with the ability to advise, instruct, direct, coach and
develop team members • In depth understanding of property products,
portfolio, regional/local insurance markets and competitor
landscape. • Demonstrable, established relationships with brokers
at the peer group level and well established within local market. •
Ability to assess risk inherent exposures and natural hazards
relevant to property. Manage the underwriting books. Analyze trends
and scenario plans from which portfolio strategies can be developed
and implemented. Apply knowledge of how the market operates and
functions, the business needs and customer needs. • Ability to
analyze highly complex data from multiple sources, in detail;
identify and resolves issues before they transpire. • Intermediate
proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word,
PowerPoint). • Ability to utilize AI tools to support day-to-day
tasks, improve efficiency and contribute to data driven decision
making. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. •
Preferably a bachelor’s degree in Insurance, Risk Management,
Finance, Economics, or Business Administration.
Keywords: Allianz, Athens , Senior Underwriting Team Leader - Property, Accounting, Auditing , Alpharetta, Georgia
