Location:

Australia (Brisbane / Sydney / Melbourne – adaptable)

Travel:

Up to 15%

Reports to:

Regional Head of Pricing & Case APAC & MEA, with a dotted line to Executive Head of Travel AU

Lead Underwriter – Travel Australia & New Zealand Location:

Australia (Brisbane / Sydney / Melbourne – flexible)

Travel:

Up to 15%

Reports to:

Regional Head of Pricing & Case APAC & MEA, with a dotted line to Executive Head of Travel AU

About the Role We are seeking a highly experienced

Lead Underwriter – Travel (AU & NZ)

to drive technical excellence, underwriting discipline, and portfolio performance across our Travel Line of Business.

In this senior role, you will oversee case underwriting for both

new and renewing large commercial and global client deals , ensuring market competitiveness, profitability, and regulatory alignment. You will play a critical role in

portfolio remediation, pricing governance, and strategic underwriting decisions , while partnering closely with Sales, Pricing, Actuarial, Product, and Portfolio teams across the region.

This role is ideal for an underwriting leader who thrives in complex environments, enjoys working across borders, and is ready to contribute to a business embracing

digital and AI-enabled underwriting transformation .

Key Responsibilities Case Underwriting & Portfolio Leadership

Oversee Case Underwriting activities across

Australia, New Zealand, and Global Clients

Partner closely with Sales teams on large and complex new business and renewal opportunities

Lead underwriting for large commercial and banking client portfolios within AU & NZ

Ensure accurate pricing of deals and facilitate APAC deals requiring

L6 or higher approvals

Support capacity planning and prioritisation aligned with Travel LoB strategy

Pricing, Performance & Remediation





Collaborate with Pricing to monitor tariff-based portfolio performance and initiate corrective actions where required

Lead remediation activities for underperforming accounts in line with portfolio monitoring insights

Provide timely and accurate performance data for central portfolio monitoring

Support commercial margin projections and planning activities at portfolio and client level

Governance, Compliance & Risk

Ensure adherence to

Allianz Standard for Underwriting

and AzP underwriting guidelines

Oversee fulfilment of action items arising from conditional Product Risk Assessment approvals

Maintain strong alignment with Actuarial teams to support reserve adequacy and portfolio visibility

Ensure regulatory and underwriting governance standards are embedded and sustained

Product, Digital & AI Enablement

Partner with Product teams on Simplicity product rollout and future Travel product enhancements

Champion the adoption and effective use of

digital underwriting tools

(e.g. Salesforce, Pricing Tools)

Demonstrate

AI readiness , including:

Comfort working with data-driven insights and predictive outputs

Supporting AI-enabled pricing, portfolio monitoring, and underwriting decision support tools

Contributing to the continuous improvement of underwriting processes through automation and analytics

Act as a role model for digital-first, insight-led underwriting practices

Collaboration & Leadership

Work effectively with virtual, multinational teams across APAC and MEA

Build strong partnerships across Sales, Pricing, Actuarial, Product, and Portfolio functions





Provide technical guidance and thought leadership within the underwriting community

About You Essential Experience & Qualifications

Actuarial, financial, or equivalent analytical background

Minimum

5 years’ experience

in underwriting, portfolio monitoring, pricing, or related insurance disciplines

Strong experience dealing with complex commercial accounts

Proven ability to operate in multinational, virtual team environments

Fluent in English with strong stakeholder communication skills

Desirable

Experience within

Travel Insurance

Exposure to

banking or financial institution clients

Experience supporting or leading underwriting transformation initiatives

Capabilities for the Future

High level of

digital literacy and AI readiness

95831 | Actuarial | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent

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.

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 matter, 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.

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