Underwriting Leader London, England

Aviva

Full Time London, England 50000 - 65000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Underwriting Leader – Salary £50,000 - £65,000

Aviva are seeking a commercial Underwriting Leader to join their Mid-market underwriting team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of a growing team with the role being based in London or Norwich. You will also benefit from Aviva’s smart working arrangements, with a mix of home and office working.

As an Underwriting Leader you’ll lead and coach a team of underwriters to achieve profitable growth annually whilst maintaining underwriting integrity every time. Responsible for the profit/loss, revenue, broker alignment, capability, broker/customer relationships, resource, and engagement of the team.

London and Norwich are key trading locations; you will strengthen and contribute to our continued growth in the Mid-market space.

This role could be ideal for you if you’re a dynamic leader with a strong industry led background and track of success.

A bit about the job:

In this role, you will be expected to empower your team of underwriters to be the best that they can be and act as a role model, provide mentoring and share ideas to contribute towards continued capability improvement in our business, whilst influencing key contacts in the marketplace through business development, customer engagement and meaningful meetings with brokers and/or customers to build their confidence in Aviva.

You will also understand what matters to customers and brokers to provide the right solution and deliver the best outcomes as well as identify and implement any required improvements to underwriting quality and capability.

Skills and experience we’re looking for

Underwriting knowledge in property, casualty or construction is essential.
Experience with applying underwriting knowledge to improve processes and procedures.
Excellent business development and customer engagement/relationship building and negotiation skills.
Strong commercial business acumen to create and deliver business results.
Experience of leading a team within an Insurance environment.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

Salary £50,000 - £65,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
Make a difference, be part of our
Aviva Communities
and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and

welcome everyone

– we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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