Assistant Underwriter

Job description

Assistant Underwriter- Salary of Circa £30,000 Depending on experience

Location - Bristol

As an assistant underwriter you will be responsible for servicing brokers, underwriting new business, renewals, and MTAs. This role is for someone who comes from a broking or underwriting background and is passionate about developing in their career.

You will be aligned to a portfolio of brokers/customers to proactively develop and profitably grow their commercial book of business. Partnering with brokers and customers to truly understand their wants and needs, using data insight to ensure we provide whole customer solutions which support these.

This role does require you to go out on broker visits across the South of England so there is a need to be flexible with travel.

A bit about the job:

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To be a multiclass underwriter who operates within agreed guidelines and authority levels to profitably grow the book of business

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To be a great communicator who regularly has meaningful face to face meetings with brokers and/or customers to build their confidence in us and to make Aviva their insurer of choice

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To deal end to end with brokers/customers book of business

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To embrace and understand our SME strategy

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To be curious to grow understanding of the commercial business

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

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Previous property and liability underwriting experience is essential

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The ability to analyse risks and communicate and present effectively to brokers and/or customers

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Work collaboratively within a large complex organisation

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Good knowledge of the FCA and other relevant regulation and legislation

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Strong commercial business acumen to create and deliver business cases

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.

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Starting salary of circa £30,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

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Bonus opportunity - 6% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

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Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

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29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

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Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products , and other retailer discounts

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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

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Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

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Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

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Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

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We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Dylan Wood a call on 07385 426164 or send an email to  Dylan.wood@aviva.com