Underwriter - Financial Lines

Job description

Underwriter - Financial Lines

Salary: Competitive

Location: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth

Are you someone with significant experience in the Financial Lines market in Scotland? Then we have just the role for you! We are recruiting for a Financial Lines Underwriter to join our tenacious team and negotiate with our key broker partners and meet with large clients face to face in pre-renewal client meetings and develop our regional offering across the Scottish broker network. This is a great job for a motivated and professional individual who is keen to progress their career within a market leading insurer!

A bit about the job:

This role is key to our business and you will join the Management Liability team working to a Global Corporate and Specialty (GCS) underwriting licence. The successful individual will be underwriting Directors and Officers Liability insurance, Pension Trustees Liability and Commercial Crime insurance which are the main products in our Management Liability insurance suite. Within this role, you will be responsible for underwriting renewals and new business in line with GCS, SME & Mid-Market strategies, which is why you will be naturally confident when conversing with collaborators both internally and externally to deliver business objectives.

  Skills and experience we’re looking for:

·  Strong working knowledge of Management Liability/D&O insurance is essential whilst the following are desirable: Pension Trustees Liability & Commercial Crime insurance (policies & cover)
·  Underwriting experience within Professional Indemnity and/or cyber is advantageous
·  Strong organisational and time management skills
·  Be interested in business and the macro-economic environment
·  Build and maintain positive relationships with internal stakeholders, brokers, agents, and clients to drive business growth. An established network with brokers in the region would be desirable

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.

·  Competitive Starting salary (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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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Tawana Chin a call on 07789 624461 or send an email to tawana.chin@aviva.com .