Midmarket Casualty Underwriter

Job description

Midmarket Casualty Underwriter

Competitive salary

Due to growth and several internal promotions, we have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and career driven trading underwriter to join one of our London based commercial underwriting teams. This is a great job for someone with experience as a liability underwriter who can operate within agreed guidelines and authority levels to profitably and grow a book of commercial Mid–Market business.

You will be aligned to a portfolio of brokers/customers to proactively develop and profitably grow their commercial book of business within Aviva!

A bit about the job:

The job requires you to work collaboratively within one of our London underwriting team to support both the Senior Trading Underwriter and Underwriting Team Manager in delivering financials. The successful applicants will partner with brokers and customers to truly understand their wants and needs, using data insight to ensure we provide whole customer solutions. In turn, you will need great organisation and time management skills including the ability to handle your own diary successfully in a fast-paced environment.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

·  Previous Casualty underwriting experience
·  Ability to analyse risks and communicate and present effectively to brokers and/or customers
·  Work collaboratively within a large, sophisticated organisation
·  Good knowledge of the FCA and other relevant regulation and legislation
·  Strong commercial business insight 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.

·  Competitive Starting salary (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
·  Bonus opportunity - 8% 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 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 Tawana Chin a call on 07789 624461 or send an email to tawana.chin@aviva.com .