Property Underwriting Manager – North Region

Job description

Property Underwriting Manager – North Region

Salary: Competitive

This is a great role for someone who has a strong technical background in Property Class underwriting, who has a desire to be accountable for a regional portfolio of business in excess of £100m, working as part of a team to help shape and manage the account to meet our regional ambitions across our four key pillars of Growth, Customer, Efficiency and Sustainability.

A bit about the job:

As a Property Underwriting Manager, you will develop and implement the underwriting strategy for the Property Line of Business in the North Region as Technical Owner and Class Specialist, working closely with the Regional Underwriting Manager, Head of Trading and trading teams. It is expected that you will portfolio manage the book, utilising data and insight to ensure that the business continues to grow profitability, whilst also supporting the Region to improve its performance through Underwriting, Capability, Governance and Efficiency initiatives.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

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To have excellent communication, listening, time management and negotiating skills

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Strong Property Class underwriting experience & experience of portfolio management

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Good knowledge of the FCA and other relevant regulation and legislation

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Experience providing technical leadership and influencing collaborators (stakeholders)

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Diploma or ACII qualified, or working towards qualification

What you will 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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Competitive salary, depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications

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Bonus opportunity - 12% 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 you 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

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Aviva is for everyone:

We are 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 Guv Johal a call on 0750 008 7919 or send an email to  Guv.Johal@aviva.com .