Trading Underwriter

Job description

Trading Underwriter

Salary Competitive

Are you someone who is passionate about partnering with brokers and customers to truly understand their wants and needs?

 

Looking to take the next step in your Career? Ready to join the General Insurer of the Year? 

 

Aviva are looking for Underwriters to join our growing teams.

 

 

A bit about the role:

The successful applicants will be accountable for day to day underwriting activities and will also be using data insight to ensure we are providing whole customer solutions. Your role will include dealing end to end with brokers and customers whilst collaborating with the team to support both the lead trading underwriter and team managers in achieving our growth ambition.

 You will also be expected to embrace and understand SME strategy to be an active mobile underwriter, working professionally and effectively wherever you are located.

There will also be opportunities to work towards underwriting licence levels as appropriate to your job grade.

 

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

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 Experience within Trading/Commercial underwriting is preferred but not essential

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Excellent communication, listening, time management and negotiating skills, with the ability to work collaboratively within a large complex organisation

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ACII qualifications or working towards

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Good knowledge of the FCA rules and other relevant regulation and legislation

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Ability to analyse risks, communicate and present effectively to brokers and/or customers

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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Salary Competitive (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

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Bonus opportunity – 8% 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

Take a look to learn more.  Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

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.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

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 Klaudia Kmita-Adegboro a call on 07553728537 or send an email to Klaudia.kmita-adegboro@aviva.com.