Commercial Trading Underwriter

Aviva; York; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a multiclass trading underwriter to join their Commercial Underwriting team, offering flexible working arrangements across the UK. This role involves building relationships, delivering outstanding service, and meeting underwriting goals while pursuing relevant qualifications. Alongside a competitive salary and generous benefits, Aviva promotes a supportive and inclusive work culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary depending on location, skills, and experience

Bonus opportunity based on performance

Generous pension scheme with up to 14% contribution

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discounts on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan

Supportive policies including parental leave

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Commercial Underwriting experience is essential in Property & Liability and/or Motor.
• Ability to follow processes and work within Underwriting Licence frameworks.
• Desire to build knowledge and gain experience in the insurance industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding service to customers and brokers.
• Drive success of business teams contributing to underwriting profit and loss.
• Develop professional relationships, contributing to trading and service delivery goals.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Organization

Prioritization

Process adherence

Job description

Locations - Flexible across the UK, but must be within a commutable distance to an Aviva office.

We are seeking a multiclass trading underwriter to join our Commercial Underwriting team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of a growing team with a broker and customer base across the UK, where the person in this role can also be based anywhere in the UK and benefit from Aviva’s smart working arrangements, with a mix of home and office working.

A bit about the job:

As an Underwriter, you’ll provide an outstanding service to our customers and brokers. You’ll drive the success of our New or Existing business teams and play a pivotal role in developing professional relationships, directly contributing to the underwriting profit and loss, trading, and service delivery goals.

We are looking for people who want to be part of a dynamic team with a track record of building relationships in the market and winning business.

We also offer support in studying for relevant CII qualifications.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Current or previous Commercial Underwriting experience is essential in either Property & Liability and/or Motor and/or Motor Trade

• Strong communication and negotiation skills; with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team

• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills and ability to manage own workload and work to deadlines

• Demonstrate desire to build knowledge and gain experience in the insurance industry

• Ability to follow processes and procedures and work within set Underwriting Licence frameworks

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 salary, depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications

• Bonus opportunity - Competitive % 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

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

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 Dylan Wood a call on 07385 426164 or send an email [e-mail].