Mid Market Senior Underwriter (Property & Casualty)

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Senior Underwriter to join their Thames Valley Trading Team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to build relationships with brokers while driving new business and mentoring colleagues. You'll be at the forefront of providing customer-centric solutions and influencing key market contacts. With a competitive salary and generous benefits, this position is ideal for someone with a strong background in Property & Casualty underwriting looking to make a significant impact in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive Bonus opportunity

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares

Supportive policies including parental leave

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge in Property and/or Casualty with a track record of winning business.
• Experience in applying underwriting knowledge to improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop positive relationships with customers and brokers.
• Implement underwriting strategy and improve quality.

Skills

Underwriting Expertise

Business Development

Regulatory Compliance

Process Improvement

Communication Skills

Education

Diploma in CII

Job description

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Mid Market Senior Underwriter (Property & Casualty), London

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Aviva

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

02.05.2025

Expiry Date:

16.06.2025

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Job Description:

Mid Market Senior Underwriter (Property & Casualty)

Competitive salary – London / Thames Valley region

Are you a dynamic trader with leadership skills and a strong background in Property & Casualty? Aviva is looking for a versatile Senior Underwriter to join our Thames Valley Trading Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a growing team, working with Brokers across this area (including Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire & Hampshire)

The role will require you to go out on broker visits across the South-East so there is a need to be flexible with travel, as well as visit our central London office.

As a Senior Underwriter, you’ll provide an outstanding service to our customers and brokers. You’ll drive both new and existing business, as well as professional relationships, directly contributing to the underwriting profit and loss, trading, and service delivery goals. In addition to this, you’ll also be responsible for mentoring and coaching colleagues within the team and creating tailor-made solutions for our customers. This role could be ideal for you if you’re a dynamic trader with leadership skills, a strong industry-led background, and a track record of winning new business!

A bit about the job:

Relationship Building: Develop positive relationships with customers and brokers, providing technical support and handling queries.

Influence and Engagement: Influence key market contacts through business development and customer engagement.

Customer-Centric Solutions: Understand customer needs to provide appropriate solutions that align with Aviva’s underwriting strategy and values.

Leadership and Mentorship: Act as a role model, mentor colleagues, and contribute to capability improvement.

Strategy Implementation and Technical Authority: Implement underwriting strategy, improve underwriting quality, serve as the technical authority within the team, and apply core insurance principles to everyday situations.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

Underwriting Expertise: Strong knowledge in Property and/or Casualty with a consistent track record of winning and retaining business.

Process Improvement: Experience in applying underwriting knowledge to improve processes and procedures.

Regulatory Compliance: Ability to lead underwriting caseload within a regulatory environment.

Business Development: Excellent skills in business development and customer engagement.

Communication & Qualifications: Strong communication and negotiation skills, with a Diploma in CII or willingness to study for and obtain CII qualifications.

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)

Competitive Bonus opportunity - (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 ourAviva Communitiesand use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive andwelcome 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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Created on 02/05/2025 by TN United Kingdom