Portfolio Underwriting Analyst

Aviva; Leeds; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension plan

Holiday allowance

Private medical benefit

Share plan

Save As You Earn

Flexible benefits

Volunteer days

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Portfolio Underwriting Analyst in the UK to help optimise the motor insurance portfolio through monitoring, analysis and underwriting recommendations. You’ll work with colleagues across underwriting, pricing, analytics, claims and operations from locations including Leeds, Norwich, Perth and Glasgow.

The role suits someone with experience in underwriting, portfolio management, pricing or analytics, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in underwriting, portfolio management, pricing or analytics.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actions.
• Good commercial awareness and understanding of insurance performance drivers.
• Ability to build relationships and influence across functions.
• Strong communication skills to present findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities and risks across the motor portfolio.
• Support segment reviews and recommend underwriting interventions.
• Contribute to underwriting footprint changes and strategy.
• Collaborate with underwriting, pricing, analytics, claims and operations.

Skills

Underwriting

Portfolio management

Pricing

Analytics

Motor insurance

Communication

Job description

Portfolio Underwriting Analyst

Salary : Up to £45,000

This is a great job for someone who has experience in underwriting, portfolio management, pricing, analytics or a related role within insurance and is looking to develop their career in a highly visible portfolio underwriting team. This role would suit someone with experience in the UK personal motor market, although we would also welcome candidates with transferable skills from other insurance products. Equally, if you're a graduate with strong analytical capability, commercial awareness and a passion for using data to solve business problems, we'd love to hear from you. You'll be joining a team that plays a key role in shaping underwriting strategy and delivering profitable growth across one of the UK's leading insurers.

A bit about the job:

As a Portfolio Underwriting Analyst within Personal Lines Underwriting, you'll help optimise the performance and profitability of our motor insurance portfolio through monitoring, analysis and underwriting recommendations. You'll identify opportunities and risks across the portfolio, support segment reviews, recommend underwriting interventions and contribute to the delivery and review of underwriting footprint changes. Working closely with colleagues across underwriting, pricing, analytics, claims and customer operations, you'll help ensure our underwriting strategy delivers sustainable growth, effective risk management and good customer outcomes. Opportunities are available in Leeds, Norwich, Perth and Glasgow.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience in underwriting, portfolio management, pricing or analytics, ideally within personal motor insurance.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify trends, assess portfolio performance and translate data into clear recommendations and actions.
• Good commercial awareness and an understanding of the factors that drive insurance performance, profitability and customer outcomes.
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with stakeholders across underwriting, pricing, analytics, claims and operational teams.
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to present findings, challenge constructively and influence decisions.

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.

• Up to £45,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary, (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.)
• Generouspensionscheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• 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 at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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