Property Portfolio Underwriting Manager

Aviva; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is looking for a Property Portfolio Underwriting Manager to lead the Mid-Market Commercial Property Account. The role involves developing underwriting strategies and managing portfolio performance to ensure customer satisfaction and business growth. Candidates should have strong property underwriting experience, along with leadership skills to communicate effectively with stakeholders and drive strategic decisions. Competitive salary and benefits are included, such as bonuses, generous pension scheme, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunity

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday

Private Medical Benefit

Discounts on Aviva products

Free shares through Matching Share Plan

Supportive policies

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in portfolio management with a focus on technical underwriting.
• Strong background in property underwriting to solve complex issues.
• Ability to think strategically regarding medium-term risks.
• Experience in a leadership role managing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mid-Market Commercial Property Account.
• Develop underwriting approaches to enhance performance.
• Provide strategic direction for portfolio and underwriting.

Skills

Portfolio management

Property underwriting

Strategic thinking

Effective communication

Adaptability

Job description

Property Portfolio Underwriting Manager - Salary Competitive

Locations - Bristol, Birmingham, London, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Perth, etc

We are looking for a strong, commercially minded technical expert to lead our mid-market commercial property account, supporting continued growth of the business and delivering excellent customer outcomes.

You will be responsible for delivering the financial plan outcomes through underwriting, pricing, underwriting quality, and portfolio management leadership, underpinned and driven by a risk aware culture.

A bit about the job:

In this role, you will lead our Mid-Market Commercial Property Account, working as part of the Mid-Market Portfolio and Underwriting Team. You will develop the underwriting approach to deliver enhanced performance and improved customer outcomes, driving portfolio mix and identifying areas and opportunities for profitable growth. You will achieve this through robust performance management, market pricing, rating and strong underwriting principals alongside shaping and informing commercial decisions on Profit and Loss based upon your deep insight of the business.

You will work alongside Pricing, Chief-Underwriting-Office, Actuarial, Finance, Claims, Automation and Data Science teams who support Mid-Market and actively engage with the regional underwriting teams.

You will deliver for our customers and Brokers, working as part of a small team of technical and portfolio management experts focussed on optimising the portfolio and exploiting our underwriting strategy within Regional Mid-Market. You will provide strategic portfolio and underwriting direction and support the development of our underwriting capability.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Good experience of portfolio management & enabling business growth through technical underwriting with a commercial focus
• Strong property underwriting experience with the ability to deliver solutions to complex issues and implement underwriting strategies in an operationally effective manner, including a strong understanding of Mid-Market and the issues and challenges facing our customers
• Able to think strategically and assess the impact of changing risks over the medium term
• A strong and effective communicator and coach with experience in a leadership role and ability to manage senior stakeholders both internally and externally
• Adaptable and versatile with an ability to convey and convert complex data and strategies simply into the underwriting teams

What you'll get for this role:

• Starting salary is Competitive (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 12% 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
• 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

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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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