Senior Technical Underwriter - Financial Lines

Aviva; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunity

Generous pension

29 days holiday

Private Medical Benefit

Aviva product discounts

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Parental and carer's leave

Cycle to work

Volunteer days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Senior Technical Underwriter to provide expert guidance across Management Liability, D&O and Financial Institutions within Financial Lines. You will shape underwriting standards, governance frameworks and portfolio oversight, collaborating with underwriting, claims, product, legal and actuarial teams to identify risks and drive improvements.

This role offers the chance to influence underwriting strategy, support sustainable growth and work in a dynamic environment where

Qualifications

• Strong Financial Lines experience gained through underwriting or another relevant technical discipline.
• Technical knowledge of Management Liability, D&O and/or Financial Institutions business.
• Ability to analyse complex issues and provide practical underwriting guidance.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong awareness of emerging risks, market developments and customer outcomes.
• Experience using portfolio analytics and data-driven insights.
• Exposure to governance, oversight or underwriting controls.
• Interest in AI and emerging technology within underwriting.

Skills

Financial Lines underwriting

Management Liability

D&O

Financial Institutions

Issue analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

This is a great job for someone who

Enjoys using their technical expertise to shape underwriting strategy, influence decision-making and drive underwriting excellence. You may come from underwriting, claims, broking, legal, actuarial or another Financial Lines discipline and be looking for an opportunity to make a broader impact across the business.

A bit about the job

Our Financial Lines Chief Underwriting Office team helps ensure we make consistent, responsible underwriting decisions that support customers and drive sustainable growth.

As a Senior Technical Underwriter, you'll provide technical expertise across our Management Liability, D&O and Financial Institutions portfolios. You'll help shape underwriting standards, governance frameworks and portfolio oversight activities. Working closely with colleagues across underwriting, claims, product, legal and actuarial teams, you'll identify emerging risks and support continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to influence underwriting strategy and help shape the future of Financial Lines at Aviva.

Skills and experience we're looking for

Essential

• Strong Financial Lines experience gained through underwriting or another relevant technical discipline.
• Technical knowledge of Management Liability, D&O and/or Financial Institutions business.
• Ability to analyse complex issues and provide practical underwriting guidance.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong awareness of emerging risks, market developments and customer outcomes.

Nice to Have

• Experience using portfolio analytics and data-driven insights.
• Exposure to governance, oversight or underwriting controls.
• Interest in AI and emerging technology within underwriting.

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, skills, experience, and qualifications).
• Bonus opportunity - 10% 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 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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