Senior Underwriter - Corporate Property

Aviva plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday (29 max)

Private Medical Benefit

Discount on Aviva products

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Parental and carer's leave

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva plc is seeking a Senior Underwriter for UK and multinational Corporate Property underwriting in the London Market. You will trade with brokers, develop new business, and share expertise with colleagues across Global Corporate & Specialty.

Ideal candidates will bring strong technical underwriting knowledge, commercial judgement, and the confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels. Travel within the UK and internationally may be required.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in UK and multinational Corporate Property underwriting within the London Market.
• Experience underwriting complex risks across different industry sectors, territories and catastrophe exposures.
• Strong knowledge of multinational insurance programmes and complex policy wordings.
• Proven ability to build broker and customer relationships that deliver profitable growth.
• Excellent technical underwriting, negotiation and decision‑making skills.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite multinational property business and develop new trading opportunities.
• Strengthen relationships across the market and with brokers and customers.
• Coach and develop underwriting capability across the team.
• Support confident decision-making to achieve strong portfolio performance.

Skills

London Market underwriting

Multinational property underwriting

Broker relationship building

Technical underwriting

Negotiation & decision-making

Job description

Are you someone who enjoys underwriting complex multinational property risks and building strong relationships across the London Market?

We're looking for a Senior Underwriter with strong experience in UK and multinational Corporate Property underwriting. This could be a great opportunity if you enjoy trading with brokers, developing new business and sharing your expertise with others.

You'll bring strong technical underwriting knowledge, commercial judgement and the confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels. Experience of multinational programmes and complex property risks is essential. Travel within the UK and internationally may be required.

A bit about the job

You'll join our Corporate Property team within Global Corporate & Specialty, helping some of the world's largest businesses manage complex property risks.

The role exists to deliver sustainable, profitable growth while providing excellent service to brokers and customers. You'll underwrite multinational property business, develop new trading opportunities and strengthen relationships across the market.

You'll also help develop underwriting capability by coaching and supporting colleagues across the team. Your expertise will help us make confident decisions and achieve strong portfolio performance.

Skills and experience we're looking for

• Strong experience in UK and multinational Corporate Property underwriting within the London Market.
• Experience underwriting complex risks across different industry sectors, territories and catastrophe exposures.
• Strong knowledge of multinational insurance programmes and complex policy wordings.
• Proven ability to build broker and customer relationships that deliver profitable growth.
• Excellent technical underwriting, negotiation and decision‑making skills.

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.

• Starting salary (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.)
• Generouspensionscheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%
• 25 days/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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