Specialty Technical Underwriter

Aviva; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Specialty Senior Underwriter to play a key role in our Chief Underwriting Office. You will be involved in shaping our underwriting strategy, underwriting complex risks, and developing market-leading products while building strong relationships across the industry.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunity

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares

Supportive policies

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in one or more Specialty classes like Political Violence.
• Understanding of Lloyd’s market practices is essential.
• Ability to draft robust policy documents.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver underwriting strategy.
• Define risk acceptance criteria.
• Support underwriting of complex risks.

Skills

Technical underwriting experience

Policy Wordings expertise

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Education

ACII qualified or working towards it

Job description

Specialty Senior Underwriter

Competitive Salary

Are you a Specialty Lines expert ready to shape the future of this exciting insurance space?

This role is perfect for a dynamic, strategic thinker with deep expertise in one or more of the following: Group Personal Accident, Latent Defect, Political Violence and Terrorism, Contingency, Marine, Construction, Engineering, or Renewable Energy. If you’re experienced in underwriting complex risks, confident with policy wordings, and thrive in collaborative environments, this could be your next big step.

A bit about the job:

This is a high-impact role within our Chief Underwriting Office, spanning our entire commercial portfolio – from Digital and Schemes to Mid-Market and Global Corporate & Specialty. You’ll help shape and deliver our underwriting strategy, define risk acceptance criteria, and support the underwriting of complex risks. You’ll also contribute to the development of market-leading products and policy wordings, while identifying emerging risks and opportunities. As a key representative of the Specialty team, you’ll build strong relationships across Aviva and the wider industry.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong technical underwriting experience in one or more of the Specialty classes mentioned above and a solid understanding/experience ofLloyd’s market practices
• Secure expertise in Policy Wordings and slip business with capability to draft robust documents
• Strategic mindset with the ability to assess long-term risk trends
• Experience influencing underwriting strategy and delivering business-critical projects
• A confident communicator with a collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement. ACII qualified (or working towards it)

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)
• 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
• 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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