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Trading Underwriter - Property & Liability

Aviva

Manchester

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 60,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Trading Underwriter to partner with brokers and customers. This role involves actively engaging with a diverse portfolio, understanding client needs, and driving profitable growth in the commercial book of business. You will be required to travel across the North West for broker visits, making flexibility essential. Join a supportive and inclusive environment that values your contributions and offers generous benefits, including a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and a robust pension scheme. If you're ready to make a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity – 8% of annual salary
Generous pension scheme
29 days holiday plus bank holidays
Discount on Aviva products
Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan
Supportive policies including parental leave
Flexible benefits including sustainability options
Paid volunteering days
Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

  • Previous property & liability underwriting experience is essential.
  • Ability to analyze risks and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Operate as a multiclass underwriter within agreed guidelines.
  • Conduct meaningful meetings with brokers/customers to build confidence.

Skills

Property & Liability Underwriting
Risk Analysis
Effective Communication
Collaborative Work
Commercial Business Acumen
Knowledge of FCA Regulations

Job description

Trading Underwriter - Property & Liability

Are you someone who is passionate about partnering with brokers and customers to truly understand their wants and needs?

Aviva are looking for Underwriters to join our teams to be aligned to a portfolio of brokers/customers to proactively develop and profitably grow their commercial book of business!

This role does require you to go out on broker visits across the North West broker market so there is a need to be flexible with travel.

A bit about the job:

  • To be a multiclass underwriter who operates within agreed guidelines and authority levels to profitably grow the book of business
  • To be a great communicator who regularly has meaningful face to face meetings with brokers and/or customers to build their confidence in us and to make Aviva their insurer of choice
  • To deal end to end with brokers/customers book of business
  • To embrace and understand our SME strategy
  • To be curious to grow understanding of the commercial business

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

  • Previous property & liability underwriting experience is essential
  • The ability to analyse risks and communicate and present effectively to brokers and/or customers
  • Work collaboratively within a large complex organisation
  • Good knowledge of the FCA and other relevant regulation and legislation
  • Strong commercial business acumen to create and deliver business cases

What you’ll get for this role:

  • Starting salary Competitive (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
  • Bonus opportunity – 8% 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

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.

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Jessica Mason a call on 020 4592 2161 or send an email to Jessica.Mason@aviva.com.

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