Underwriting Assistant

Aviva; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Worthing is looking for an Assistant Underwriter to support their Crisis Management team. The role involves managing customer enquiries and collaborating with underwriters to ensure satisfaction. Candidates should have strong interpersonal skills and a proactive approach. While prior experience in underwriting is not required, the company offers comprehensive training and an excellent benefits package, including a competitive salary, bonuses, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity - 6% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year

Paid volunteering days

Flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven record of delivering excellent customer outcomes.
• Good knowledge of IT including spreadsheets; databases and word processing.
• Previous underwriting experience is not essential as full training will be provided.
• Experience in building and encouraging positive internal and external relationships.
• Previous experience in the insurance or financial industry is preferable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Trading Underwriter team to deliver end-to-end policy management.
• Drive opportunities for operational improvements.
• Deliver business metrics alongside management team.
• Take responsibility for personal development.
• Act on customer feedback and share ideas.

Skills

Excellent customer outcomes

IT knowledge

Building positive relationships

Job description

Assistant Underwriter

Worthing

£26,800

Are you a strong, dynamic and positive person with a can-do, will-do approach? If so, we'd love to hear from you! If you have an interest in the insurance, finance or risk industries and are looking to build a long-lasting, successful career then look no further!

We are recruiting for an underwriting assistant to join our Crisis Management - Accident & Health, Political Violence and Terrorism & Contingency, Construction, Latent Defects team. There will be occasional travel to our London business centre so the individual within this role will need to be career driven, flexible and keen to excel their career working for one of the UK's leading Insurance, Wealth and Retirement businesses.

A bit about the job :

Together, we’ll be working towards providing a comprehensive service which aids our team of underwriters. This will include building a successful network of internal and external relationships, responding to a variety of enquiries and meeting high standards to ensure customer satisfaction. And you will :

• Collaborating with our Trading Underwriter team in London to deliver end-to-end policy management for large, complex corporate risks
• Spotting and driving opportunities for operational improvements
• Delivering business-important metrics alongside our management team
• Taking personal responsibility for development in line with business strategy
• Acting on feedback from customers and sharing ideas with managers and peers

Skills and experience we're looking for :

• Proven record of delivering excellent customer outcomes
• Good knowledge of IT including spreadsheets; databases and word processing
• Previous underwriting experience is not essential as full training will be provided
• Experience in building and encouraging positive internal and external relationships
• Previous experience in the insurance or financial industry is preferable but, again, not essential

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.

• Salary of £26,800 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 6% 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.
• 25 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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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 07387 545 666 or send an email to [e-mail].