Commercial Underwriter

Job description

Commercial Underwriter

Competitive Salary

The ideal candidate will be located a feasible distance to our Southampton office and able to service brokers and customers within the area.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Property and Casualty New Business Underwriter to join our tenacious Southampton Commercial Underwriting Team. You will be aligned to a portfolio of brokers/customers within the Southampton and Bournemouth area to proactively develop a book of business within Aviva. This is a great job for someone who will partner with brokers and customers to truly understand their wants and needs, using data insight to ensure we provide whole customer solutions!

A bit about the job:

We are looking for someone that is a multi-class underwriter (Property & Liability) who can operate within agreed guidelines and authority levels to profitably grow the commercial business in the Southampton team. The job requires you to work collaboratively within one of our Southeast underwriting teams to support both the Senior Underwriter and Team Manager in delivering financials. Outstanding organisation and time management skills including the ability to handle own diary successfully in a fast-paced environment.

You will showcase excellent interpersonal skills, visiting brokers to develop, build up, and strengthen working relationships, as well as ensuring continued visibility in the market. A consistent track record of underwriting commercial new business and experience in dealing with insurance brokers and or customers is key to this role. You will need to be working towards underwriting licence levels as appropriate to your job and will have the skills to mentor and develop junior members of the team.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Previous Property and Liability underwriting experience
• The ability to analyze 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:

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 Starting salary (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

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Aviva is for everyone:

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you're in a job share just apply as a pair.

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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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Tawana Chin a call on 07789 624461 or send an email to [email protected] .