Trading Underwriter

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job requisition id R-148457

Trading Underwriter - Salary is competitive depending on experience

Location - Birmingham

As a Trading Underwriter, you will be responsible for servicing brokers, underwriting new business, renewals, and MTAs. This role is for someone who comes from a broking or underwriting background and is passionate about developing in their career.

You will be aligned to a portfolio of brokers/customers to proactively develop and profitably grow their commercial book of business. Partnering with brokers and customers to truly understand their wants and needs, using data insight to ensure we provide whole customer solutions which support these.

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

A bit about the job:

1. To be a multiclass underwriter who operates within agreed guidelines and authority levels to profitably grow the book of business. We will also consider all motor disciplines.
2. 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.
3. Deal end to end with brokers/customers book of business.
4. Embrace and understand Aviva's SME strategy.
5. Be curious to grow understanding of the commercial business.

Aviva has a clear commitment to invest in all employees and our training programmes allow you to enhance your knowledge and technical skills. We have a commitment to develop skill sets across multiple underwriting disciplines along with opportunities to be engaged in broker development, surveys, and client meetings. You will also have access to Aviva’s own award-winning academy and an established career pathway.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

1. Previous property & liability or Motor underwriting experience is essential (Broker experience would also be considered).
2. The ability to analyse risks and communicate and present effectively to brokers and/or customers.
3. Work collaboratively within a large complex organisation.
4. Good knowledge of the FCA and other relevant regulation and legislation.
5. 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.

Salary is Competitive depending on skills, experience and qualifications.

Bonus opportunity - Competitive % 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.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here.

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 Dylan Wood a call on 07385 426164 or send an email to Dylan.wood@aviva.com.

We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight.

So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.