Legal Indemnities Underwriting Lead

Legal Indemnities Underwriting Lead 

London / competitive salary  

Are you someone who thrives when leading a high-performing underwriting team? Can you also showcase excellent knowledge of managing complex legal indemnity enquiries?  

If you have expertise in Title Insurance and a passion for mentoring others, this is fantastic opportunity to take the next step in your career, within a growing team. 

A bit about the job 

We’re looking for a senior Underwriting professional to join our Legal Indemnities team, where you’ll manage a small team while handling high-volume enquiries and building strong relationships with brokers and solicitors. Your leadership will help shape our service delivery and product innovation, and you’ll also be accountable for underwriting decisions, team performance, and operational improvements. 

Skills and experience we’re looking for 

• Experience managing a small team of underwriters and your own caseload in a regulated environment. 

• Expertise in handling high-volume legal indemnity enquiries. 

• Strong market awareness and networking presence in the Title Insurance sector. 

• Sharp analytical skills and attention to detail. 

• Excellent communication skills to explain technical issues and influence stakeholders. 

What you’ll get for this role:  

• Competitive salary (based on skills, experience, and qualifications)  

• Competitive bonus opportunity – based 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  

• 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  

Take a look to learn more.  Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.  

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’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Daisy a call on +44 (0) 7436 672007 or send an email to daisy.holmes1@aviva.com.