Regional Financial Lines Underwriter

Regional Financial Lines Underwriter – Salary is competitive

Location – Ideally based in the West Midlands or South West/ Wales but can be flexible for the right person. You must be a commutable distance to an Aviva office.

Due to recent growth and expansion, the Aviva Regional Speciality Lines team are looking for a Regional Financial Lines Underwriter, primarily responsible for Financial Lines Underwriting to support the profitable development of our book of business.

This is a role built to support our regional capability as we continue to successfully grow our Financial Lines offering for our Regional Brokers, and support succession planning from within the business..

The role’s duties & responsibilities:

• Working as part of a network of teams to deliver profitable growth of our UK Financial Lines regional proposition.

• Retaining renewal business and driving growth and new business by trading and providing a first-class service to our customers/brokers. Broker development and relationship management of panel, facility and open market brokers. Existing renewal caseload management and underwriting within Aviva underwriting authority framework.

• Including but not limited to, underwriting D&O, Management Liability, Pension Trustee Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Commercial Crime. Ownership and accountability of facility and non-facility business, accountable for growth, yield, book & relationship management.

• Acting as an ambassador for Aviva, promoting and growing business through building a network of broker and external relationships. Networking and collaboration within Aviva at all levels of the business - including senior leadership and stakeholders, underwriting assistants, business development and SME platform facilities.

• Supporting senior underwriters and technical business leads for portfolio management, reporting & accountability of such. Commitment to continuous improvement and support of exemplary customer outcomes and regulatory compliance.

Skills & experiences required:

• Strong underwriting experience across the Financial Lines product suite, including but not limited to D&O, Management Liability, Pension Trustee Liability, Employment Practices Liability and Commercial Crime including underwriting of complex global accounts but also knowledge of the SME online platform space.

• Underwriting ability in Cyber, Financial Institutions or Tech PI, PI advantageous

• ACII desirable

• Track record of being responsible for own underwriting caseload within a regulatory environment, following due process and within set authority limits

• Strong internal & external customer engagement skills in order to influence key contacts in the marketplace

What you’ll get for this role:

• Salary is Competitive (depending on skills, experience and qualifications).

• Bonus opportunity - 10% 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.

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