Property Underwriting Manager

Competitive Salary

Are you a Property Underwriting expert who has a desire to make a difference by providing solutions for our customer’s and to manage a team of technical underwriters?

If so then this may be the role for you!

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Property Underwriting Manager to join our team and take the lead on our underwriting strategy and performance across the property commercial portfolio.

A bit about the job:

Following continued growth across the business, Aviva are looking for a Property Underwriting Manager to join their Chief Underwriting Office within Commercial Lines. This role spans our entire commercial business including Digital, Schemes, Mid-Market and Global Corporate & Specialty.

Within the role you will be responsible for setting the strategy and appetite for our UK General Insurance Commercial lines property class and over sighting underwriting to deliver agreed premium and profit objectives. The role requires an in-depth knowledge of the property market to facilitate data led decision making, identifying emerging risks and opportunities and providing solutions for sophisticated underwriting problems within authority & Aviva’s risk appetite. You will lead a team of tenacious underwriters and wording technical specialists to set the philosophy, standards, risk appetite processes, pricing and strategy across the business.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

The highest level of technical knowledge in property underwriting, sufficient to represent the company in external discussions including market forumsAbility to lead and motivate a teamKnowledge of socio-economic and legal environment as it effects insuranceAbility to think and act long term both strategically and operationally with a view to improving customer outcomes and experienceExcellent relationship management skills including stakeholder management at senior levels to drive and influence decisions

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 - 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 daysMake your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discountsUp 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 schemeBrilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leaveFlexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to workMake a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help othersWe 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 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 Tawana Chin a call on 07789 624461 or send an email to tawana.chin@aviva.com.