Assistant Underwriter- Salary of Circa £30,000
Location - Birmingham
As an assistant 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 and South of England, so there is a need to be flexible with travel.
A bit about the job:
To be a multiclass underwriter who operates within agreed guidelines and authority levels to profitably grow the book of business
To be a 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
To deal end to end with brokers/customers book of business
To embrace and understand our SME strategy
To be curious to grow understanding of the commercial business
Skills and experience we’re looking for:
Previous property, motor trade and liability underwriting experience is preferable
The ability to analyse 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.
Starting salary of circa £30,000 (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
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 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