Underwriting Assistant

Completive salary

Are you someone who is passionate about partnering with brokers and customers to truly understand their wants and needs?

Then look no further we have just the role for you!

We are looking for an Underwriting Assistant to join our team! This role will open doors to numerous opportunities for growth and development including working towards underwriting license levels as appropriate.

A bit about the job:

Your role will include dealing with Existing Business for brokers and customers whilst collaborating within our high performing team to support in delivering financials. You will be encouraged to embrace and understand Mid-Market strategies and be accountable for day-to-day underwriting activities.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Proven record of delivering excellent customer outcomes

• Excellent communication, listening, time management and negotiating skills, with the ability to work collaboratively within a large complex organisation

• The ability to communicate and present effectively to brokers and/or customers

• Experience within Trading/Commercial/property/Liability underwriting is desirable but not essential

• Knowledge of the FCA and other relevant regulation and legislation again, desirable but not essential

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 salary (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• 6% 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.

• 25 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 Tawana Chin a call on 07789 624461 or send an email to [email protected].