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Commercial Mid Market Underwriter, southampton
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Client:
Aviva
Location:
southampton, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Views:
2
Posted:
09.07.2025
Expiry Date:
23.08.2025
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Job Description:
Commercial Mid-Market Underwriter
We have a new opportunity within our Southampton Commercial Underwriting Team as a New Business Commercial Underwriter. This is a great job for someone to partner with brokers and customers to truly understand their wants and needs, using data insight to ensure we provide whole customer solutions.
Ideally, you'll be based a commutable distance to the Poole or Bournemouth area as you will be aligned to a portfolio of brokers/customers within the area to proactively develop and profitably grow a commercial book of business!
A bit about the job:
Within the role you will work collaboratively within one of our Southeast underwriting teams to support both the Senior Underwriter and Team Manager in delivering financials. You will need great organisation and time management skills including the ability to manage own diary successfully in a fast-paced environment.
Within the role you will:
* Need a consistent track record of underwriting commercial new business
* Have experience in dealing with insurance brokers and or customers
* Showcase excellent interpersonal skills, visiting brokers to develop, build up and strengthen working relationships, as well as ensuring continued visibility in the market
* Have the skills to mentor and develop others
* Be working towards underwriting licence levels as appropriate to your job grade.
Skills and experience were looking for:
* Previous Property and Liability underwriting experience or Motor trade & Fleet
* Capability to analyse risks and communicate and present effectively to brokers and/or customers
* Ability to work collaboratively within a large complex organisation
* Good knowledge of the FCA and other relevant regulation and legislation
* Strong commercial business insight to create and deliver business cases
What youll 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 - 8% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Avivas.
* 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 carers 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:
Were inclusive and welcome everyone we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you dont, 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 youve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and well interview you.
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