Operational Underwriter – Engineering/Accident and Health
Salary: £28,000
Are you a strong, dynamic and positive person with a can‑do, will‑do approach? If so, we'd love to hear from you! If you have an interest in the insurance underwriting industry and are looking to build a long‑lasting, successful career then look no further!
We are recruiting for an operational underwriter to join our team. There will be occasional travel to our other business locations. The individual in this role will need to be career driven, flexible and keen to excel their career working for one of the UK’s leading Insurance, Wealth and Retirement businesses.
A bit about the job
Together, we'll be working towards providing a comprehensive service which aids both our clients and our wider team of underwriters. This will include building a successful network of internal and external relationships; responding to a variety of enquiries and meeting high standards to ensure customer satisfaction.
And you will
* Collaborate with our Trading Underwriter teams to deliver underwriting solutions for large, complex corporate risks.
* Drive forward business strategy to deliver upon our underwriting targets.
* Deliver business-important metrics alongside our management team.
* Take personal responsibility for development in line with business strategy.
* Act on feedback from customers and share ideas with managers and peers.
Skills and experience we’re looking for
* Proven record of delivering excellent customer outcomes.
* Good knowledge of IT including spreadsheets; databases and word processing.
* General previous underwriting experience is not essential but is preferred.
* Experience in building and encouraging positive internal and external relationships.
* Previous experience in the insurance or financial industry.
What you’ll get for this role
* Starting salary: £28,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
* Bonus opportunity – 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.
* Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it.
* 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 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 at least 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
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