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Mid Market Senior Underwriter - Property & Liability

Hybrid in Leeds·Full-time·Added 4 days ago (last checked 8 Oct)

Aviva

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Overview

Job details

£40,000 - £65,000 a year
Gross, as stated in the ad.
About £2,690 - £4,020 a month after tax.
Full-time
Per the ad.
Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

Be near Leeds for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.
Have senior-level experience
Senior-level role.

Benefits

29 days holiday + bank holidays
Paid annual leave, per the ad.
Cycle to work scheme
Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Skills

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Salary: £40K-£65K , depending on experience

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.

Salary: £40K-£65K depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
Bonus opportunity - actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's
Generous pension scheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%
29 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
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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The role

You'll lead our New Business Underwriting team, making sure we deliver strong financial performance and great outcomes for our customers. You'll oversee complex cases, support trading decisions, and act as a technical referral point. You'll work closely with brokers to build strong relationships and help shape our underwriting strategy. You'll also coach and mentor your team, driving technical development and supporting licence progression. This role is key to ensuring we stay competitive and deliver on Aviva's strategy.

What you'll do

Proven leadership in property and liability underwriting, with experience managing complex portfolios.
Strong account management skills, including building and maintaining broker relationships.
Solid technical knowledge of property and liability underwriting principles and market trends.
Ability to analyse portfolio performance and make strategic trading decisions.
Experience coaching and mentoring underwriters to develop technical capability and drive results.

Hiring process

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We'll contact you
With a recruiter
Once you've applied, or Aviva has found you on LinkedIn, a recruiter gets in touch to discuss your application and the specific opportunity in more detail.
We'll send a test
If you're successful at the first stage, you're invited to the next stage of the process, which could be an online test or interview. If you're unsuccessful, you're told.
You'll come to interview
Aviva agrees an interview date and time. The interview may be a one-to-one meeting or a group assessment; there may be more than one stage to this part of the process.
We'll make an offer
You'll complete screening checks · 1–2 days
You can stay in touch
With Candidate Care team
Once PES checks pass, candidates receive a 'confirmation of start date' email and can ask the Candidate Care team questions before their first day.

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About Aviva

Industry: Insurance and financial services
Website: aviva.com

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Additional information

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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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please email alice.neal@aviva.com

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