Senior Underwriter - Global Hybrid Fronting

This is a great job for someone with strong underwriting experience in delegated authority, MGA or specialty insurance who is ready to take the next step in their leadership career.

If you enjoy building relationships, driving profitable growth and helping shape new opportunities, this could be the role for you. You’ll work with colleagues and partners across global markets, helping us grow an exciting new area of our Global Corporate & Specialty business.

A bit about the job:

We're building a new Global Hybrid Fronting platform within Global Corporate & Specialty (GCS), and you'll play an important role in its success. Working closely with the Head of Global Hybrid Fronting, you'll help manage relationships with our partners, support underwriting performance and identify new opportunities for growth. You'll work with colleagues across Underwriting, Claims, Reinsurance, Distribution and Governance to deliver strong business outcomes and fair customer outcomes. You'll help monitor performance, maintain effective oversight and support the development of our proposition. Your work will help strengthen Aviva's position in the global corporate and specialty insurance market while supporting our long-term growth ambitions.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Strong underwriting experience within delegated authority, MGA, programmes or specialty insurance.
• Experience building and managing relationships with brokers, MGAs or other distribution partners.
• Good understanding of portfolio performance, underwriting controls and governance requirements.
• Ability to work with and influence stakeholders across different teams and functions.
• Strong analytical, communication and commercial decision-making skills.

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 starting salary (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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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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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please email Patrick.Archer@Aviva.com.