Assistant Underwriter

Assistant Underwriter – Salary up to £26,000.
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, Finance and/or Risk industries and are looking to build a long-lasting, successful career then look no further! A bit about the job: Together, we'll be working towards providing a comprehensive service which aids our 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.

• Collaborating with our Trading Underwriter team in London to deliver end-to-end policy management for large, complex corporate risks.
• Delivering business-important metrics alongside our management team.
• Spotting and driving opportunities for operational improvements.
• Acting on feedback from customers and sharing ideas with managers and peers.
• Taking personal responsibility for development in line with business strategy.
• Occasional requirement for travel to our London office.

Aviva uses “smart-working”, and the person in this role can be based in Worthing. Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Proven record of delivering excellent customer outcomes.
• Experience in building and encouraging positive internal and external relationships.
• Good knowledge of IT including spreadsheets; databases and word processing.
• Previous underwriting experience is not essential as full training will be provided.
• Previous experience in the insurance or financial industry is preferable but, again, not essential.

What you’ll get for this role:

• Salary up to £26,000 (negotiable; depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Aviva will contribute up to 14% to your personal pension (dependent on your contribution)
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus
• Family friendly parental and carer’s leave
• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
• Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
• Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
• 21 volunteering hours per year

Aviva is for everyone: We are inclusive – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 60% of their time in our offices and 40% at home. 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 Abigail Aitken an email to abigail.aitken@aviva.com