Commercial Underwriting Director

7 days ago

Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Aviva Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and commercially-minded leader to join our team as a Senior Underwriting Manager. As a key member of our underwriting team, you will be responsible for delivering excellent customer outcomes and supporting the continued growth of our business through exploiting our underwriting appetite, active portfolio management, and underpinned by a risk-aware culture.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead our Mid-Market underwriting approach to deliver enhanced performance and improved customer outcomes.
  • Drive portfolio mix and identify areas/opportunities for growth through robust performance management, market pricing, rating, and strong underwriting principles.
  • Shape and inform commercial decisions on Profit and Loss of the business based on your deep insight of the business.
  • Work closely with claims, pricing, actuarial, finance, and data science teams to support Mid-Market.
  • Lead a small team of technical and portfolio management experts to optimize the portfolio and exploit our underwriting strategy across the Property Liability and Motor portfolios within Regional Mid-Market.
  • Provide strategic portfolio and underwriting direction and support the development of our underwriting capability.
Requirements
  • Strong experience of portfolio management and how to enable business growth through technical underwriting with a commercial focus.
  • Strong underwriting experience with the ability to deliver solutions to complex issues and implement underwriting strategies in an operationally effective manner, alongside an ability to think strategically and assess the impact of changing risks over the medium term.
  • A strong and effective communicator and coach with experience in a leadership role and ability to manage senior stakeholders both internally and externally.
  • Strong understanding of Mid-Market and the issues and challenges facing our customers.
  • Adaptable and versatile with an ability to convey and convert complex data and strategies simply into the underwriting teams.
What We Offer
  • Starting salary competitive (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).
  • Bonus opportunity - 12% 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.
  • 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 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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