Underwriting Governance Specialist

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Aviva Full time
Underwriting Quality Assurance Lead

We are seeking an experienced Underwriting Quality Assurance Lead to join our team at Aviva. This is a newly created key role reporting to the Chief Underwriting Officer, Commercial Lines, and will be working directly with the Commercial Lines senior leadership to deliver our ambitious growth targets for the business.

About the Role

In this role, you will focus on designing and implementing effective control frameworks to manage risk across our UK General Insurance (GI) Commercial business. You will be responsible for building and maturing our existing processes and adapting these to meet the evolving needs of our business across all of commercial lines business. Additionally, you will ensure we comply with the increasing complexity of regulatory requirements, and this role is essential for ensuring effective oversight of technical underwriting activities which are aligned with the robust governance frameworks that support delivery of our long-term strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver inspirational leadership and be a role model demonstrating at all times the mindset and behaviors required to foster an inclusive culture
  • Design, maintenance, and evolution of the risk control frameworks ensuring these continue to manage and mitigate underwriting risks. Support refresh of peer review process
  • Assess underwriting risks and take all necessary action to address issues identified to ensure these remain within tolerance
  • Drive actions to address identified issues to ensure effective operation of the risk and control frameworks
Requirements
  • Experience of working on Regulatory projects
  • Strong analytical, written, and communication skills
  • Understanding of risks faced by a Commercial Lines business and the controls to manage and mitigate the risks with a particular emphasis on insured perils
  • Ability to think long-term strategically and operationally
  • People leadership experience
What We Offer
  • Competitive salary (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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