Head of Operational Underwriting

5 days ago

London, United Kingdom Aviva Full time

GCS Head of Construction & Latent Defects

**Salary**: Competitive

Are you someone who has a proven track record on managing the P&L for a London Market Construction account including leading performance management, strong broker relationships and running an experienced team of underwriters, looking for your next role? Then look no further this role is for you

Aviva are a market leader in the Construction & Latent Defects arena - with an account of c. £125m GWP and rapidly growing. The role will lead a team of 12 underwriters in London as well as dotted line reporting for another 2 underwriters outside of London. The role is also responsible for supporting technical development of 5 support staff in our operations Division. Our appetite is broad & worldwide for Construction (UK and Europe only currently for Latent Defects) including North America and is defined by the Line of Business Head if in conjunction with the CUO for Specialty.

A bit about the job:
The successful person in this role will lead, develop and implement the Construction & Latent Defects strategy and will be responsible for and managing Construction & Latent Defects P&L (Profit & Loss) within GCS. Acting as Ultimate Technical Underwriting Referral point for Construction & Latent Defects. As well as building the team, developing new products and appetite extensions, representing Construction & Latent Defects at external events, industry bodies and with key internal collaborators in Technical Underwriting, Claims, Finance, Risk & Governance. Ensuring the achievement of planned outcomes, performance levels and targets.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:
- Proven track record on managing the P&L for a Construction account including leading performance management- Strong technical knowledge of Construction & Latent Defects and broker relationships- Running an experienced team of underwriters- Track record of profitable growth and portfolio turnaround/exits across several key FI portfolios- Strong technical Underwriting background

What you’ll get for this role:
- Competitive salary, depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications- Generous pension (starting level Aviva contributes 8% when you contribute 2%)- Eligibility for annual performance bonus of between 0% - 50%- Long Term Incentive Plan (Restricted Stock Units) for high performers, between 10% and 30% of salary- Private Medical Insurance for self- Family friendly parental and carer’s leave- 29 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

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