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Aviva's Engineering Underwriting team is looking for an enthusiastic Trading Underwriter to provide a first class service to our customers/brokers. The role is home-based and the successful candidate will be responsible for servicing brokers & clients in the South East (excluding London).
The regional Engineering team are responsible for underwriting and client servicing of a multimillion pound portfolio. The teams currently operate out of three trading offices across the UK and business is predominantly transacted via Insurance Brokers.
As an Engineering Underwriter with Aviva, you'll drive professional relationships, directly contributing to the underwriting profit and loss, trading and service delivery goals. Acting as an ambassador for Aviva in the industry, you'll promote and grow business through effective relationship management. Although our preference is for someone with an Engineering Insurance background, we are happy to consider ambitious, motivated and hardworking underwriters from other insurance and trading backgrounds.
Duties & Responsibilities Provide quotations for renewals, new business and alterations whilst operating within agreed guidelines and authority levels.

Build positive relationships with customers and brokers to deliver the underwriting strategy.

Actively increase your level of technical knowledge through achievement of Personal Development Plans.

Contribute to improving efficiency within the team through Systems Thinking methodology and by utilising our digital trading platforms wherever possible.

Support more senior members of the team in their underwriting and client servicing administration.


Skills & Experience A background/knowledge of Engineering Insurance.

Experience of applying underwriting knowledge to effectively improve processes/procedures.

Experience of taking ownership for your underwriting caseload within a regulatory environment, following due process and within set authority limits.

Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse complex information and draw out the relevant facts.

Excellent customer engagement skills in order to influence key contacts in the marketplace.

Working knowledge of a range of standard computer software, e.g. Microsoft Office and email.


What will you get for this role?
Annual salary of around £30,000 - £40,000 depending on skills, qualifications and experience.

Generous defined contribution pension scheme.

Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days.

Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products through "My Aviva Extras" plus discounts for Friends and Family (some exclusions apply).

Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme.


Working at Aviva
At Aviva, we're people with a purpose. To be with you today, for a better tomorrow.
We bring this to life by ensuring managing risk is at the heart of the way we all work. We love people who do the right thing for our customers, and our colleagues. We want people who speak up, who take responsibility, and who make good decisions.
The way we do this is important too. We always 'Care More'. It's our thing. We're all about our people - that's you - so we can be pretty flexible. If you want to work from home some of the time or change your hours so you can pick up your kids or care for someone in your family, we're very open to that. In fact, we don't advertise roles as either part or full time, because we know each person has different needs, just as each business area has different needs. So, it's up to you to discuss working hours during your interview.
We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.
We interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job. Just send us an email once you've applied stating that you have a disclosed disability and we'll make sure we interview you.
We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Megan Douglas a call on or send an email to .
*As defined in The Equality Act 2010*. By 'minimum criteria' we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.