Lead Construction Liability Underwriter

Are you someone who is currently looking to join a growing British multinational insurance company? Then look no further we have just the role for you! We are looking for a Lead Construction Liability Underwriter to join our Underwriting department. Construction Liability is a key growth area for Aviva as it continues to build its Casualty book within the Global Corporate & Specialty business. We are seeking someone to lead our Construction Liability portfolio, bringing the vital skills and knowledge to this specialist line of business.

A bit about the job: We are looking for someone to drive and implement our Construction Liability strategy. To take our current book and look for ways to enhance our proposition and build the account, working closely with our market leading Aviva GCS CAR team. It is important the successful candidate is an excellent teammate, including support of management and the development of colleagues.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Extensive experience underwriting Construction Liability Insurance both in the UK and ideally also overseas exposures.
• Ability to define, implement and oversee strategy along with excellent broker relationships.
• Team management experience is preferred but not essential.
• Good customer service and complaint handling skills including communication and negotiation skills.
• Validated understanding of the London market, the issues and dynamics, including reinsurance is preferred but not essential.

What you’ll get for this role: Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Competitive salary, depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Bonus opportunity – competitive % 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.

Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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 Tawana Chin a call on 07789 624461 or send an email to tawana.chin@aviva.com.