Casualty Technical Underwriting Manager

OverviewCasualty Technical Underwriting Manager — London, Norwich or Leeds. Competitive Salary.

Are you a Casualty Underwriting expert who has a desire to make a difference by providing solutions for our customers and to manage a team of technical underwriters? If so then this may be the role for you!

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Casualty Underwriting Manager to join our team and take the lead on our underwriting strategy and performance across the casualty portfolio (Employers'' Liability, Public/products liability, and associated classes).

A bit about the job: Following continued growth across the business, Aviva are looking for a Casualty Underwriting Manager to join their Chief Underwriting Office within Commercial Lines. This role spans our entire commercial business including Digital, Schemes, Mid-Market and Global Corporate and Specialty.

Within the role you will be responsible for setting the strategy and appetite for our UK General Insurance Commercial lines casualty classes, and oversight of underwriting to deliver agreed premium and profit objectives. The role requires an in-depth knowledge of the casualty insurance market to facilitate data-led decision making, identifying emerging risks and opportunities and providing solutions for sophisticated underwriting problems within authority and Aviva''s risk appetite. You will lead a team of tenacious underwriters and wording technical specialists to set the philosophy, standards, risk appetite processes, pricing and strategy across the business.

Responsibilities

Set strategy and appetite for UK General Insurance Commercial lines casualty classes and oversee underwriting to deliver premium and profit objectives.

Lead a team of underwriters and wording technical specialists; establish philosophy, standards, risk appetite processes, pricing and strategy.

Utilise data-led decision making to identify emerging risks and opportunities and provide solutions for underwriting problems within Aviva''s risk appetite.

Engage in external discussions and market forums representing the company with high technical credibility.

Skills and experience

The highest level of technical knowledge in casualty underwriting, sufficient to represent the company in external discussions including market forums

Ability to lead and motivate a team

Knowledge of socio-economic and legal environment as it effects insurance

Ability to think and act long term both strategically and operationally with a view to improving customer outcomes and experience

Excellent relationship management skills including stakeholder management at senior levels to drive and influence decisions

What you’ll get for this roleOur 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 - 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

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it

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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Equality and working with AvivaAviva 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.

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