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Our Global Corporate and Specialty (GCS) is a general insurance (GI) business that provides insurance solutions for large corporate and multinational customers. Its core product lines are Property, Casualty, Auto, Surety, and Equipment Breakdown (EBI).
We have a new opportunity for a Mid / Senior Underwriter, Casualty in our Corporate Risk team. You will be a qualified Casualty Underwriter working on a portfolio of Corporate exposures. Your primary focus and responsibility will be to work on new business and renewal business, and creating the corresponding deal with a focus on casualty business and casualty underwriting. Deals will focus on Large Commercial accounts with annual sales greater than $200M in revenue for both Domestic and Multinational exposures.
The role will be client/broker facing while working under a national mandate (working on all lines of business) to identify new business opportunities as well being able to provide outstanding technical expertise to surmise the value of the “deal”.
You must be able to operate at both a macro and micro level so that a successful deal is understood and can be developed. The role must also be able to navigate the Aviva structure and national broker structure in an effort to get things done with a high level of energy and collaboration to ensure success.
What you'll do
Large Commercial and Multinational Business Development and Underwriting
Focus on new business generation – national scope, deal making role
Complex Risk, Casualty, assessment of opportunities
Qualify potential deals for appetite and profit opportunity
Constructs initial deal for review with Sr. Management
Ability to navigate Aviva (internally) to get things done
Ability to assess sophisticated deals from a macro perspective and make “tough” decisions
Ability to qualify and underwrite deal to ensure benefit from both top line and profitability perspective
Ability to build strong partnerships and collaborate to ensure win/win for Aviva and the Broker
What you'll bring
University degree or college diploma in Insurance
CIP (or equivalent)
5+ years' of technical commercial lines Casualty underwriting business experience
Proficient technical knowledge of complex risks in line of business and segments
Excellent written/verbal communication skills & negotiating skills.
Ability to problem seek and to make/impact decisions.
Strong leadership, negotiation and influencing skills
Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment.
Very strong marketing and relationship building skills with internal and external partners
Seeks opportunities to improve broker/customer experience
Professional attitude, teamwork, strong pipeline management/sales consultation skills
Good understanding of line of business; discusses barriers with leadership
Developing proficiency in applying highly niche knowledge and expertise of complex risks for large commercial accounts
Proficient in sales data analytics to generate leads
What you’ll get:
The salary band for this position ranges from $64,200 to $171,000. Please note that individual salary is determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills and experience, as well as internal equity.
Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
Outstanding Career Development opportunities.
We’ll support your professional development education.
Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year
Employee driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity and inclusion
Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health
Hybrid flexible work model
Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process. This is a new position which has been posted both internally & externally.
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