AddressSalary: Starting at £25,000
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Medical Underwriting team to provide outstanding service to our customers, as well as assessing risk. You will utilise medical knowledge to support the operation by risk assessment to ensure underwriting is aligned to our risk appetite and strategy for the Private Medical Insurance business. This job allows step pay progression to becoming a fully effective Underwriter in Private Medical Insurance (PMI).
A bit about the job:
To Underwrite medical insurance policies, providing a risk assessment service to maintain a sound profitable business. Encompassing consumer, small/medium enterprises, large corporate and international applications.
Financial - Underwrite policies under the PMI portfolio. Reviewing and maintaining an underwriting philosophy in affiliation to clinical knowledge and claims margin.
Non-Financial - Deals with PMI Health products in line with underwriting philosophy. Works in line with Aviva policies and guidelines. Individuals move through the progression framework from trainee to fully effective.
Skills and experience we're looking for:
- Insurance/health/PMI background is desirable but not essential
- Experienced call handler with good listening skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Experience working in a team environment
- Enthusiastic and keen to learn
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.
- Starting Salary of £25,000 (with potential to increase on successful completion of training), depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications
- Bonus opportunity - 6% 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.
- 25 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
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Aviva is for everyone:
We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you're in a job share just apply as a pair.
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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