# Property Underwriter

**Company**: Aviva
**Location**: US - New York
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $75K-$125K
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

At Aviva U.S., we're establishing a Commercial Insurance organization and seeking a Property Underwriter to serve as a trusted underwriting professional. You will evaluate, select, price, and manage complex commercial and specialty insurance risks.

Responsibilities:

- Evaluate sophisticated risk exposures, analyze financial and operational information, structure customized insurance solutions, and balance profitable growth with Aviva's risk appetite and portfolio objectives.

- Independently manage a portfolio of middle-market and large commercial property risks, exercising established senior underwriting authority and meaningful account-level decision-making responsibility.

- Provide technical knowledge and market insight to underwriting strategy and portfolio initiatives while serving as a resource and mentor to Underwriting Assistants, Underwriting Analysts, and less experienced Underwriters.

- Resolve complex account-level matters and refer unusually complex, strategically significant, or authority-exceeding decisions to the Executive Underwriter, Team Leader, or Head of Property.

Requirements:

- 3-5+ years of progressively responsible commercial or specialty insurance underwriting experience.

- Demonstrated expertise in underwriting principles, risk assessment, and pricing methodologies.

- Strong analytical and financial evaluation skills.

- Proven ability to manage broker relationships and drive business results.

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and decision-making skills.

- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment.

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, Insurance, Economics, or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

- CPCU, ARM, AU, AINS, or other professional insurance designation.

- Specialty insurance expertise in Property.

- Established broker and agency relationships.

- Experience with portfolio management and profitability analysis.

- Demonstrated experience underwriting complex middle-market or large commercial accounts and risk structures.

What You'll Gain:

- Salary band: $75K-$125K.

- Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, health benefits, and volunteer opportunities.

- Hybrid flexible work model.

- Outstanding career development opportunities.

- Competitive vacation package.

## Skills

### Required
- underwriting
- risk assessment
- pricing methodologies
- financial evaluation
- broker relationships
- communication
- negotiation
- decision-making

### Nice to have
- CPCU
- ARM
- AU
- AINS
- portfolio management
- profitability analysis
- Property insurance

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