Chief Underwriting Officer ( PCW Car

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Norwich, England, United Kingdom – 3 weeks ago

Salary – Competitive

Make a big impact in a high‑performing business.

Are you an effective leader who combines deep pricing expertise
, commercial acumen
, and a passion for driving results? If you’re looking for a role where you can truly make a difference, this is your opportunity.

As Chief Underwriting Officer for our £1bn PCW Car portfolio, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the success of Aviva Retail. Leading a talented team of around 30 pricing professionals, you’ll oversee the end‑to‑end pricing and underwriting process, collaborating across the business to deliver outstanding outcomes for customers, colleagues, and the company.

• Proven technical pricing expertise and experience
• Strong commercial aptitude with deep knowledge of the UK PCW car market
• Exceptional leadership skills with a track record of inspiring and developing teams
• A curious, driven mindset with a relentless focus on improvement
• Customer‑centric approach and understanding of pricing conduct and regulatory requirements

• Competitive salary (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 25% 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
• 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
• Supportive parental and carer’s leave policies
• Flexible benefits, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• 3 paid volunteering days to help others as part of our Aviva Communities
• Well‑being support and tools

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Even if you don’t tick every box, we 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 each week, combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. If 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 Alice Neal a call on +44  or send an email to