London Salary circa £85,000-£100,000

National Salary circa £80,000-£85,000

This is a great job for someone who is a technical reinsurance specialist with deep expertise across reinsurance arrangements. You enjoy working on complex claims and recoveries, using data, contract knowledge and market expertise to deliver the best possible outcomes.

You may already be working in a senior reinsurance claims, recoveries or reinsurance operations role and are looking for an opportunity where your technical knowledge can have a broader impact. You're confident analysing large datasets, interpreting reinsurance contracts and building strong relationships with brokers, reinsurers and internal stakeholders.

A bit about the job

This role exists to protect Aviva's financial position through expert management of our reinsurance claims portfolio and recovery activity. You'll join our Major & Complex Reinsurance Claims team, working across high-value and technically complex claims spanning multiple business lines and reinsurance structures. Working closely with underwriting, finance, actuarial and risk teams, you'll provide technical expertise on treaty and facultative reinsurance matters while managing complex recoveries and portfolio performance. You'll be accountable for delivering accurate and timely recoveries, maintaining strong market relationships and helping to continually strengthen Aviva's reinsurance claims capability.

Skills and experience we're looking for

• Significant experience in reinsurance claims, recoveries or a technical reinsurance environment, with expert knowledge of both treaty and facultative reinsurance.
• Strong understanding of reinsurance contract structures and wording interpretation, with the ability to apply technical knowledge to complex claims and recovery scenarios.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills, with experience analysing, validating and interpreting large and complex reinsurance datasets to support decision-making and recovery outcomes.
• Proven experience working with reinsurers, brokers and internal stakeholders to resolve technical issues, challenge outcomes and deliver successful recoveries.
• Experience providing technical leadership, guidance or oversight within a reinsurance function, with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.

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 circa £85,000-£100,000 (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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Aviva 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 at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please email Martin.Toth@aviva.com