Underwriting Quality and Governance Analyst

Aviva Direct Ireland Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in London is seeking an Underwriting Quality and Governance Analyst to support their underwriting management function. This position requires a strong background in underwriting operations and governance, as well as excellent analytical skills. The successful candidate will focus on quality reporting, oversight actions, and ensuring effective underwriting controls. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including flexible working options and generous holiday provisions.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme up to 14%

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Matching Share Plan

Parental and carer’s leave

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Experience in underwriting or quality assurance is essential.
• Strong analytical skills with data management experience.
• High attention to detail with oversight action tracking.

Responsibilities

• Support the Lloyd’s underwriting management function.
• Ensure effective underwriting controls and oversight processes.
• Focus on data-driven quality reporting and regulatory returns.

Skills

Experience in underwriting, underwriting operations, governance, or quality assurance

Understanding of the Lloyd’s market and regulatory environment

Strong analytical skills

High attention to detail

Confident communicator

Job description

Overview

Underwriting Quality and Governance Analyst

Circa £35,000

London

This role would suit someone already working in underwriting operations, governance, or quality assurance who is looking for a company move and a step up. It would also suit an experienced underwriter who wants to move into an operational or governance‑focused role, with greater exposure to oversight, reporting, and regulatory activity.

What you’ll do

You’ll support the Lloyd’s underwriting management function, helping ensure underwriting controls, governance, and oversight processes are effective and well evidenced. Reporting to the Underwriting Quality Assurance Manager, you’ll focus on underwriting quality reporting, oversight activity, and regulatory returns. The role is highly data‑driven and detail‑focused, with responsibility for pulling together management and governance packs, tracking quality outcomes, and supporting the integration of Lloyd’s underwriting processes into Aviva frameworks.

Skills and experience

• Experience in underwriting, underwriting operations, governance, or quality assurance
• Understanding of the Lloyd’s market and regulatory environment
• Strong analytical skills, with experience working with data, reporting, and management information
• High attention to detail, with the ability to track quality outcomes and oversight actions
• Confident communicator, comfortable working independently and with a range of stakeholders

Benefits

• Salary circa £35,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 8% 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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