The role of UK Insurance Manager forms part of the Business Services team, which provides specialist services to the business.  The Business Services team incorporates business travel, venue placement, Amex corporate card, insurance and the operation of the firm’s staff Choices car scheme.  It is a diverse, high paced and high performing team, forming part of Internal Firm’s Services.  We provide advice and support to the business to enable them to deliver seamlessly to our clients.

The UK Insurance Manager will deliver the UK Property and Casualty insurance programme, reporting to the Head of Insurance.  You will provide support to ensure that initiatives, internal projects and business operations are delivered within the agreed timescales to meet the needs of the business.   You will be working in a highly confidential and risk driven environment.

Decisions/autonomy

• Preparation of the firm’s property and casualty insurance renewal submission by liaising with stakeholders from across the firm to collate relevant and timely data

• Ongoing management of the property and casualty insurance programme, including identification of new risks and monitoring material changes within the business

• Identify appropriate changes to the insurance programme through analysis of multiple sources of data including by not limited to firm’s strategy, changes in regulation and claims data.

• Management of UK insurance claims from initiation to conclusion, liaising with relevant stakeholders.

• Monitor the firm’s accident statistics and identify potential claims.

• Provision of insurance support to partners and staff, including provision of advice for proposal documents and contract negotiations.

• Implementation of new insurance policies as and when required by the business.

• Provide support to the Head of Insurance as required

• Other insurance related activities, as required.

Requirements

Level of knowledge required in order to carry out the job

• A good knowledge of the structure and internal working practices and requirements of LoS

• Ability to communicate with confidence and holding attention by being credible, engaging, enthusiastic and socially confident, whilst listening, respecting and considering the views of others

• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise workload effectively

• A true team player who is willing to work hard to build strong and productive relationships at all levels within the Function, LoS and wider firm

• Able to build on a network of relationships both internally and externally to ensure sharing of best practice

• A willingness to challenge points of views and opinion, through presenting logical arguments

Essential skills

• Excellent attention to detail

• Able to express ideas, concepts and information with clarity in both written and spoken form

• Able to communicate clearly and with self-confidence to all levels of staff, including at the most senior levels

• Able to interpret data, and communicate the outcomes in a clear and concise manner

• Able to maintain care and discretion in a highly confidential environment

• Capable of interpreting instructions and issues and then implementing actions according to administrative policies and procedures

• Able to take the initiative but keep others informed of progress and escalate issues where appropriate

• Able to manage various electronic data repositories and produce effective reports

Desirable skills

• Previous experience in an insurance-related role

• Have a basic understanding of the guiding principles of risk management 

• Numerate, with analytical and decision making skills

• Strong working knowledge of Google