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Job Description

I am currently on the look for a Operations Analyst who has experience of working in the Reinsurance Sector.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Knowledge of principles and practices of reinsurance.
  • Experience with Elgar, IRIS and Swordfish applications.
  • Strong customer service skills.
  • Strong analytical, problem solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to successfully prioritize workload.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.

Main purpose of the role

  • Provide support of the Outward Reinsurance Technical Department for Syndicate 2007.

Key duties & responsibilities 

  • Liaise with Senior London Placements Lead to ensure all reinsurance is appropriately administered.
  • Support the runoff of Syndicate 2007.
  • Coordinate with the Global Risk Funding Operations team to ensure proper administration of global treaties.
  • Support ceded reporting to London markets to ensure appropriate level of service in line with treaty requirements.
  • Support London market processing.
  • Support London Finance on Lloyds reporting and SBF.
  • Support Lloyd’s reinsurance reporting (SRS, etc.).
  • Drive continuous improvements within the London Risk Funding Ops unit.
  • Produce accurate and timely reinsurance data for the purpose of regulatory and management information.
  • Support the day-to-day activity of the Reinsurance Technical Department (RTD) and ensure effective and efficient processes, controls and procedures.
  • Report accurate and timely departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and metrics as required via the prescribed reports or dashboards and provide material narrative as appropriate.
  • Administration of the Syndicate reinsurance program on ELGAR which includes document and workflow management. The jobholder is responsible for the production, storage and distribution of accurate and timely reinsurance recovery data administered by the London Operations team.
  • Responsible for the coordination and review of the input, as well as maintenance of, reinsurance contracts, financials and technical accounting within IRIS and ELGAR. This encompasses the recording of reinsurance contract details, special conditions/clauses, reinsurance security and the generation of reinsurance recovery documentation from within the ELGAR system, or manually for specific classes of business where implementation of the system is still in progress.
  • Responsible for the accuracy of premium debiting and the reconciliation, validation and allocation (by security) of all reinsurance transactions from within the Lloyd's Outwards Reinsurance System (LORS) against ELGAR posted accruals. Unallocated cash is to be monitored on a regular basis and kept to an absolute minimum.
  • Support the accurate calculation, recording and processing of reinsurance premium accruals on Elgar to support Group management information.
  • Support for ensuring the accuracy of the calculation of reinsurance accounts and to facilitate the timely production and submission of claims collections on a proportional and non-proportional basis.
  • Assist the Credit Control Department in the reviewing and chasing outstanding balances owed to Syndicate 2007 and reporting on outstanding settlements and aged debt.
  • Support the administration, recording and resolution of queries raised by brokers and reinsurers. This will include liaison with internal claims department or escalation to the Head of Risk Funding Claims in the event of a dispute. In this regard, the jobholder is responsible for maintaining an effective relationship with brokers and reinsurers alike.
  • Ensuring effective liaison with the Finance Department to keep it advised of large recoveries / premium as this has a major impact on cash flow.
  • Maintain and report accurate balances with respect to Letters of Credit (LOC) or Outstanding Claims Advances (OCA) and 'up-front' collateral positions. The jobholder must ensure thorough communication/liaison with the Finance Department.
If you are interested in this role please apply below or contact me for more information.