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Eames Consulting are working with a global insurance carrier to help build a team of specialist consultants who will deal with internal and external clients of the business. The primary goal of the unit is to drive the value proposition in order to increase the profitability of existing reinsurance business, generate new reinsurance business and fees for the business units.

In this specific role the successful candidate will come from an underwriting background (ideally property) and will review portfolios from current or prospective clients of the business to improve clients' portfolio performance and help them create and execute on new business opportunities.

Candidates will need a strong background in (primary insurance) commercial and personal lines property underwriting. You will ideally be a technically minded individual who has an interest in and appreciation of actuarial/statistical techniques and the value they bring to the business. This experience is invaluable when viewing a book of business from an overall perspective and relating this to the strategy and implementation in the day-to-day underwriting.

Candidates will look at portfolios where business is not performing as it should be and work with the cedant, using a technical and scientific approach to identify how risks are performing. The risks are generally SME with £10-15m turnovers.

The role works closely with an Actuary and various other specialists, but it is vital that the successful applicant has been an Underwriter and can understand property risks from a CAT modelling perspective or can work on rate tables or aggregation tools. Candidates will be expected to:

  • Improve the performance of their property portfolio through segmentation analysis, portfolio management, underwriting and management guidelines and frameworks
  • Grow property portfolios e.g., through the introduction of new products, new distribution channels or entry into new markets.
  • Identifying clients' needs in both mature and emerging markets. Developing, testing and validating hypotheses,

Candidates' will come from either an insurance or reinsurance background as long as they have underwriting experience and an understanding of the "value chain" within insurance / reinsurance.

Eames Consulting is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.