The Role To put the interests of clients and the integrity of the market at the heart of the way you do business. Personally accountable for Key Client Outcomes (KCO) where appropriate Ensuring the prompt resolution of market-related loss issues and queries Ensuring that all London broking is prioritized and completed within targets and exceptions monitored and actioned until completion Ensuring that all financial aspects (including but not limited to Uncorrelated Cash and Bureau debt) are managed and where possible pre-emptive action is taken at an appropriate level to avoid such issues occurring Ensuring Mumbai load claims onto ECF and are appropriately managed via that process Ensuring Mumbai file all claim related material onto Eclipse Building constructive relationships and lead correspondence with assigned portfolio of clients, and associated underwriters, third parties and service providers Providing immediate notification to insurers / reinsurers on receipt of advice of claim, responding where required Negotiating claims settlements with insurers / reinsurers, based on market knowledge, in order to minimize client loss In the event of high-profile claims, working closely with Group colleagues and maintaining internal and external communications with records of these being made as appropriate Travel as required Supporting Placement team in conjunction with Claims Handlers by producing accurate and updated renewal information Ensuring adherence to standardized Group policies and procedures, including all WEM and other regulatory requirements Monitoring underwriter / reinsurer and service provider performance and taking appropriate action as required to guarantee the client's best interests Providing input to and reference the Willis Quality Index, as appropriate and required Overseeing the provision of accurate management information, as required Taking reasonable steps to support management and the Company in the management of the business risks applicable to area of employment, as set out in the BU risk register Participating in loss prevention and claims seminars, as required. The Requirements Possess an international profile, for connectivity with our network and clients around the world Ability to engage with senior producers, client directors and risk managers The ability to present coverage and quantum arguments based on sound knowledge Query Management Compliance Management Organization and Prioritizations Market relationship management London Market Negotiation Technical knowledge Our work style: At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a "hybrid" style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and "hybrid" is not a one-size-fits-all solution. We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and WTW offers flexible working opportunities and part-time working. What can we offer you? As an industry leader, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package including: pension, life insurance, medical insurance, eye care voucher and flexible benefits including critical illness cover, dental cover and many other options. At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.
Mar 29, 2024
Full time
The Role To put the interests of clients and the integrity of the market at the heart of the way you do business. Personally accountable for Key Client Outcomes (KCO) where appropriate Ensuring the prompt resolution of market-related loss issues and queries Ensuring that all London broking is prioritized and completed within targets and exceptions monitored and actioned until completion Ensuring that all financial aspects (including but not limited to Uncorrelated Cash and Bureau debt) are managed and where possible pre-emptive action is taken at an appropriate level to avoid such issues occurring Ensuring Mumbai load claims onto ECF and are appropriately managed via that process Ensuring Mumbai file all claim related material onto Eclipse Building constructive relationships and lead correspondence with assigned portfolio of clients, and associated underwriters, third parties and service providers Providing immediate notification to insurers / reinsurers on receipt of advice of claim, responding where required Negotiating claims settlements with insurers / reinsurers, based on market knowledge, in order to minimize client loss In the event of high-profile claims, working closely with Group colleagues and maintaining internal and external communications with records of these being made as appropriate Travel as required Supporting Placement team in conjunction with Claims Handlers by producing accurate and updated renewal information Ensuring adherence to standardized Group policies and procedures, including all WEM and other regulatory requirements Monitoring underwriter / reinsurer and service provider performance and taking appropriate action as required to guarantee the client's best interests Providing input to and reference the Willis Quality Index, as appropriate and required Overseeing the provision of accurate management information, as required Taking reasonable steps to support management and the Company in the management of the business risks applicable to area of employment, as set out in the BU risk register Participating in loss prevention and claims seminars, as required. The Requirements Possess an international profile, for connectivity with our network and clients around the world Ability to engage with senior producers, client directors and risk managers The ability to present coverage and quantum arguments based on sound knowledge Query Management Compliance Management Organization and Prioritizations Market relationship management London Market Negotiation Technical knowledge Our work style: At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a "hybrid" style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and "hybrid" is not a one-size-fits-all solution. We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and WTW offers flexible working opportunities and part-time working. What can we offer you? As an industry leader, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package including: pension, life insurance, medical insurance, eye care voucher and flexible benefits including critical illness cover, dental cover and many other options. At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.
Bid Writer: Healthcare Sector: Hybrid Working Environment Our client, a group of highly successful Healthcare related businesses are looking to add to their team with an experienced Bid Writer / Tender Writer. The role, working alongside other members of the business development team, will be pivotal in helping the business achieve its growth plans, by creating compelling bids and tenders, via tender portals and direct with end user clients. Main duties to include: Monitor nationwide portals and respond to relevant tender opportunities. Write new business tender proposals, mainly within the public sector. Liaise with end user clients in regard to progress of the tenders Collate relevant tender information from relevant internal departments. Carry out final document reviews prior to submission. Answer any client queries from start to completion of the tender process. Start to build up relevant tender submission templates that can be used for different areas of the business. You must have: Experience of bid writing / tender writing in the professional services sector Evidence of winning tenders Experience of public sector tendering advantageous but not essential Experience or knowledge of the healthcare sector advantageous but not essential. Experience of working with tender portals Good communication skills with ability to engage at a senior level with corporate clients. Good time management and organisational skills A natural drive to succeed and a winning mentality. In return, we offer an excellent basic salary, bonus structure, hybrid working environment and the very real opportunity to make a substantial difference to a group of highly successful business. Job Type: Full-time Salary: 35,000.00- 45,000.00 per year Benefits: Company events Company pension Work from home Schedule: Monday to Friday Experience: Technical Writing: 1 year (required) Work Location: Hybrid Remote
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
Bid Writer: Healthcare Sector: Hybrid Working Environment Our client, a group of highly successful Healthcare related businesses are looking to add to their team with an experienced Bid Writer / Tender Writer. The role, working alongside other members of the business development team, will be pivotal in helping the business achieve its growth plans, by creating compelling bids and tenders, via tender portals and direct with end user clients. Main duties to include: Monitor nationwide portals and respond to relevant tender opportunities. Write new business tender proposals, mainly within the public sector. Liaise with end user clients in regard to progress of the tenders Collate relevant tender information from relevant internal departments. Carry out final document reviews prior to submission. Answer any client queries from start to completion of the tender process. Start to build up relevant tender submission templates that can be used for different areas of the business. You must have: Experience of bid writing / tender writing in the professional services sector Evidence of winning tenders Experience of public sector tendering advantageous but not essential Experience or knowledge of the healthcare sector advantageous but not essential. Experience of working with tender portals Good communication skills with ability to engage at a senior level with corporate clients. Good time management and organisational skills A natural drive to succeed and a winning mentality. In return, we offer an excellent basic salary, bonus structure, hybrid working environment and the very real opportunity to make a substantial difference to a group of highly successful business. Job Type: Full-time Salary: 35,000.00- 45,000.00 per year Benefits: Company events Company pension Work from home Schedule: Monday to Friday Experience: Technical Writing: 1 year (required) Work Location: Hybrid Remote
Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? Travelers Technology Practice is growing! In this role, you will underwrite and retain renewal business through solution based technical underwriting and close client relationship management delivered through first class execution of the Technology proposition. You will consistently achieve superior financial results (retention, pricing, new business, profitability) through superior execution of Technology Business underwriting strategies. Interact and collaborate with a team of regional or product colleagues and other internal/external business associates. Position involves both underwriting and sales. Includes direct responsibility for broker and client development and management within a defined book of business. Act as an expert and role model for other team members. This role is eligible for a £5,000 new joiner referral bonus. If you are successfully referred by an employee at Travelers Europe, both you and the person who referred you could be eligible for this bonus. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. What Will You Do? Underwrite and assess risk for accounts from assigned brokers. Make appropriate decisions within own underwriting authority in addition to considered, intelligent, and complete recommendations to regional underwriters or product underwriting leadership. Consistent with Business Insurance (BI)BI underwriting principles underwrite more complex accounts and risks and consider different approaches toward risks to maximise profitability (e.g., pricing, retention, endorsements, limits, indemnity, security). Make prompt, sound decisions within underwriting authority and based on appropriate underwriting information. Negotiate terms and conditions consistent with regional or product underwriting requirements and standards within submission timeframe. Understand and execute Underwriting strategies to produce budgeted results. Continuously manage book of business (maintain quality of business required by Technology Business underwriting strategy). Accountable for accurate underwriting documentation and information in account management systems and adherence to documentation standards. Embrace required working practices with allocated Underwriting Account Management resource in order to deliver appropriate and timely underwriting service on your accounts at all times. Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in Head Office, Risk Control, Claims, Actuarial, and as needed, any other parts of the organisation. In exercising own underwriting authority, assure that policies and accounts are effectively underwritten, handled and documented in compliance with company and regulatory standards and requirements. Develop and leverage broker/client relationships through a high level of visibility and using a disciplined sales management approach (e.g., planning and follow-up for broker and prospective customer visits/meetings) in support of business objectives and delivering the Technology proposition. Effectively develop and execute sales plans for assigned brokers and clients in conjunction with delivering on client retention. Create and achieve sales plans that identify and capture new business opportunities and effectively cross sell BI products. Act as a responsible business partner with assigned brokers and clients, managing interests of Technology and BI overall. Seek out and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in other business units and regions to foster business development. Actively participate in regularly scheduled regional and underwriting and/or sales meetings. Demonstrate superior customer service standards (consistency, quick response, knowledge of products). Work with others to help achieve underwriting, sales and production goals and understand and work towards strategic objectives. Customer interaction focusing on meeting customer expectations for response time and knowledge of products and business. Work strategically and tactical with brokers to ensure they have an appropriate level of understanding of Technology goals and objectives. Represent the organisation. As an employee you are expected to act in an ethical manner at all times. You will ensure you understand all compliance and regulatory requirements for your role by completing all necessary training and certifications. As an employee we expect your actions and outcomes will at all times meet local regulatory and supervisory approaches to ensure fair treatment of our customers. You will ensure you keep adequate records of all transactions undertaken with customers, brokers and all other parties. Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? The ability to professionally collaborate with International and Enterprise Underwriting. ACII preferred. What is a Must Have? Extensive experience of writing Technology accounts/overseas exposures. Significant experience directly managing/engaging with Technology Clients. Proven experience in underwriting. General knowledge of the local insurance marketplace. General knowledge of organisational and regulatory rules, policies and procedures and effectively employs that knowledge in day to day work activities. Intermediate knowledge and ability required in respect of analytical thinking, judgement, decision making, communication and strong team work. Demonstrates proven ability in enhanced retention strategies. Demonstrates intermediate ability in the areas of customer focus and positive broker interaction. Demonstrates intermediate knowledge and ability in respect of Microsoft Office systems including Excel and Powerpoint. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit 0
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? Travelers Technology Practice is growing! In this role, you will underwrite and retain renewal business through solution based technical underwriting and close client relationship management delivered through first class execution of the Technology proposition. You will consistently achieve superior financial results (retention, pricing, new business, profitability) through superior execution of Technology Business underwriting strategies. Interact and collaborate with a team of regional or product colleagues and other internal/external business associates. Position involves both underwriting and sales. Includes direct responsibility for broker and client development and management within a defined book of business. Act as an expert and role model for other team members. This role is eligible for a £5,000 new joiner referral bonus. If you are successfully referred by an employee at Travelers Europe, both you and the person who referred you could be eligible for this bonus. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. What Will You Do? Underwrite and assess risk for accounts from assigned brokers. Make appropriate decisions within own underwriting authority in addition to considered, intelligent, and complete recommendations to regional underwriters or product underwriting leadership. Consistent with Business Insurance (BI)BI underwriting principles underwrite more complex accounts and risks and consider different approaches toward risks to maximise profitability (e.g., pricing, retention, endorsements, limits, indemnity, security). Make prompt, sound decisions within underwriting authority and based on appropriate underwriting information. Negotiate terms and conditions consistent with regional or product underwriting requirements and standards within submission timeframe. Understand and execute Underwriting strategies to produce budgeted results. Continuously manage book of business (maintain quality of business required by Technology Business underwriting strategy). Accountable for accurate underwriting documentation and information in account management systems and adherence to documentation standards. Embrace required working practices with allocated Underwriting Account Management resource in order to deliver appropriate and timely underwriting service on your accounts at all times. Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in Head Office, Risk Control, Claims, Actuarial, and as needed, any other parts of the organisation. In exercising own underwriting authority, assure that policies and accounts are effectively underwritten, handled and documented in compliance with company and regulatory standards and requirements. Develop and leverage broker/client relationships through a high level of visibility and using a disciplined sales management approach (e.g., planning and follow-up for broker and prospective customer visits/meetings) in support of business objectives and delivering the Technology proposition. Effectively develop and execute sales plans for assigned brokers and clients in conjunction with delivering on client retention. Create and achieve sales plans that identify and capture new business opportunities and effectively cross sell BI products. Act as a responsible business partner with assigned brokers and clients, managing interests of Technology and BI overall. Seek out and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in other business units and regions to foster business development. Actively participate in regularly scheduled regional and underwriting and/or sales meetings. Demonstrate superior customer service standards (consistency, quick response, knowledge of products). Work with others to help achieve underwriting, sales and production goals and understand and work towards strategic objectives. Customer interaction focusing on meeting customer expectations for response time and knowledge of products and business. Work strategically and tactical with brokers to ensure they have an appropriate level of understanding of Technology goals and objectives. Represent the organisation. As an employee you are expected to act in an ethical manner at all times. You will ensure you understand all compliance and regulatory requirements for your role by completing all necessary training and certifications. As an employee we expect your actions and outcomes will at all times meet local regulatory and supervisory approaches to ensure fair treatment of our customers. You will ensure you keep adequate records of all transactions undertaken with customers, brokers and all other parties. Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? The ability to professionally collaborate with International and Enterprise Underwriting. ACII preferred. What is a Must Have? Extensive experience of writing Technology accounts/overseas exposures. Significant experience directly managing/engaging with Technology Clients. Proven experience in underwriting. General knowledge of the local insurance marketplace. General knowledge of organisational and regulatory rules, policies and procedures and effectively employs that knowledge in day to day work activities. Intermediate knowledge and ability required in respect of analytical thinking, judgement, decision making, communication and strong team work. Demonstrates proven ability in enhanced retention strategies. Demonstrates intermediate ability in the areas of customer focus and positive broker interaction. Demonstrates intermediate knowledge and ability in respect of Microsoft Office systems including Excel and Powerpoint. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit 0
Bid Writer and Administration Support Location Ipswich Office Salary / Package £30k - £40k DOE Bid Writer and Administration Support to join their team. Their main customers include many main contractors, government organisations, schools, and hospital trusts. Their are always happy to form new relationships and allow clients to experience a unique peace of mind and professional service. They are prominently an FM M&E contractor who specialise in HVAC and renewables. Their core works are FM projects and maintenance related. We are currently looking at growth therefore now is an exciting time to consider joining them. Position Overview Great opportunity to join their growing team in their HQ office located in Ipswich. They are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to support us with future growth. The role will be to support tenders, bid writing and general administration duties to support the business needs. They are currently looking to grow the business and develop a secured pipeline of works and increase the company size , turnover and profit. They are looking for an individual with bid / tender experience within the FM industry. The main focus will be bid writing and ownership of our suit of bid related documents. Bi-weekly updates will be expected detailing new opportunities, progress of live bids and any support requirements. You will be responsible for populating all bid documents , updating our suite or previous responses and ensuring target dates are met. All bids will be fully supported by the senior leadership team and read reviews will take place ahead of submission. As they are in a period of growth, there will be times where you will be expected to support the admin team with general administration duties and the bid requirement will reduce. They work as one team and all support each other. Great ethos, with good people and a nice place to work. Responsibilities Responsible for the management of our suite of documents to support future bids. Track win rates and feedback. Provide an overview of lessons learned and plan to improve. Populate all bid documents , responsible for tender timeline management and final submission post read review. Seek new opportunities utilising our preferred portals Manage a tracked pipeline of works detailing submission dates , award dates , values and durations demonstrating operational potential requirements. Work with our technical manager and operational team to ensure we have capabilities and capacity to deliver proposed opportunities. Work with our operational team to support mobilisation of new works. Support the administration team with all general administration duties. Qualifications and experience 4 or 5 GCSEs at Grades A-C or equivalent FM bid experience is compulsory. Competent to answer detailed and technical questions Ability to work on your own initiative but also as part of our team Time management and Planning skills Able to mange your own time and that of others who are supporting a bid to ensure submission dates are met ahead of time BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR ARC • Working with one of East Anglia/South leading Recruitment agencies with 16 years within the marketplace who recruit for many of the region s leading companies. • In a recent survey 96% of our clients stated ARC are their preferred agency labour supplier. • Paid annual leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday) • Weekly pay with a 1 hour pay resolution guarantee. • Pension contribution (after 3 months continuous service). • On-going assignments • Free access to our Health Assured scheme for you and your family. • Access to Free online training. Please contact our M&E Recruitment specialist
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
Bid Writer and Administration Support Location Ipswich Office Salary / Package £30k - £40k DOE Bid Writer and Administration Support to join their team. Their main customers include many main contractors, government organisations, schools, and hospital trusts. Their are always happy to form new relationships and allow clients to experience a unique peace of mind and professional service. They are prominently an FM M&E contractor who specialise in HVAC and renewables. Their core works are FM projects and maintenance related. We are currently looking at growth therefore now is an exciting time to consider joining them. Position Overview Great opportunity to join their growing team in their HQ office located in Ipswich. They are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to support us with future growth. The role will be to support tenders, bid writing and general administration duties to support the business needs. They are currently looking to grow the business and develop a secured pipeline of works and increase the company size , turnover and profit. They are looking for an individual with bid / tender experience within the FM industry. The main focus will be bid writing and ownership of our suit of bid related documents. Bi-weekly updates will be expected detailing new opportunities, progress of live bids and any support requirements. You will be responsible for populating all bid documents , updating our suite or previous responses and ensuring target dates are met. All bids will be fully supported by the senior leadership team and read reviews will take place ahead of submission. As they are in a period of growth, there will be times where you will be expected to support the admin team with general administration duties and the bid requirement will reduce. They work as one team and all support each other. Great ethos, with good people and a nice place to work. Responsibilities Responsible for the management of our suite of documents to support future bids. Track win rates and feedback. Provide an overview of lessons learned and plan to improve. Populate all bid documents , responsible for tender timeline management and final submission post read review. Seek new opportunities utilising our preferred portals Manage a tracked pipeline of works detailing submission dates , award dates , values and durations demonstrating operational potential requirements. Work with our technical manager and operational team to ensure we have capabilities and capacity to deliver proposed opportunities. Work with our operational team to support mobilisation of new works. Support the administration team with all general administration duties. Qualifications and experience 4 or 5 GCSEs at Grades A-C or equivalent FM bid experience is compulsory. Competent to answer detailed and technical questions Ability to work on your own initiative but also as part of our team Time management and Planning skills Able to mange your own time and that of others who are supporting a bid to ensure submission dates are met ahead of time BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR ARC • Working with one of East Anglia/South leading Recruitment agencies with 16 years within the marketplace who recruit for many of the region s leading companies. • In a recent survey 96% of our clients stated ARC are their preferred agency labour supplier. • Paid annual leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday) • Weekly pay with a 1 hour pay resolution guarantee. • Pension contribution (after 3 months continuous service). • On-going assignments • Free access to our Health Assured scheme for you and your family. • Access to Free online training. Please contact our M&E Recruitment specialist
Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? Here at Travelers we've got big ambitions! We're looking for a Senior Development Underwriter to join our Financial Institutions team. As a Senior Underwriter in the team you would be responsible for producing and underwriting new and renewal business as well as supporting the Managing Director in achieving superior financial results through executing regional or product underwriting strategies. You'll interact and collaborate with a team of regional or product colleagues and other internal/external business associates to attract new business, retain existing customers, and explore new areas of business. You'll also be responsible for coaching and developing other members of the team. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. This role is eligible for a £5,000 new joiner bonus. If you are successfully referred by an employee at Travelers Europe, both you and the person who referred you could be eligible for this bonus. What Will You Do? Underwrite and assess risk for products and accounts from assigned brokers. Make appropriate decisions within own underwriting authority in addition to considered, intelligent, and complete recommendations to regional or product underwriting leadership. Consistent with TICL underwriting principles underwrite more complex accounts and risks and consider different approaches toward risks to maximise profitability (e.g., pricing, retention, endorsements, limits, indemnity, security). Make prompt, sound decisions within underwriting authority and based on appropriate underwriting information. Negotiate terms and conditions consistent with regional or product underwriting requirements and standards within submission timeframe. Understand and execute product segment strategies to produce budgeted results. Continuously manage book of business (maintain quality of business required by regional or product underwriting strategy). Accountable for accurate underwriting documentation and information in account management systems and adherence to documentation standards. Embrace required working practices with allocated Underwriting Account Management resource in order to deliver appropriate and timely underwriting service on your accounts at all times. Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in Head Office, Risk Control, Claims, Actuarial, and as needed, any other parts of the organisation. In exercising own underwriting authority, assure that policies and accounts are effectively underwritten, handled and documented in compliance with company and regulatory standards and requirements. Develop and leverage broker/client relationships through a high level of visibility and using a disciplined sales management approach (e.g., planning and follow-up for broker and prospective customer visits/meetings) in support of business objectives. Effectively develop and execute sales plans for assigned brokers in conjunction with the regional sales leadership as appropriate. Create and achieve sales plans that identify and capture new business opportunities and effectively cross sell TICL products. Act as a responsible business partner with assigned brokers and clients, managing interests of TICL. Seek out and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in other business units and regions to foster business development. Actively participate/lead regularly scheduled regional and product underwriting and/or sales meetings with your team. Demonstrate superior customer service standards (consistency, quick response, knowledge of products). Work with others to help achieve underwriting, sales and production goals and understand and work towards strategic objectives. Customer interaction focusing on meeting customer expectations for response time and knowledge of products and business. Work strategically and tactically with brokers to ensure they have an appropriate level of understand. As an employee you are expected to act in an ethical manner at all times. You will ensure you understand all compliance and regulatory requirements for your role by completing all necessary training and certifications. As an employee we expect your actions and outcomes will at all times meet local regulatory and supervisory approaches to ensure fair treatment of our customers. You will ensure you keep adequate records of all transactions undertaken with customers, brokers and all other parties. Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? University degree and/or Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Advanced Certification or Diploma preferred. General knowledge of industry business operations and work methods, critical business issues and financial drivers that affect the Line of Business. General knowledge of the local insurance marketplace and effectively uses that knowledge to the Company's advantage; continuously seeks out local market insight. Continuously seeks out market insight and uses acquired knowledge to assist less experienced employees. Intermediate: Relationship Management: Seeks out, builds, fosters and maintains productive relationships or alliances to meet goals and achieve objectives Intermediate: Business Perspective: Uses knowledge of internal and external factors that impact the Lloyd's Market to make decisions Intermediate: Analytical Thinking/Financial Acumen: Identifies current or future problems or opportunities, analyzes, synthesizes and compares information to understand issues, identifies cause/effect relationships, and explores alternatives to support sound decision making. Utilizes understanding of finance and accounting principles to identify the impact of responsible underwriting decisions on the overall profitability of the business. Intermediate: Product/Technical: Demonstrates technical proficiency and application of knowledge commensurate to his/her underwriting authority. Makes sound quoting and pricing decisions that are in the Company's best interests. N/A What is a Must Have? Previous experience of underwriting in management liability/professional indemnity/financial institutions required. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit 0
Mar 27, 2024
Full time
Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? Here at Travelers we've got big ambitions! We're looking for a Senior Development Underwriter to join our Financial Institutions team. As a Senior Underwriter in the team you would be responsible for producing and underwriting new and renewal business as well as supporting the Managing Director in achieving superior financial results through executing regional or product underwriting strategies. You'll interact and collaborate with a team of regional or product colleagues and other internal/external business associates to attract new business, retain existing customers, and explore new areas of business. You'll also be responsible for coaching and developing other members of the team. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. This role is eligible for a £5,000 new joiner bonus. If you are successfully referred by an employee at Travelers Europe, both you and the person who referred you could be eligible for this bonus. What Will You Do? Underwrite and assess risk for products and accounts from assigned brokers. Make appropriate decisions within own underwriting authority in addition to considered, intelligent, and complete recommendations to regional or product underwriting leadership. Consistent with TICL underwriting principles underwrite more complex accounts and risks and consider different approaches toward risks to maximise profitability (e.g., pricing, retention, endorsements, limits, indemnity, security). Make prompt, sound decisions within underwriting authority and based on appropriate underwriting information. Negotiate terms and conditions consistent with regional or product underwriting requirements and standards within submission timeframe. Understand and execute product segment strategies to produce budgeted results. Continuously manage book of business (maintain quality of business required by regional or product underwriting strategy). Accountable for accurate underwriting documentation and information in account management systems and adherence to documentation standards. Embrace required working practices with allocated Underwriting Account Management resource in order to deliver appropriate and timely underwriting service on your accounts at all times. Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in Head Office, Risk Control, Claims, Actuarial, and as needed, any other parts of the organisation. In exercising own underwriting authority, assure that policies and accounts are effectively underwritten, handled and documented in compliance with company and regulatory standards and requirements. Develop and leverage broker/client relationships through a high level of visibility and using a disciplined sales management approach (e.g., planning and follow-up for broker and prospective customer visits/meetings) in support of business objectives. Effectively develop and execute sales plans for assigned brokers in conjunction with the regional sales leadership as appropriate. Create and achieve sales plans that identify and capture new business opportunities and effectively cross sell TICL products. Act as a responsible business partner with assigned brokers and clients, managing interests of TICL. Seek out and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in other business units and regions to foster business development. Actively participate/lead regularly scheduled regional and product underwriting and/or sales meetings with your team. Demonstrate superior customer service standards (consistency, quick response, knowledge of products). Work with others to help achieve underwriting, sales and production goals and understand and work towards strategic objectives. Customer interaction focusing on meeting customer expectations for response time and knowledge of products and business. Work strategically and tactically with brokers to ensure they have an appropriate level of understand. As an employee you are expected to act in an ethical manner at all times. You will ensure you understand all compliance and regulatory requirements for your role by completing all necessary training and certifications. As an employee we expect your actions and outcomes will at all times meet local regulatory and supervisory approaches to ensure fair treatment of our customers. You will ensure you keep adequate records of all transactions undertaken with customers, brokers and all other parties. Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? University degree and/or Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Advanced Certification or Diploma preferred. General knowledge of industry business operations and work methods, critical business issues and financial drivers that affect the Line of Business. General knowledge of the local insurance marketplace and effectively uses that knowledge to the Company's advantage; continuously seeks out local market insight. Continuously seeks out market insight and uses acquired knowledge to assist less experienced employees. Intermediate: Relationship Management: Seeks out, builds, fosters and maintains productive relationships or alliances to meet goals and achieve objectives Intermediate: Business Perspective: Uses knowledge of internal and external factors that impact the Lloyd's Market to make decisions Intermediate: Analytical Thinking/Financial Acumen: Identifies current or future problems or opportunities, analyzes, synthesizes and compares information to understand issues, identifies cause/effect relationships, and explores alternatives to support sound decision making. Utilizes understanding of finance and accounting principles to identify the impact of responsible underwriting decisions on the overall profitability of the business. Intermediate: Product/Technical: Demonstrates technical proficiency and application of knowledge commensurate to his/her underwriting authority. Makes sound quoting and pricing decisions that are in the Company's best interests. N/A What is a Must Have? Previous experience of underwriting in management liability/professional indemnity/financial institutions required. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit 0
Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 2 What Is the Opportunity? In collaboration with the business unit leaders, Chief Underwriting Officers, Head of Product Development, the incumbent is responsible for: Management and drafting of wordings/integrity of insurance contracts. Review and development of sound technical underwriting standards, in respect of assigned Lines of Business Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. This role is eligible for a £5,000 new joiner bonus. If you are successfully referred by an employee at Travelers Europe, both you and the person who referred you could be eligible for this bonus. What Will You Do? Wordings Manage and undertake policy wording development and control across all lines of business ensuring TRV Wordings are robust and accurately drafted. Maintain a review of wordings ensuring that the status of outstanding wordings is known at any time and that the appropriate steps are taken to chase any overdue wordings in a timely fashion. To liaise with underwriters and brokers to ensure that slips and wordings meet pre-bind quality assurance before inception. Manage and facilitate, the amendment and drafting of policy wordings to ensure compliance with underwriters intended depth and breadth of coverage. Report wordings and documentation issues to underwriters/Manager on an exception basis so that underwriters are aware of the issues and can act accordingly. Build and maintain relationships with brokers/underwriters so that wordings and documentation issues are resolved quickly and to the satisfaction of all parties. To ensure consistency and integrity within wordings is maintained. Work with the Delegated Authority Coordinator to ensure appropriate wording of Binding/TPA Agreements themselves and accompanying Certificates. To review and advise on TSM and TICL outwards reinsurance wordings in conjunction with the purchasing underwriter and the Outwards Reinsurance Manager. Technical Manage and execute Technical projects relating to issues that impact the Company's underwriting operations including: Monitoring & reviewing corporate appetite, Policy coverage, the legal, regulatory and statutory (where relevant) environment, industry developments & claims trends. Define, develop European Underwriting positions and guidelines. Establish (or oversee) corporate underwriting appetite to ensure constancy across Europe. Emerging Issues. Identify trends and opportunities. Perform research, develop strategies and act as resource for Risk Committee and Senior Management. Liaison with US parent in respect of emerging issues, corporate underwriting stance, coverage and product development. Represent the Company at relevant industry seminars and other forums to assimilate changes that represent opportunities or threats for the Company's underwriting operations. Act as a technical reference point for underwriting business units and provide clarity, advice on technical issues. Product Development Actively participate in Product Development (both new and existing) providing technical expertise, input and guidance. For both new and existing Product Development, undertake, manage and facilitate policy wording development and control (ensuring wordings are robust, accurately drafted and maintain commonality, where appropriate). Technical Training. Assist in respect of development /provision & maintenance of Technical Training materials particularly in respect of compliance with Lloyds Market reform initiatives and respond as appropriate to claims trends, technical issues and industry requirements. Other Duties Ensure that effective recruitment, retention and succession planning is in place and that all staff training and development needs are identified, acted upon and documented. Achieving the annually agreed performance objectives. Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Previous exposure of London Market systems/processes beneficial. Educated to degree standard. Relevant experience gained working within the Company or Lloyds market. Relevant work experience gained within any of the following Property, Marine Classes, Aviation, Power and Utilities, Professional Risks or Personal Lines particularly Accident & Travel (from either an Underwriting or Claims perspective preferably with a legal bias). Leadership Consistently sets clear direction by defining goals and priorities. Develops a high degree of trust through demonstrated persona integrity ethics and a commitment to doing the right thing. Energises others to commit to achieving the highest standards. Consistently demonstrates ability to influence and leverage behaviour for the benefit of the company. Must have the ability to lead in a way that demonstrates passion and a sense of urgency and he/she will be capable of garnering the respect of both his/her, peers and senior leaders. The successful candidate will demonstrate the maturity, judgment, sensitivity and competence necessary to operate in a matrix organization. Skills & Abilities Strong attention to detail & accuracy, coupled with excellent analytical & problem solving skills. Acts with a sense of urgency. Works effectively with all levels and can build new relationships. Effectively coaches and monitors employees at all levels. Takes responsibility for decisions and actions. Manages own work. Understands the business and responses to all related issues, concerns and problems. What is a Must Have? Experience drafting underwriting policy wordings. Experience managing projects. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit 0
Mar 27, 2024
Full time
Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 2 What Is the Opportunity? In collaboration with the business unit leaders, Chief Underwriting Officers, Head of Product Development, the incumbent is responsible for: Management and drafting of wordings/integrity of insurance contracts. Review and development of sound technical underwriting standards, in respect of assigned Lines of Business Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. This role is eligible for a £5,000 new joiner bonus. If you are successfully referred by an employee at Travelers Europe, both you and the person who referred you could be eligible for this bonus. What Will You Do? Wordings Manage and undertake policy wording development and control across all lines of business ensuring TRV Wordings are robust and accurately drafted. Maintain a review of wordings ensuring that the status of outstanding wordings is known at any time and that the appropriate steps are taken to chase any overdue wordings in a timely fashion. To liaise with underwriters and brokers to ensure that slips and wordings meet pre-bind quality assurance before inception. Manage and facilitate, the amendment and drafting of policy wordings to ensure compliance with underwriters intended depth and breadth of coverage. Report wordings and documentation issues to underwriters/Manager on an exception basis so that underwriters are aware of the issues and can act accordingly. Build and maintain relationships with brokers/underwriters so that wordings and documentation issues are resolved quickly and to the satisfaction of all parties. To ensure consistency and integrity within wordings is maintained. Work with the Delegated Authority Coordinator to ensure appropriate wording of Binding/TPA Agreements themselves and accompanying Certificates. To review and advise on TSM and TICL outwards reinsurance wordings in conjunction with the purchasing underwriter and the Outwards Reinsurance Manager. Technical Manage and execute Technical projects relating to issues that impact the Company's underwriting operations including: Monitoring & reviewing corporate appetite, Policy coverage, the legal, regulatory and statutory (where relevant) environment, industry developments & claims trends. Define, develop European Underwriting positions and guidelines. Establish (or oversee) corporate underwriting appetite to ensure constancy across Europe. Emerging Issues. Identify trends and opportunities. Perform research, develop strategies and act as resource for Risk Committee and Senior Management. Liaison with US parent in respect of emerging issues, corporate underwriting stance, coverage and product development. Represent the Company at relevant industry seminars and other forums to assimilate changes that represent opportunities or threats for the Company's underwriting operations. Act as a technical reference point for underwriting business units and provide clarity, advice on technical issues. Product Development Actively participate in Product Development (both new and existing) providing technical expertise, input and guidance. For both new and existing Product Development, undertake, manage and facilitate policy wording development and control (ensuring wordings are robust, accurately drafted and maintain commonality, where appropriate). Technical Training. Assist in respect of development /provision & maintenance of Technical Training materials particularly in respect of compliance with Lloyds Market reform initiatives and respond as appropriate to claims trends, technical issues and industry requirements. Other Duties Ensure that effective recruitment, retention and succession planning is in place and that all staff training and development needs are identified, acted upon and documented. Achieving the annually agreed performance objectives. Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Previous exposure of London Market systems/processes beneficial. Educated to degree standard. Relevant experience gained working within the Company or Lloyds market. Relevant work experience gained within any of the following Property, Marine Classes, Aviation, Power and Utilities, Professional Risks or Personal Lines particularly Accident & Travel (from either an Underwriting or Claims perspective preferably with a legal bias). Leadership Consistently sets clear direction by defining goals and priorities. Develops a high degree of trust through demonstrated persona integrity ethics and a commitment to doing the right thing. Energises others to commit to achieving the highest standards. Consistently demonstrates ability to influence and leverage behaviour for the benefit of the company. Must have the ability to lead in a way that demonstrates passion and a sense of urgency and he/she will be capable of garnering the respect of both his/her, peers and senior leaders. The successful candidate will demonstrate the maturity, judgment, sensitivity and competence necessary to operate in a matrix organization. Skills & Abilities Strong attention to detail & accuracy, coupled with excellent analytical & problem solving skills. Acts with a sense of urgency. Works effectively with all levels and can build new relationships. Effectively coaches and monitors employees at all levels. Takes responsibility for decisions and actions. Manages own work. Understands the business and responses to all related issues, concerns and problems. What is a Must Have? Experience drafting underwriting policy wordings. Experience managing projects. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit 0
Primary Details Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee Team Leader - Underwriting We have a newly created role for a Team Leader to join our well-established, growing Stafford office in this permanent role with hybrid office/home working. In this role you will lead and develop a team of Underwriting Assistants and Assistant Underwriters in managing the workflow for the department in collaboration with the Senior Underwriters to prove an efficient and effective service to our customers. Your Role Complete performance and development reviews, ensuring objectives are aligned to business requirements, facilitate building skills and talent, recognise high performance and address under performance timely. Pro-actively manage resource and co-ordinate, monitor and review workflow to meet all SLAs and compliance requirements. Monitor and review the team's activities and SLA achievement through relevant KPIs. Lead and embed change projects and initiatives, working in partnership with underwriting, operations, IT and change to strive for operational excellence. Complete monthly audit/quality checks to ensure underwriting standards and operational processes are met and adhered to. Ensure the team complies with all legal and regulatory requirements to meet internal and external obligations Manage specific underwriting schemes as allocated, ensuring that issues and other queries are dealt with so that processes are fully effective Assess, evaluate and develop recommendations to improve processes, procedures and structure to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of the area. Collaborating to encourage diverse and inclusive thinking from team members and stakeholders. Understand customer needs and work towards delivery against these, managing expectations Train and develop team on technical underwriting processes and procedures to ensure consistency of practice and standards Manage team to ensure that people, resources and processes are aligned with business needs and fit for purpose. About You Experience working within the insurance industry, with an understanding of the underwriting lifecycle Clear people management experience, with the ability to support and develop colleagues Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation At My Best At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best. That's why we have created At My Best. It's our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn't fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It's in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference. At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation. Inclusion of Diversity We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.?
Mar 27, 2024
Full time
Primary Details Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee Team Leader - Underwriting We have a newly created role for a Team Leader to join our well-established, growing Stafford office in this permanent role with hybrid office/home working. In this role you will lead and develop a team of Underwriting Assistants and Assistant Underwriters in managing the workflow for the department in collaboration with the Senior Underwriters to prove an efficient and effective service to our customers. Your Role Complete performance and development reviews, ensuring objectives are aligned to business requirements, facilitate building skills and talent, recognise high performance and address under performance timely. Pro-actively manage resource and co-ordinate, monitor and review workflow to meet all SLAs and compliance requirements. Monitor and review the team's activities and SLA achievement through relevant KPIs. Lead and embed change projects and initiatives, working in partnership with underwriting, operations, IT and change to strive for operational excellence. Complete monthly audit/quality checks to ensure underwriting standards and operational processes are met and adhered to. Ensure the team complies with all legal and regulatory requirements to meet internal and external obligations Manage specific underwriting schemes as allocated, ensuring that issues and other queries are dealt with so that processes are fully effective Assess, evaluate and develop recommendations to improve processes, procedures and structure to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of the area. Collaborating to encourage diverse and inclusive thinking from team members and stakeholders. Understand customer needs and work towards delivery against these, managing expectations Train and develop team on technical underwriting processes and procedures to ensure consistency of practice and standards Manage team to ensure that people, resources and processes are aligned with business needs and fit for purpose. About You Experience working within the insurance industry, with an understanding of the underwriting lifecycle Clear people management experience, with the ability to support and develop colleagues Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation At My Best At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best. That's why we have created At My Best. It's our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn't fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It's in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference. At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation. Inclusion of Diversity We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.?
Grant Proposal Lead We're looking for a Grant Proposal Lead with experience to join World Vision, an important charity helping vulnerable children across the world. Position : Grant Proposal Lead Location: Milton Keynes/Hybrid Hours: Full-time - 36.5 hours per week Contract: Permanent Salary: £36,576 per annum,+ good range of benefits Closing date: 22nd March 2024 About the role: Join our dynamic team as a Grant Proposal Lead! Are you passionate about making a real impact? We're seeking an accountable individual who thrives on fostering relationships, leading coordination efforts, and ensuring top-notch technical standards. In this pivotal role, you'll drive excellence in proposal submissions, meeting donor policies while collaborating with key stakeholders. If you're ready to make a difference and lead impactful initiatives, we want to hear from you! Key responsibilities will include: Mastermind Coordination : Lead, manage, and orchestrate the submission process, collaborating with multiple stakeholders to craft compelling grant proposals. You'll craft a meticulous plan, ensure timely delivery of inputs, and hold everyone accountable for their contributions. Relationship Maestro: Dive into a world of relationship building! You'll nurture and manage connections crucial for submission success, liaising with stakeholders from National Offices, consortium partners, and WVUK's specialized teams. Your expertise will position WV as an esteemed grant contender, fostering early engagement with partners and streamlining processes seamlessly. Champion of Quality: Your pursuit of excellence will drive the delivery of high-quality submissions, meeting win-rate targets and industry standards. You'll craft proposals that align with donor policies, contextual needs, and WV's strategic vision. Mitigating risks, ensuring compliance, and harnessing valuable lessons learned will be your forte. Continuous Innovation: Your hunger for knowledge will fuel the continuous enhancement of WVUK's submissions. Engage with sector experts, tap into WVI networks, and stay abreast of evolving programming approaches. Your insights will not only strengthen submissions but also elevate the team's collective expertise. About you: As our Grant Proposal Lead, you'll be at the helm of an exhilarating opportunity, helping to steer the submission process to fulfil WVUK's Institutional Funding income requirements. Essential Criteria: Expertise in Multi-Sector Program Management: Demonstrated proficiency in assessing, designing, and managing projects across diverse sectors within complex settings. A track record of navigating the project cycle successfully and securing institutional funding from bilateral and multilateral donors. Exceptional Project Management Skills: Proven ability to excel in managing multifaceted tasks within challenging timelines. Prioritization prowess is key, consistently meeting deadlines amidst competing demands. Donor Relationship Management: Extensive experience cultivating and sustaining relations with institutional donors such as DFID/FCDO, EU/ECHO, and UN bodies. Adept at analysing funding requirements and adeptly navigating varied worldviews. Skilled in fostering, managing, and evolving relationships within consortium partnerships. Proactive Innovation and Process Improvement : A proactive and creative approach to refining existing processes and devising new strategies for enhanced efficiency and efficacy. Strong emphasis on knowledge management within a high-pressure team environment. Team Leadership and Financial Acumen: Proven track record in assembling and nurturing project teams. Proficiency in linking financial aspects with operational requirements to ensure seamless project execution. About the organisation: World Vision UK is an international children's charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries. Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we've helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. As a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God's unconditional love. As a child-focused organisation, we are committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check. We are a registered organisation operating the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) and we shall check with your previous employers about your behaviour and conduct. We will be requesting you to complete a form known as a Statement of Conduct. For more information see: The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. Please note we can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and all candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client's Christian mission, values, culture, and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3. You may also have experience in areas such as: Relational Grants Manager, Grants Officer, Trusts Fundraising Officer, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Fundraising Partnerships Manager, Trusts, Foundations, Supporter Engagement, Bid Writing, Bid Writer, Bids, Bids and Tender, Key Relationship Manager, Trusts Executive, Trusts and Grants, Senior Trusts, Senior Trusts and Foundations, etc. PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Grant Proposal Lead We're looking for a Grant Proposal Lead with experience to join World Vision, an important charity helping vulnerable children across the world. Position : Grant Proposal Lead Location: Milton Keynes/Hybrid Hours: Full-time - 36.5 hours per week Contract: Permanent Salary: £36,576 per annum,+ good range of benefits Closing date: 22nd March 2024 About the role: Join our dynamic team as a Grant Proposal Lead! Are you passionate about making a real impact? We're seeking an accountable individual who thrives on fostering relationships, leading coordination efforts, and ensuring top-notch technical standards. In this pivotal role, you'll drive excellence in proposal submissions, meeting donor policies while collaborating with key stakeholders. If you're ready to make a difference and lead impactful initiatives, we want to hear from you! Key responsibilities will include: Mastermind Coordination : Lead, manage, and orchestrate the submission process, collaborating with multiple stakeholders to craft compelling grant proposals. You'll craft a meticulous plan, ensure timely delivery of inputs, and hold everyone accountable for their contributions. Relationship Maestro: Dive into a world of relationship building! You'll nurture and manage connections crucial for submission success, liaising with stakeholders from National Offices, consortium partners, and WVUK's specialized teams. Your expertise will position WV as an esteemed grant contender, fostering early engagement with partners and streamlining processes seamlessly. Champion of Quality: Your pursuit of excellence will drive the delivery of high-quality submissions, meeting win-rate targets and industry standards. You'll craft proposals that align with donor policies, contextual needs, and WV's strategic vision. Mitigating risks, ensuring compliance, and harnessing valuable lessons learned will be your forte. Continuous Innovation: Your hunger for knowledge will fuel the continuous enhancement of WVUK's submissions. Engage with sector experts, tap into WVI networks, and stay abreast of evolving programming approaches. Your insights will not only strengthen submissions but also elevate the team's collective expertise. About you: As our Grant Proposal Lead, you'll be at the helm of an exhilarating opportunity, helping to steer the submission process to fulfil WVUK's Institutional Funding income requirements. Essential Criteria: Expertise in Multi-Sector Program Management: Demonstrated proficiency in assessing, designing, and managing projects across diverse sectors within complex settings. A track record of navigating the project cycle successfully and securing institutional funding from bilateral and multilateral donors. Exceptional Project Management Skills: Proven ability to excel in managing multifaceted tasks within challenging timelines. Prioritization prowess is key, consistently meeting deadlines amidst competing demands. Donor Relationship Management: Extensive experience cultivating and sustaining relations with institutional donors such as DFID/FCDO, EU/ECHO, and UN bodies. Adept at analysing funding requirements and adeptly navigating varied worldviews. Skilled in fostering, managing, and evolving relationships within consortium partnerships. Proactive Innovation and Process Improvement : A proactive and creative approach to refining existing processes and devising new strategies for enhanced efficiency and efficacy. Strong emphasis on knowledge management within a high-pressure team environment. Team Leadership and Financial Acumen: Proven track record in assembling and nurturing project teams. Proficiency in linking financial aspects with operational requirements to ensure seamless project execution. About the organisation: World Vision UK is an international children's charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries. Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we've helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. As a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God's unconditional love. As a child-focused organisation, we are committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check. We are a registered organisation operating the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) and we shall check with your previous employers about your behaviour and conduct. We will be requesting you to complete a form known as a Statement of Conduct. For more information see: The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. Please note we can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK and all candidates must be personally committed to the Christian faith and be able to respect, uphold and work within our client's Christian mission, values, culture, and faith statements. This individual will represent and speak on behalf of a Christian charity and as such the Occupational Requirement for an active Christian faith is justified under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1, clause 3. You may also have experience in areas such as: Relational Grants Manager, Grants Officer, Trusts Fundraising Officer, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Fundraising Partnerships Manager, Trusts, Foundations, Supporter Engagement, Bid Writing, Bid Writer, Bids, Bids and Tender, Key Relationship Manager, Trusts Executive, Trusts and Grants, Senior Trusts, Senior Trusts and Foundations, etc. PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? We are looking for a Marine Cargo Underwriter with London Market experience to join our Marine Cargo, Fine Art & Specie team at an exciting time of growth and change. You'll work closely with the Managing Senior Underwriter and be responsible for pricing and writing new and renewal business, underwriting mid-term adjustments and monitoring all aspects of portfolio performance. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. This role is eligible for a £5,000 new joiner bonus. If you are successfully referred by an employee at Travelers Europe, both you and the person who referred you could be eligible for this bonus. What Will You Do? Be Committed, Be Connected, Be Creative and Be Energised - these are the values we are passionate about. Understanding and embracing our values will shape your success and contribute to making Travelers Europe a great place to work. Support the overall profitability, growth and retention of the Line of Business line and consistency of all related underwriting initiatives. Ensures that business is written in accordance with the Company's policies, procedures and controls (including audit requirements) at all times, and adheres to Lloyds Underwriting Management Standards ensuring business is only accepted in accordance with: individual underwriting authority and, where relevant, with approval under the Lloyds Individual Registration Byelaw. the Unit's business plan for the relevant year. Support the development of assigned Line of Business and services such as researching and identifying target business, competitor information, industry and economic factors across the business. Utilise appropriate systems to accurately enter quotes, risks and endorsements, so as to ensure correct management, statistical and regulatory reporting. May gather data and prepare reports to support the professional execution of corporate/business underwriting policies/standards. Monitor market factors and world affairs as part of research and development of new opportunities. Promote Travelers Line of Business, distribution strategy and philosophy and provide guidance on the Company's underwriting philosophy, procedures and requirements by building strong partnerships with Agents, Brokers and Customers. Provide guidance, mentoring and coaching to others as appropriate. Each individual has responsibility for: Acting in accordance with Travelers Companies' Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Business Excellence Policy and all HRpolicies and procedures. Delivering high quality service to brokers and customers in line with our service standards. Complying with all legal, insurance, regulatory, Lloyd's and Sarbanes Oxley rules and guidelines. Acting at all time in compliance with the Treating Customers Fairly outcomes. Working as a team with colleagues within the Company and the Enterprise. Developing strong relationships with our key supporting brokers and customers and all other key external stakeholders. Adhering to the Company's policies and procedures. Keeping adequate records of all transactions undertaken with brokers, customers, and all other parties. Continually looking for improvement both from a personal and business perspective. Perform other duties as assigned. To be successful, you will need to consistently deliver a great experience in every customer contact; connect with the right partners internally to find creative solutions to problems; be a role model; and consistently deliver on your commitments. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Experience within the Lloyd's market preferred, with a basic understanding of the internal and external factors which impact the market. Underwriting experience preferred. Able to demonstrate emerging technical proficiency and application of knowledge commensurate to your underwriting authority. Able to make sound quoting and pricing decisions that are in the Company's best interests. Intermediate knowledge and ability in respect of judgement, decision making, communication and strong team work. Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Relationship Management: Seeks out, builds, fosters and maintains productive relationships or alliances to meet goals and achieve objectives. Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Analytical Thinking/Financial Acumen: Identifies current or future problems or opportunities, analyses, synthesises and compares information to understand issues, identifies cause/effect relationships, and explores alternatives to support sound decision making. Utilises understanding of finance and accounting principles to identify the impact of responsible underwriting decisions on the overall profitability of the business. Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Product/Technical: Demonstrates technical proficiency and application of knowledge commensurate to his/her underwriting authority. Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Business Perspective: Uses knowledge of internal and external factors that impact the Lloyd's Market to make decisions. Expected to be studying towards ACII qualification. What is a Must Have? Previous Property and Casualty insurance experience in either an underwriting, operational or broker capacity. Secondary level education or equivalent required. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit 0
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? We are looking for a Marine Cargo Underwriter with London Market experience to join our Marine Cargo, Fine Art & Specie team at an exciting time of growth and change. You'll work closely with the Managing Senior Underwriter and be responsible for pricing and writing new and renewal business, underwriting mid-term adjustments and monitoring all aspects of portfolio performance. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. This role is eligible for a £5,000 new joiner bonus. If you are successfully referred by an employee at Travelers Europe, both you and the person who referred you could be eligible for this bonus. What Will You Do? Be Committed, Be Connected, Be Creative and Be Energised - these are the values we are passionate about. Understanding and embracing our values will shape your success and contribute to making Travelers Europe a great place to work. Support the overall profitability, growth and retention of the Line of Business line and consistency of all related underwriting initiatives. Ensures that business is written in accordance with the Company's policies, procedures and controls (including audit requirements) at all times, and adheres to Lloyds Underwriting Management Standards ensuring business is only accepted in accordance with: individual underwriting authority and, where relevant, with approval under the Lloyds Individual Registration Byelaw. the Unit's business plan for the relevant year. Support the development of assigned Line of Business and services such as researching and identifying target business, competitor information, industry and economic factors across the business. Utilise appropriate systems to accurately enter quotes, risks and endorsements, so as to ensure correct management, statistical and regulatory reporting. May gather data and prepare reports to support the professional execution of corporate/business underwriting policies/standards. Monitor market factors and world affairs as part of research and development of new opportunities. Promote Travelers Line of Business, distribution strategy and philosophy and provide guidance on the Company's underwriting philosophy, procedures and requirements by building strong partnerships with Agents, Brokers and Customers. Provide guidance, mentoring and coaching to others as appropriate. Each individual has responsibility for: Acting in accordance with Travelers Companies' Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Business Excellence Policy and all HRpolicies and procedures. Delivering high quality service to brokers and customers in line with our service standards. Complying with all legal, insurance, regulatory, Lloyd's and Sarbanes Oxley rules and guidelines. Acting at all time in compliance with the Treating Customers Fairly outcomes. Working as a team with colleagues within the Company and the Enterprise. Developing strong relationships with our key supporting brokers and customers and all other key external stakeholders. Adhering to the Company's policies and procedures. Keeping adequate records of all transactions undertaken with brokers, customers, and all other parties. Continually looking for improvement both from a personal and business perspective. Perform other duties as assigned. To be successful, you will need to consistently deliver a great experience in every customer contact; connect with the right partners internally to find creative solutions to problems; be a role model; and consistently deliver on your commitments. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Experience within the Lloyd's market preferred, with a basic understanding of the internal and external factors which impact the market. Underwriting experience preferred. Able to demonstrate emerging technical proficiency and application of knowledge commensurate to your underwriting authority. Able to make sound quoting and pricing decisions that are in the Company's best interests. Intermediate knowledge and ability in respect of judgement, decision making, communication and strong team work. Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Relationship Management: Seeks out, builds, fosters and maintains productive relationships or alliances to meet goals and achieve objectives. Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Analytical Thinking/Financial Acumen: Identifies current or future problems or opportunities, analyses, synthesises and compares information to understand issues, identifies cause/effect relationships, and explores alternatives to support sound decision making. Utilises understanding of finance and accounting principles to identify the impact of responsible underwriting decisions on the overall profitability of the business. Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Product/Technical: Demonstrates technical proficiency and application of knowledge commensurate to his/her underwriting authority. Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Business Perspective: Uses knowledge of internal and external factors that impact the Lloyd's Market to make decisions. Expected to be studying towards ACII qualification. What is a Must Have? Previous Property and Casualty insurance experience in either an underwriting, operational or broker capacity. Secondary level education or equivalent required. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit 0
Bid Writer and Administration Support Full Time Position Monday - Friday Hours: 0730 - 1700 Location - Office based within our Ipswich head office. Salary and Package - £30k - 40k- DOE EPPH is hiring a Bid Writer and Administration Support to join their team. Their main customers include many main contractors, government organisations, schools, and hospital trusts. Their are always happy to form new relationships and allow clients to experience a unique peace of mind and professional service. They are prominently an FM M&E contractor who specialise in HVAC and renewables. Their core works are FM projects and maintenance related. We are currently looking at growth therefore now is an exciting time to consider joining them. Position Overview Great opportunity to join their growing team in their HQ office located in Ipswich. They are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to support us with future growth. The role will be to support tenders, bid writing and general administration duties to support the business needs. They are currently looking to grow the business and develop a secured pipeline of works and increase the company size , turnover and profit. They are looking for an individual with bid / tender experience within the FM industry. The main focus will be bid writing and ownership of our suit of bid related documents. Bi-weekly updates will be expected detailing new opportunities, progress of live bids and any support requirements. You will be responsible for populating all bid documents , updating our suite or previous responses and ensuring target dates are met. All bids will be fully supported by the senior leadership team and read reviews will take place ahead of submission. As they are in a period of growth, there will be times where you will be expected to support the admin team with general administration duties and the bid requirement will reduce. They work as one team and all support each other. Great ethos, with good people and a nice place to work. Responsibilities Responsible for the management of our suite of documents to support future bids. Track win rates and feedback. Provide an overview of lessons learned and plan to improve. Populate all bid documents , responsible for tender timeline management and final submission post read review. Seek new opportunities utilising our preferred portals Manage a tracked pipeline of works detailing submission dates , award dates , values and durations demonstrating operational potential requirements. Work with our technical manager and operational team to ensure we have capabilities and capacity to deliver proposed opportunities. Work with our operational team to support mobilisation of new works. Support the administration team with all general administration duties. Qualifications and experience 4 or 5 GCSEs at Grades A-C or equivalent FM bid experience is compulsory. Competent to answer detailed and technical questions Ability to work on your own initiative but also as part of our team Time management and Planning skills - Able to mange your own time and that of others who are supporting a bid to ensure submission dates are met ahead of time Communication / report writing Skills - ability to communicate at all levels Professionalism, integrity and enthusiasm Be confident in making decisions and follow up their decisions with action, achieving objectives by motivating and working through others. He or she should be able to view short-term targets in the light of longer-term objectives, work within agreed systems and procedures, and maintain accurate records. Bid review - The ideal candidate will continuously pursue high standards, embrace change, recognise improvement opportunities and learn from experience, resulting in improved bid submissions Finance & Administration support - preparing quotes, review costs and ensure we are achieving targets. Administration duties will be part of this role therefore , client and stakeholder communication will be required. CAFM experience preferred. Promote knowledge sharing and collaboration among team members to facilitate continuous learning and skill development. Benefits: Highly competitive salary Quarterly Company Performance bonus Free Parking Become part of a unique and growing team Progression opportunities within the company
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Bid Writer and Administration Support Full Time Position Monday - Friday Hours: 0730 - 1700 Location - Office based within our Ipswich head office. Salary and Package - £30k - 40k- DOE EPPH is hiring a Bid Writer and Administration Support to join their team. Their main customers include many main contractors, government organisations, schools, and hospital trusts. Their are always happy to form new relationships and allow clients to experience a unique peace of mind and professional service. They are prominently an FM M&E contractor who specialise in HVAC and renewables. Their core works are FM projects and maintenance related. We are currently looking at growth therefore now is an exciting time to consider joining them. Position Overview Great opportunity to join their growing team in their HQ office located in Ipswich. They are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to support us with future growth. The role will be to support tenders, bid writing and general administration duties to support the business needs. They are currently looking to grow the business and develop a secured pipeline of works and increase the company size , turnover and profit. They are looking for an individual with bid / tender experience within the FM industry. The main focus will be bid writing and ownership of our suit of bid related documents. Bi-weekly updates will be expected detailing new opportunities, progress of live bids and any support requirements. You will be responsible for populating all bid documents , updating our suite or previous responses and ensuring target dates are met. All bids will be fully supported by the senior leadership team and read reviews will take place ahead of submission. As they are in a period of growth, there will be times where you will be expected to support the admin team with general administration duties and the bid requirement will reduce. They work as one team and all support each other. Great ethos, with good people and a nice place to work. Responsibilities Responsible for the management of our suite of documents to support future bids. Track win rates and feedback. Provide an overview of lessons learned and plan to improve. Populate all bid documents , responsible for tender timeline management and final submission post read review. Seek new opportunities utilising our preferred portals Manage a tracked pipeline of works detailing submission dates , award dates , values and durations demonstrating operational potential requirements. Work with our technical manager and operational team to ensure we have capabilities and capacity to deliver proposed opportunities. Work with our operational team to support mobilisation of new works. Support the administration team with all general administration duties. Qualifications and experience 4 or 5 GCSEs at Grades A-C or equivalent FM bid experience is compulsory. Competent to answer detailed and technical questions Ability to work on your own initiative but also as part of our team Time management and Planning skills - Able to mange your own time and that of others who are supporting a bid to ensure submission dates are met ahead of time Communication / report writing Skills - ability to communicate at all levels Professionalism, integrity and enthusiasm Be confident in making decisions and follow up their decisions with action, achieving objectives by motivating and working through others. He or she should be able to view short-term targets in the light of longer-term objectives, work within agreed systems and procedures, and maintain accurate records. Bid review - The ideal candidate will continuously pursue high standards, embrace change, recognise improvement opportunities and learn from experience, resulting in improved bid submissions Finance & Administration support - preparing quotes, review costs and ensure we are achieving targets. Administration duties will be part of this role therefore , client and stakeholder communication will be required. CAFM experience preferred. Promote knowledge sharing and collaboration among team members to facilitate continuous learning and skill development. Benefits: Highly competitive salary Quarterly Company Performance bonus Free Parking Become part of a unique and growing team Progression opportunities within the company
We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If there's anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know. About Cleo Most people come to Cleo to do work that matters. Every day, we empower people to build a life beyond their next paycheck, building a beloved AI that enables you to forge your own path toward financial well-being. Backed by some of the most well-known investors in tech, we've reached millions of people to support them throughout their financial lives, from their first paycheck to their first home and beyond. We're hitting headlines too. This year, Forbes named us as one of their Next Billion Dollar Startups , and we were crowned the 'Hottest Tech Scaleup' at the Europas. Follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date with new product features and insights from the team. The role We're looking for a brilliant Frontend React Native Engineer with an eye for UI/UX design to join us on our mission to fight for the world's financial health. You'll be joining a team of adaptable, creative and product-focused engineers who ship working software. We understand our customers, we understand their pain, and we are passionate about helping them. View how we run our Engineering Interview process. What you'll be doing Want to hear it directly from the team? Check out Nacho's blog post. Joining a cross-functional product squad with a mix of frontend engineers, designers, UX writers, backend engineers, data analysts and others to develop features that improve our users' financial health Collaborating with other leaders in your squad and pillar to provide technical insight into upcoming feature work, and leading the delivery of work by helping pull everyone together to get it shipped Mentoring your colleagues to help them become the best engineers they can be. You intentionally take time to share your skills and experiences with them and actively support their growth Working on our React Native application, building out amazing experiences for our users which bring financial health to life in the unique Cleo tone of voice. Writing automated tests alongside your code to give us the confidence to ship it Using AB-Tests, feature flags and other tools that let us iterate quickly Using data to dig into user journeys, detecting problems and helping to optimise the Cleo experience Being part of the rota for our weekly app releases to the Apple and Google app stores Getting involved in cross-cutting concerns that lift our entire engineering effort with the rest of the frontend chapter Taking part in shaping all the work your squad does, not just the technical parts. Delivery is a team sport, and we encourage everyone at Cleo to share their ideas, so you can expect to be involved in product ideation sessions, user research calls, design reviews, retrospectives, ways of working sessions, product demos, OKR reviews. Here are some examples, big and small, of the kinds of product feature work our engineers have taken part in over the last year: Building a secured credit card from scratch to help our users improve their credit scores without changing their habits. Launching our new budget rewind feature to help users understand their pay-cycle and provide them with better analysis of how they got on with their budget. Adding discount plans and tiering options to our subscriptions so we can experiment with the best pricing for different types of users. Whichever squad and part of the business you land in, you will be shipping changes multiple times a week to our hundreds of thousands of active users and seeing your work having a material impact on the financial health of those most in need. About you Firstly, and most importantly, all of the above sounds exciting to you and you want to make a positive difference in society by improving the financial health of our users worldwide. You've also read our company values and engineering principles which drive our ways of working and help us deliver working software to our users, learn what works and iterate quickly to improve it. You share and embrace these opinions and are passionate about using them to deliver value. For this frontend focused role, we also have some specific asks: As this is an SE4 position we're looking for someone who has strong industry experience of using React Native / React with TypeScript for a minimum of 4 years. If it's not quite that much then maybe you want to look at our standard Frontend role. As your work will primarily involve working on features for our mobile apps, we'd either like to see some proven experience in this area or a genuine passion for moving into the mobile app space. Why should I apply? There's a clear engineering career growth framework. Whether you want to develop your career as a sole contributor or head down the engineering management track, you can grow with us! You'll be joining an open and collaborative team where you'll be heard and get to make a difference You'll be joining a team of respected frontend engineers Work where you work best We're a globally distributed team. If you live in London, we'd love you to spend one day a week in our beautiful office. If you're outside of London, we'll encourage you to spend a couple of days with us a few times per year. And we'll cover your travel costs, naturally. Work when you work best we have flexible hours to enable you to work at your best What do you get for all your hard work? A competitive compensation package (base + equity). You can view our public progression framework and salary bandings here: Work at one of the fastest-growing tech startups, backed by top VC firms, Sofina, Balderton & EQT Ventures. A clear progression plan. We want you to keep growing. That means trying new things, leading others, challenging the status quo and owning your impact. Always with our complete support. Flexibility : We can't fight for the world's financial health if we're not healthy ourselves. We work with everyone to make sure they have the balance they need to do their best work. Hybrid-first: Join our hybrid-first team, where we blend the best of both remote and in-office work. We expect our team members to be in our London office 1-2 times a week. On Thursdays, we buy you lunch but you can come in whichever days work best! We can consider fully-remote candidates for SE4 level - for our remote employees we'll cover your travel to the London office every term (every four months). Other benefits; Check out our new benefits package here: 25 days annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo) 6% employer-matched pension Company-wide performance reviews every 8 months e.g every 2 terms, in line with our termly cycles (Jan-April, May-Aug, Sept-Dec): Generous pay increases for high-performers and high-growth team members Equity top-ups for team members getting promoted Private Medical Insurance via Vitality, dental cover, and life assurance Enhanced parental leave 1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo Regular socials and activities, online and in-person We'll pay for your OpenAI subscription Online mental health support via Spill And many more! UK App access: The Cleo app is no longer downloadable in the UK. If you're an existing user, you'll still have access to the app. But some features won't be available (just for a little while). Why? 99% of our users are based in the US - where financial health is often overlooked. We've decided to shift our focus to where we can provide the most value and make the greatest impact for users who need it most. Then we'll be able to apply what we learn to better support our UK users in the future.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If there's anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know. About Cleo Most people come to Cleo to do work that matters. Every day, we empower people to build a life beyond their next paycheck, building a beloved AI that enables you to forge your own path toward financial well-being. Backed by some of the most well-known investors in tech, we've reached millions of people to support them throughout their financial lives, from their first paycheck to their first home and beyond. We're hitting headlines too. This year, Forbes named us as one of their Next Billion Dollar Startups , and we were crowned the 'Hottest Tech Scaleup' at the Europas. Follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date with new product features and insights from the team. The role We're looking for a brilliant Frontend React Native Engineer with an eye for UI/UX design to join us on our mission to fight for the world's financial health. You'll be joining a team of adaptable, creative and product-focused engineers who ship working software. We understand our customers, we understand their pain, and we are passionate about helping them. View how we run our Engineering Interview process. What you'll be doing Want to hear it directly from the team? Check out Nacho's blog post. Joining a cross-functional product squad with a mix of frontend engineers, designers, UX writers, backend engineers, data analysts and others to develop features that improve our users' financial health Collaborating with other leaders in your squad and pillar to provide technical insight into upcoming feature work, and leading the delivery of work by helping pull everyone together to get it shipped Mentoring your colleagues to help them become the best engineers they can be. You intentionally take time to share your skills and experiences with them and actively support their growth Working on our React Native application, building out amazing experiences for our users which bring financial health to life in the unique Cleo tone of voice. Writing automated tests alongside your code to give us the confidence to ship it Using AB-Tests, feature flags and other tools that let us iterate quickly Using data to dig into user journeys, detecting problems and helping to optimise the Cleo experience Being part of the rota for our weekly app releases to the Apple and Google app stores Getting involved in cross-cutting concerns that lift our entire engineering effort with the rest of the frontend chapter Taking part in shaping all the work your squad does, not just the technical parts. Delivery is a team sport, and we encourage everyone at Cleo to share their ideas, so you can expect to be involved in product ideation sessions, user research calls, design reviews, retrospectives, ways of working sessions, product demos, OKR reviews. Here are some examples, big and small, of the kinds of product feature work our engineers have taken part in over the last year: Building a secured credit card from scratch to help our users improve their credit scores without changing their habits. Launching our new budget rewind feature to help users understand their pay-cycle and provide them with better analysis of how they got on with their budget. Adding discount plans and tiering options to our subscriptions so we can experiment with the best pricing for different types of users. Whichever squad and part of the business you land in, you will be shipping changes multiple times a week to our hundreds of thousands of active users and seeing your work having a material impact on the financial health of those most in need. About you Firstly, and most importantly, all of the above sounds exciting to you and you want to make a positive difference in society by improving the financial health of our users worldwide. You've also read our company values and engineering principles which drive our ways of working and help us deliver working software to our users, learn what works and iterate quickly to improve it. You share and embrace these opinions and are passionate about using them to deliver value. For this frontend focused role, we also have some specific asks: As this is an SE4 position we're looking for someone who has strong industry experience of using React Native / React with TypeScript for a minimum of 4 years. If it's not quite that much then maybe you want to look at our standard Frontend role. As your work will primarily involve working on features for our mobile apps, we'd either like to see some proven experience in this area or a genuine passion for moving into the mobile app space. Why should I apply? There's a clear engineering career growth framework. Whether you want to develop your career as a sole contributor or head down the engineering management track, you can grow with us! You'll be joining an open and collaborative team where you'll be heard and get to make a difference You'll be joining a team of respected frontend engineers Work where you work best We're a globally distributed team. If you live in London, we'd love you to spend one day a week in our beautiful office. If you're outside of London, we'll encourage you to spend a couple of days with us a few times per year. And we'll cover your travel costs, naturally. Work when you work best we have flexible hours to enable you to work at your best What do you get for all your hard work? A competitive compensation package (base + equity). You can view our public progression framework and salary bandings here: Work at one of the fastest-growing tech startups, backed by top VC firms, Sofina, Balderton & EQT Ventures. A clear progression plan. We want you to keep growing. That means trying new things, leading others, challenging the status quo and owning your impact. Always with our complete support. Flexibility : We can't fight for the world's financial health if we're not healthy ourselves. We work with everyone to make sure they have the balance they need to do their best work. Hybrid-first: Join our hybrid-first team, where we blend the best of both remote and in-office work. We expect our team members to be in our London office 1-2 times a week. On Thursdays, we buy you lunch but you can come in whichever days work best! We can consider fully-remote candidates for SE4 level - for our remote employees we'll cover your travel to the London office every term (every four months). Other benefits; Check out our new benefits package here: 25 days annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo) 6% employer-matched pension Company-wide performance reviews every 8 months e.g every 2 terms, in line with our termly cycles (Jan-April, May-Aug, Sept-Dec): Generous pay increases for high-performers and high-growth team members Equity top-ups for team members getting promoted Private Medical Insurance via Vitality, dental cover, and life assurance Enhanced parental leave 1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo Regular socials and activities, online and in-person We'll pay for your OpenAI subscription Online mental health support via Spill And many more! UK App access: The Cleo app is no longer downloadable in the UK. If you're an existing user, you'll still have access to the app. But some features won't be available (just for a little while). Why? 99% of our users are based in the US - where financial health is often overlooked. We've decided to shift our focus to where we can provide the most value and make the greatest impact for users who need it most. Then we'll be able to apply what we learn to better support our UK users in the future.
Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? Bond & Specialty Insurance (BSI) provides Management and Professional Liability, Cyber, Crime Insurance, and Surety Bonds to or on behalf of businesses of all sizes. The Complex and Central BSI Claim teams conduct thorough investigation, analysis, evaluation, and disposition of claims and claim litigation to achieve superior customer service and to optimize claim results. As a valued member of our team, in addition to claim, you also will provide legal advice to our underwriting colleagues and claim colleagues, and participate in BSI claim strategic initiatives. Under the oversight of the Claim Europe EMT, this position is responsible and accountable for developing the strategy, direction, workflow, and quality of the Bond & Specialty Claims in Europe. Focusing on efficient and cost-effective claim management, developing industry experts from a technical and management perspective and lead underwriting support. Collaborating on managing significant litigation that has the potential for high exposure and visibility, while overseeing and evaluating national trends, performing historical reviews on large claims and collaborating with Underwriting and Actuarial in portfolio analysis for market segments or individual products. Legal responsibilities include reviewing and analyzing forms, providing legal advice and risk analysis to Underwriting, and drafting and negotiating indemnity agreements and riders. Acting as a Bond & Specialty Claims Ambassador to other Travelers Europe and US business leaders, brokers and clients and effectively representing the perspective of the business. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. What Will You Do? Oversee a team of Senior Claim Professionals led by a Team Manager. Develop, communicate, and execute claim philosophy and strategic initiatives for a market/product segment or region based on the goals of the organization. Contribute guidance and make decisions on claims where the exposure is open-ended or exceeds the authority limits of employees within the organization. Work with the Technical Director to manage significant litigation that has the potential for high exposure and visibility. Oversee and evaluate national trends, perform historical reviews on large claims, and collaborate with underwriting and actuarial in portfolio analysis for the market segment or individual products. Prepare and present reports for management that accurately reflect loss development, potential/actual financial exposure, reserve adjustments, coverage issues, and claim recovery strategies. Communicate findings to management and make recommendations to ensure the issues are addressed. Collaborate with the Technical Director and team to ensure that senior management, underwriters and actuaries are appraised of high-exposure/high-sensitivity losses, claim trends, legal decisions, and issues which may impact the product lines underwriting philosophy and overall industry. Provide insight into the review and approval of all Large Loss Memos, Quarterly Claim Reports, and other senior management reports for Claim Business Unit or Product/Regional team. Establish standards and policies for business line to ensure rigorous management of ALAE & ULAE. Act as the lead liaison between BSI claim and business partners on all new business propositions. Lead support for the BSI claim team on all new MGA partnerships acting as BSI Product SME working closely with other claim partners to ensure a smooth onboarding process. Lead support to aspects of underwriting relating to indemnity, risk management, collateral, restructuring/unwinding of high risk account(s), bankruptcy matters/run-off coverages, new account(s) and business initiatives, as applicable to the Business Unit. Act as the industry expert by identifying and advising management on legal and regulatory issues that have the potential to impact the industry. Collaborate to represent Travelers on sensitive claim matters that involve multiple constituencies or have the potential to gain high visibility inside or outside the company. Contribute to the selection of panel counsel in conjunction with Claim Legal to ensure that claims are proactively managed consistent with our claim philosophy to ensure that we are obtaining the best financial results for Bond & Specialty Insurance. Legal Support Responsibilities: Legal responsibilities include reviewing and analysing bond forms, providing legal advice and risk analysis to Underwriting, and drafting and negotiating indemnity agreements and riders Surety . Provide oversight and direction for high quality, cost-effective legal support to our business partners by ensuring proper staffing, skill and performance levels of legal team and through mentoring and coaching lawyers on issues presented. Review complex transactional documents and provide legal advice and risk analysis to business partners. Provide legal advice on litigation strategies on all litigation in collaboration with our Claim Legal team. Work with the Technical Claim Manager to provide legal advice on litigated strategies in collaboration with our claim legal team. Maintain current knowledge of relevant legal issues and trends in the surety/ management liability market place through review of legal publications and attendance at industry events. Strategic Planning/Operations Management Responsibilities: Set the tone for BSI Claim with regards to collaboration with Underwriting within designated Claim Business Unit or Product/Regional team. Provide oversight and direction for claim handling by ensuring the staffing, skill, and performance levels of employees support the claim volume and severity of claims to be managed. Team Leadership Responsibilities: Prepare effective performance and development plans for all direct reports, make team promotion and authority level recommendations to VP Claim Europe. Develop a culture of continuous learning through training, mentoring, and outside courses. Perform other duties as assigned. Be Committed, Be Connected, Be Creative and Be Energised - these are the values we are passionate about. Understanding and embracing our values will shape your success and contribute to making Travelers Europe a great place to work. To be successful, you will need to consistently deliver a great experience in every customer contact; connect with the right partners internally to find creative solutions to problems; be a role model; and consistently deliver on your commitments. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Prior work experience in business line. Formal management experience preferred. Demonstrated ability to effectively work through conflict and resolve issues with a professional demeanor. Ability to make sound decisions and negotiate terms and conditions within designated authority limit. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate with internal and external stakeholders. Time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities with an attention to detail, data and analytics. Ability to build, foster, and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with colleagues, customers, and business partners What is a Must Have? Bachelors degree required. Law degree required. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. . click apply for full job details
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? Bond & Specialty Insurance (BSI) provides Management and Professional Liability, Cyber, Crime Insurance, and Surety Bonds to or on behalf of businesses of all sizes. The Complex and Central BSI Claim teams conduct thorough investigation, analysis, evaluation, and disposition of claims and claim litigation to achieve superior customer service and to optimize claim results. As a valued member of our team, in addition to claim, you also will provide legal advice to our underwriting colleagues and claim colleagues, and participate in BSI claim strategic initiatives. Under the oversight of the Claim Europe EMT, this position is responsible and accountable for developing the strategy, direction, workflow, and quality of the Bond & Specialty Claims in Europe. Focusing on efficient and cost-effective claim management, developing industry experts from a technical and management perspective and lead underwriting support. Collaborating on managing significant litigation that has the potential for high exposure and visibility, while overseeing and evaluating national trends, performing historical reviews on large claims and collaborating with Underwriting and Actuarial in portfolio analysis for market segments or individual products. Legal responsibilities include reviewing and analyzing forms, providing legal advice and risk analysis to Underwriting, and drafting and negotiating indemnity agreements and riders. Acting as a Bond & Specialty Claims Ambassador to other Travelers Europe and US business leaders, brokers and clients and effectively representing the perspective of the business. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. What Will You Do? Oversee a team of Senior Claim Professionals led by a Team Manager. Develop, communicate, and execute claim philosophy and strategic initiatives for a market/product segment or region based on the goals of the organization. Contribute guidance and make decisions on claims where the exposure is open-ended or exceeds the authority limits of employees within the organization. Work with the Technical Director to manage significant litigation that has the potential for high exposure and visibility. Oversee and evaluate national trends, perform historical reviews on large claims, and collaborate with underwriting and actuarial in portfolio analysis for the market segment or individual products. Prepare and present reports for management that accurately reflect loss development, potential/actual financial exposure, reserve adjustments, coverage issues, and claim recovery strategies. Communicate findings to management and make recommendations to ensure the issues are addressed. Collaborate with the Technical Director and team to ensure that senior management, underwriters and actuaries are appraised of high-exposure/high-sensitivity losses, claim trends, legal decisions, and issues which may impact the product lines underwriting philosophy and overall industry. Provide insight into the review and approval of all Large Loss Memos, Quarterly Claim Reports, and other senior management reports for Claim Business Unit or Product/Regional team. Establish standards and policies for business line to ensure rigorous management of ALAE & ULAE. Act as the lead liaison between BSI claim and business partners on all new business propositions. Lead support for the BSI claim team on all new MGA partnerships acting as BSI Product SME working closely with other claim partners to ensure a smooth onboarding process. Lead support to aspects of underwriting relating to indemnity, risk management, collateral, restructuring/unwinding of high risk account(s), bankruptcy matters/run-off coverages, new account(s) and business initiatives, as applicable to the Business Unit. Act as the industry expert by identifying and advising management on legal and regulatory issues that have the potential to impact the industry. Collaborate to represent Travelers on sensitive claim matters that involve multiple constituencies or have the potential to gain high visibility inside or outside the company. Contribute to the selection of panel counsel in conjunction with Claim Legal to ensure that claims are proactively managed consistent with our claim philosophy to ensure that we are obtaining the best financial results for Bond & Specialty Insurance. Legal Support Responsibilities: Legal responsibilities include reviewing and analysing bond forms, providing legal advice and risk analysis to Underwriting, and drafting and negotiating indemnity agreements and riders Surety . Provide oversight and direction for high quality, cost-effective legal support to our business partners by ensuring proper staffing, skill and performance levels of legal team and through mentoring and coaching lawyers on issues presented. Review complex transactional documents and provide legal advice and risk analysis to business partners. Provide legal advice on litigation strategies on all litigation in collaboration with our Claim Legal team. Work with the Technical Claim Manager to provide legal advice on litigated strategies in collaboration with our claim legal team. Maintain current knowledge of relevant legal issues and trends in the surety/ management liability market place through review of legal publications and attendance at industry events. Strategic Planning/Operations Management Responsibilities: Set the tone for BSI Claim with regards to collaboration with Underwriting within designated Claim Business Unit or Product/Regional team. Provide oversight and direction for claim handling by ensuring the staffing, skill, and performance levels of employees support the claim volume and severity of claims to be managed. Team Leadership Responsibilities: Prepare effective performance and development plans for all direct reports, make team promotion and authority level recommendations to VP Claim Europe. Develop a culture of continuous learning through training, mentoring, and outside courses. Perform other duties as assigned. Be Committed, Be Connected, Be Creative and Be Energised - these are the values we are passionate about. Understanding and embracing our values will shape your success and contribute to making Travelers Europe a great place to work. To be successful, you will need to consistently deliver a great experience in every customer contact; connect with the right partners internally to find creative solutions to problems; be a role model; and consistently deliver on your commitments. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Prior work experience in business line. Formal management experience preferred. Demonstrated ability to effectively work through conflict and resolve issues with a professional demeanor. Ability to make sound decisions and negotiate terms and conditions within designated authority limit. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate with internal and external stakeholders. Time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities with an attention to detail, data and analytics. Ability to build, foster, and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with colleagues, customers, and business partners What is a Must Have? Bachelors degree required. Law degree required. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. . click apply for full job details
Job Description - Senior Energy Transition Risk Consulting Engineer (24UKET04D) Job Description Senior Energy Transition Risk Consulting Engineer ( Job Number: 24UKET04D ) DISCOVER your opportunity Senior Energy Transition Risk Consulting Engineer London (open to Multiple Locations) At AXA XL, we offer more than 30 lines of business across Property, Casualty and Specialty risk, insuring companies with most complex risks across different territories. As we look to the future our desire is to continue growing to ensure we are meeting the needs of all our clients, of all business types and size. A key initiative to help us achieve this aim is to build a compelling Energy Transition proposition across AXA XL. This will enable us to enhance our existing product and service expertise with new experience and skills to support our clients on their energy transition journey. With investment from AXA Group, this exciting growth plan means that we have an opportunity for an experienced Energy Risk Consultant to join us and work closely with the Risk Consulting Energy Transition Leader and the Global Head of Energy Transition to develop AXA XL's global Energy Transition strategy. This strategy will ensure that AXA XL is positioned to offer clients and brokers product and services across key elements of the energy transition including renewables, carbon capture and storage, carbon offsetting coupled with robust risk consulting capabilities. AXA XL's culture of profitable growth is at the core of our underwriting ethos, and the primary driver of both strategic and day-to-day decisions. As an extensive global business, we take pride in teamwork, underwriting excellence, discipline, and the implementation of consistent underwriting and risk consulting standards and practices. We aim to consistently outperform the competition and attract the best talent by being the employer of choice in the markets we operate in. As a Senior Energy Transition Risk Consultant, you will embody these values and be responsible for the delivery of outstanding risk consulting services to underwriters and clients. This role is considered both a technical and market/customer-facing position supporting the Global Energy Transition Leader to build a robust market and client profile. DISCOVER your opportunity What will your essential responsibilities include? Your key mission is to advise Underwriters on industry specific risks and support Clients in implementing their carbon emission reduction strategy to drive AXA's contribution to a decarbonized economy. You will meet with underwriters, brokers and clients of the Energy Industry to discuss specific risk consulting solutions helping clients to improve their risks while working towards a reduction of their carbon emissions. You will regularly visit client sites to evaluate location and industry specific risks and report your findings in a structured way back to underwriting and the client. You will be working very closely with AXA XL's Energy Transition Centre of Excellence, providing them with insights into industry trends, emerging issues and technical information pertinent to transitioning to a decarbonized economy. You will help the underwriting team to enhance their risk knowledge, select profitable clients and reduce losses. You will be working in compliance with our technical rules and guidelines. You will be sharing your knowledge and expertise with colleagues who are interested in learning about energy transition. You will be working with our local claims team helping them to better understand the losses we pay. Your in-depth industry knowledge is key for this support. You will be reporting to the local Risk Consulting Team Leader with a dotted line to the UK based Risk Consulting Energy Transition Leader. We're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills: You have an MSc. in an energy engineering field or in chemical, process, or mechanical engineering You have worked in the Energy Industry and have significant experience in renewables, such as wind, solar or nuclear energy, have a working knowledge of fossil fuel power generation, or worked in an equivalent risk consulting position You are used to working autonomously, you are curious and a highly motivated self-starter, you have good relationship skills and are a great team player You are available for occasional travels (including abroad) - approximately 50% You are fluent in English - other languages are a plus FIND your future AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don't just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it. How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty. With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward. AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That's why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It's about helping one another - and our business - to move forward and succeed. Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements Enhanced family friendly leave benefits Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called "Roots of resilience", focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations. Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society - are essential to our future. We're committed to protecting and restoring nature - from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard - by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans. Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions. Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We're training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting. AXA Hearts in Action : We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL's "Hearts in Action" programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day - the Global Day of Giving. For more information, please see EEO Statement AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Location Location : GB-GB-London Work Locations : GB London 20 Gracechurch Street 20 Gracechurch Street London London EC3V 0BG Job Field Job Field : Risk Schedule Schedule : Full-time Job Type Job Type : Standard AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any colleague or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status or any other category protected by local law.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Job Description - Senior Energy Transition Risk Consulting Engineer (24UKET04D) Job Description Senior Energy Transition Risk Consulting Engineer ( Job Number: 24UKET04D ) DISCOVER your opportunity Senior Energy Transition Risk Consulting Engineer London (open to Multiple Locations) At AXA XL, we offer more than 30 lines of business across Property, Casualty and Specialty risk, insuring companies with most complex risks across different territories. As we look to the future our desire is to continue growing to ensure we are meeting the needs of all our clients, of all business types and size. A key initiative to help us achieve this aim is to build a compelling Energy Transition proposition across AXA XL. This will enable us to enhance our existing product and service expertise with new experience and skills to support our clients on their energy transition journey. With investment from AXA Group, this exciting growth plan means that we have an opportunity for an experienced Energy Risk Consultant to join us and work closely with the Risk Consulting Energy Transition Leader and the Global Head of Energy Transition to develop AXA XL's global Energy Transition strategy. This strategy will ensure that AXA XL is positioned to offer clients and brokers product and services across key elements of the energy transition including renewables, carbon capture and storage, carbon offsetting coupled with robust risk consulting capabilities. AXA XL's culture of profitable growth is at the core of our underwriting ethos, and the primary driver of both strategic and day-to-day decisions. As an extensive global business, we take pride in teamwork, underwriting excellence, discipline, and the implementation of consistent underwriting and risk consulting standards and practices. We aim to consistently outperform the competition and attract the best talent by being the employer of choice in the markets we operate in. As a Senior Energy Transition Risk Consultant, you will embody these values and be responsible for the delivery of outstanding risk consulting services to underwriters and clients. This role is considered both a technical and market/customer-facing position supporting the Global Energy Transition Leader to build a robust market and client profile. DISCOVER your opportunity What will your essential responsibilities include? Your key mission is to advise Underwriters on industry specific risks and support Clients in implementing their carbon emission reduction strategy to drive AXA's contribution to a decarbonized economy. You will meet with underwriters, brokers and clients of the Energy Industry to discuss specific risk consulting solutions helping clients to improve their risks while working towards a reduction of their carbon emissions. You will regularly visit client sites to evaluate location and industry specific risks and report your findings in a structured way back to underwriting and the client. You will be working very closely with AXA XL's Energy Transition Centre of Excellence, providing them with insights into industry trends, emerging issues and technical information pertinent to transitioning to a decarbonized economy. You will help the underwriting team to enhance their risk knowledge, select profitable clients and reduce losses. You will be working in compliance with our technical rules and guidelines. You will be sharing your knowledge and expertise with colleagues who are interested in learning about energy transition. You will be working with our local claims team helping them to better understand the losses we pay. Your in-depth industry knowledge is key for this support. You will be reporting to the local Risk Consulting Team Leader with a dotted line to the UK based Risk Consulting Energy Transition Leader. We're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills: You have an MSc. in an energy engineering field or in chemical, process, or mechanical engineering You have worked in the Energy Industry and have significant experience in renewables, such as wind, solar or nuclear energy, have a working knowledge of fossil fuel power generation, or worked in an equivalent risk consulting position You are used to working autonomously, you are curious and a highly motivated self-starter, you have good relationship skills and are a great team player You are available for occasional travels (including abroad) - approximately 50% You are fluent in English - other languages are a plus FIND your future AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don't just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it. How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty. With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward. AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That's why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It's about helping one another - and our business - to move forward and succeed. Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements Enhanced family friendly leave benefits Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called "Roots of resilience", focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations. Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society - are essential to our future. We're committed to protecting and restoring nature - from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard - by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans. Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions. Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We're training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting. AXA Hearts in Action : We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL's "Hearts in Action" programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day - the Global Day of Giving. For more information, please see EEO Statement AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Location Location : GB-GB-London Work Locations : GB London 20 Gracechurch Street 20 Gracechurch Street London London EC3V 0BG Job Field Job Field : Risk Schedule Schedule : Full-time Job Type Job Type : Standard AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any colleague or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status or any other category protected by local law.
Are you a commercially astute trading underwriter that has lead a team, managed key external relationships and taken bottom line responsibility across several classes of commercial business? We are looking for an individual that will act as a catalyst for growth combining technical knowledge, market relationships and a collaborative leadership style to get the best out of a high performing and high potential team of commercial Underwriters. The purpose of this role is to: Ensure the teams financial targets are met by having a deep underwriting of performance against budget, key drivers and formulating defined actions where appropriate Ensure the team provide a first class service to broker partners by overseeing the day to day operations of the team including workflow and productivity Be an active member of management board, helping drive strategic goals across the business and role modelling the business values Main Duties and Responsibilities: Management and leadership of the Complex Commercial Underwriting team. Where required, Underwrite own portfolio of new and existing business renewals each month, including the negotiation and provision of quotation and renewal invitations to brokers Monitor team performance on new business written, retention, rating and profitability Manage workloads to ensure terms and documentation is provided to brokers in line with required service standards Foster deep and meaningful trading relationships with broker partners, as well as internal stakeholders including Sales and Distribution, Underwriting and Pricing and the retail division Be the senior conduit with Capacity providers, developing deep and meaningful trading relationships Monitor competitor activity and ensure the firm remains competitive in terms of products and services offered Monitor levels of satisfaction and take action as necessary to drive continuous improvement and growth Visit the IDEX Consulting Ltd website for further opportunities. Please note that the information supplied may be retained for up to 10 years for use in connection with future vacancies. For full information on how we use your data, please visit the IDEX Consulting website and view our Privacy Policy. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mission At IDEX, we strive for an inclusion-first company culture where everyone is treated fairly and can bring their authentic selves to work. We recognise and acknowledge that diverse representation at every level of our business requires continuous and measurable effort. We are committed to driving conscious inclusion across our business and creating equitable pathways.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Are you a commercially astute trading underwriter that has lead a team, managed key external relationships and taken bottom line responsibility across several classes of commercial business? We are looking for an individual that will act as a catalyst for growth combining technical knowledge, market relationships and a collaborative leadership style to get the best out of a high performing and high potential team of commercial Underwriters. The purpose of this role is to: Ensure the teams financial targets are met by having a deep underwriting of performance against budget, key drivers and formulating defined actions where appropriate Ensure the team provide a first class service to broker partners by overseeing the day to day operations of the team including workflow and productivity Be an active member of management board, helping drive strategic goals across the business and role modelling the business values Main Duties and Responsibilities: Management and leadership of the Complex Commercial Underwriting team. Where required, Underwrite own portfolio of new and existing business renewals each month, including the negotiation and provision of quotation and renewal invitations to brokers Monitor team performance on new business written, retention, rating and profitability Manage workloads to ensure terms and documentation is provided to brokers in line with required service standards Foster deep and meaningful trading relationships with broker partners, as well as internal stakeholders including Sales and Distribution, Underwriting and Pricing and the retail division Be the senior conduit with Capacity providers, developing deep and meaningful trading relationships Monitor competitor activity and ensure the firm remains competitive in terms of products and services offered Monitor levels of satisfaction and take action as necessary to drive continuous improvement and growth Visit the IDEX Consulting Ltd website for further opportunities. Please note that the information supplied may be retained for up to 10 years for use in connection with future vacancies. For full information on how we use your data, please visit the IDEX Consulting website and view our Privacy Policy. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mission At IDEX, we strive for an inclusion-first company culture where everyone is treated fairly and can bring their authentic selves to work. We recognise and acknowledge that diverse representation at every level of our business requires continuous and measurable effort. We are committed to driving conscious inclusion across our business and creating equitable pathways.
Senior Internal Communications Partner (Commercial) Salary: Dependent on experience + Competitive bonus Location : London Brand: Entain Essential requirement for this role: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. As a Senior Internal Communications Partner you willbe a trusted leader in the Internal Comms Team and will partner with the Commercial function.You will workwork closely with key stakeholders - including functional Directors and ExCo - to provide subject matter expertise on all aspects of internal communications; strategic planning and counsel, compelling narrative, change communication and engagement. You are a brilliant writer who quickly builds relationships and is just as happy writing strategic plans as you are getting the job done and executing brilliantly. Reporting to Head of Internal Comms & Engagement, you will be part of the People Team and further into the Internal Comms team whosupport our leaders to connect and share the moments that matter and inspire our people to play at the top of their game. This team has big ambitions to create world class communications and engagement campaigns that stand out from the crowd. To help us achieve this, we're looking for a Senior Internal Communications Partner for the Commercial team, who'll bring experience, external inspiration and energy to the team, challenging us to continually raise the bar for our people. What's in it for you At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning. Working for us in London, you can expect to receive great benefits like: Private medical insurance Pension scheme - Defined contribution with company matching up to 6%. Life assurance - 4x Annual Salary. Income protection. Annual holiday - 25 days, plus local public holidays. Ability to buy and rollover holidays per year. Additional 'It's Your Game' day off. Entain & Enhance days - 2 paid days off for professional or personal development. Hybrid working - 2+ days in the office. Critical illness insurance - Optional paid extra. Free eye test. Cycle to work scheme. Sharesave scheme. Workplace saving scheme. Amazing Christmas and Summer parties. Employee assistance program that includes access to counselling sessions, financial wellbeing, legal information and help with relationship and family advice. -Are you looking for an opportunity to add true value to a team? What you will do Play a pivotal role as a leader in the Internal Comms team, helping to role model and drive a culture of high performance, creativity and collaboration. Build, execute and own the internal comms strategy for the Commercial function. Keep up to date with the latest trends in engagement and internal comms and bring these insights into the team so we can continually raise the bar. Leadhigh profile projects and campaigns across Entain, making sure they engage our people in the right way. Demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of both Entain, the Commercial function and people strategies and how they're connected, to help drive understanding across the business through the communications you create. Make sure the business strategic narrative, tone of voice, visual approach and campaigns connect with our people in the very best way so that they can advocate for the business. Actively build great relationships with key stakeholders across your business area and the wider business to develop a strong understanding of our priorities, challenges and audiences. Be a trusted advisor to the Commercial leadership teams. Demonstrate ability to challenge and influence at all levels of the business in a positive and respectful way. Ensure communication consideration is integral to all business change programmes, providing advice and challenge Be a great role model for our values and great to work with Be a creative communicator who isn't afraid to suggest new and innovative ideas Who you are Credible Senior Business Partner with around eight years' experience in an Internal Comms Partner role for a fast and complex organisation. Strong commercial skills with a real passion for how to make great communications decisions based on it. Proven experience of delivering high impact employee engagement communications - including campaigns and events - across multiple audiences to drive understanding, sentiment, and behaviour. Proven experience of leading change and transformation communications. Good creative, technical and platform knowledge to create and deliver brilliant content in a compelling way through the appropriate channels including intranet, video, print, digital and social media. Outstanding planning skills and proven ability to oversee multiple high profile and demanding projects simultaneously. Demonstrable evidence of positively influencing employee engagement. Good understandingand appreciation of outstanding communications techniques,theories and practices - both internal and external - and the ability to translate these into practical plans. The ability and pragmatism to move at pace in complex communications environment and know where to focus limited resources for the maximum impact. So why choose us As well as all the above, you'll have the chance to turn recognition from leaders and colleagues into amazing prizes. Join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves. Sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment is changing, and we're leading that change. By putting people first. By placing exciting, engaging and entertaining experiences at more fingertips than ever before. We're pulling into pole position by pushing boundaries further. With innovation. With technology. But most importantly, with people like you. Because when you join the Entain family, it's your game. So let's win together. Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
Mar 25, 2024
Full time
Senior Internal Communications Partner (Commercial) Salary: Dependent on experience + Competitive bonus Location : London Brand: Entain Essential requirement for this role: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. As a Senior Internal Communications Partner you willbe a trusted leader in the Internal Comms Team and will partner with the Commercial function.You will workwork closely with key stakeholders - including functional Directors and ExCo - to provide subject matter expertise on all aspects of internal communications; strategic planning and counsel, compelling narrative, change communication and engagement. You are a brilliant writer who quickly builds relationships and is just as happy writing strategic plans as you are getting the job done and executing brilliantly. Reporting to Head of Internal Comms & Engagement, you will be part of the People Team and further into the Internal Comms team whosupport our leaders to connect and share the moments that matter and inspire our people to play at the top of their game. This team has big ambitions to create world class communications and engagement campaigns that stand out from the crowd. To help us achieve this, we're looking for a Senior Internal Communications Partner for the Commercial team, who'll bring experience, external inspiration and energy to the team, challenging us to continually raise the bar for our people. What's in it for you At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning. Working for us in London, you can expect to receive great benefits like: Private medical insurance Pension scheme - Defined contribution with company matching up to 6%. Life assurance - 4x Annual Salary. Income protection. Annual holiday - 25 days, plus local public holidays. Ability to buy and rollover holidays per year. Additional 'It's Your Game' day off. Entain & Enhance days - 2 paid days off for professional or personal development. Hybrid working - 2+ days in the office. Critical illness insurance - Optional paid extra. Free eye test. Cycle to work scheme. Sharesave scheme. Workplace saving scheme. Amazing Christmas and Summer parties. Employee assistance program that includes access to counselling sessions, financial wellbeing, legal information and help with relationship and family advice. -Are you looking for an opportunity to add true value to a team? What you will do Play a pivotal role as a leader in the Internal Comms team, helping to role model and drive a culture of high performance, creativity and collaboration. Build, execute and own the internal comms strategy for the Commercial function. Keep up to date with the latest trends in engagement and internal comms and bring these insights into the team so we can continually raise the bar. Leadhigh profile projects and campaigns across Entain, making sure they engage our people in the right way. Demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of both Entain, the Commercial function and people strategies and how they're connected, to help drive understanding across the business through the communications you create. Make sure the business strategic narrative, tone of voice, visual approach and campaigns connect with our people in the very best way so that they can advocate for the business. Actively build great relationships with key stakeholders across your business area and the wider business to develop a strong understanding of our priorities, challenges and audiences. Be a trusted advisor to the Commercial leadership teams. Demonstrate ability to challenge and influence at all levels of the business in a positive and respectful way. Ensure communication consideration is integral to all business change programmes, providing advice and challenge Be a great role model for our values and great to work with Be a creative communicator who isn't afraid to suggest new and innovative ideas Who you are Credible Senior Business Partner with around eight years' experience in an Internal Comms Partner role for a fast and complex organisation. Strong commercial skills with a real passion for how to make great communications decisions based on it. Proven experience of delivering high impact employee engagement communications - including campaigns and events - across multiple audiences to drive understanding, sentiment, and behaviour. Proven experience of leading change and transformation communications. Good creative, technical and platform knowledge to create and deliver brilliant content in a compelling way through the appropriate channels including intranet, video, print, digital and social media. Outstanding planning skills and proven ability to oversee multiple high profile and demanding projects simultaneously. Demonstrable evidence of positively influencing employee engagement. Good understandingand appreciation of outstanding communications techniques,theories and practices - both internal and external - and the ability to translate these into practical plans. The ability and pragmatism to move at pace in complex communications environment and know where to focus limited resources for the maximum impact. So why choose us As well as all the above, you'll have the chance to turn recognition from leaders and colleagues into amazing prizes. Join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves. Sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment is changing, and we're leading that change. By putting people first. By placing exciting, engaging and entertaining experiences at more fingertips than ever before. We're pulling into pole position by pushing boundaries further. With innovation. With technology. But most importantly, with people like you. Because when you join the Entain family, it's your game. So let's win together. Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If there's anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know. About Cleo Most people come to Cleo to do work that matters. Every day, we empower people to build a life beyond their next paycheck, building a beloved AI that enables you to forge your own path toward financial well-being. Backed by some of the most well-known investors in tech, we've reached millions of people to support them throughout their financial lives, from their first paycheck to their first home and beyond. We're hitting headlines too. This year, Forbes named us as one of their Next Billion Dollar Startups , and we were crowned the 'Hottest Tech Scaleup' at the Europas. Follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date with new product features and insights from the team. The role We're looking for a brilliant Frontend React Native Engineer with an eye for UI/UX design to join us on our mission to fight for the world's financial health. You'll be joining a team of adaptable, creative and product-focused engineers who ship working software. We understand our customers, we understand their pain, and we are passionate about helping them. View how we run our Engineering Interview process. What you'll be doing Want to hear it directly from the team? Check out Nacho's blog post. Joining a cross-functional product squad with a mix of frontend engineers, designers, UX writers, backend engineers, data analysts and others to develop features that improve our users' financial health Collaborating with other leaders in your squad and pillar to provide technical insight into upcoming feature work, and leading the delivery of work by helping pull everyone together to get it shipped Mentoring your colleagues to help them become the best engineers they can be. You intentionally take time to share your skills and experiences with them and actively support their growth Working on our React Native application, building out amazing experiences for our users which bring financial health to life in the unique Cleo tone of voice. Writing automated tests alongside your code to give us the confidence to ship it Using AB-Tests, feature flags and other tools that let us iterate quickly Using data to dig into user journeys, detecting problems and helping to optimise the Cleo experience Being part of the rota for our weekly app releases to the Apple and Google app stores Getting involved in cross-cutting concerns that lift our entire engineering effort with the rest of the frontend chapter Taking part in shaping all the work your squad does, not just the technical parts. Delivery is a team sport, and we encourage everyone at Cleo to share their ideas, so you can expect to be involved in product ideation sessions, user research calls, design reviews, retrospectives, ways of working sessions, product demos, OKR reviews. Here are some examples, big and small, of the kinds of product feature work our engineers have taken part in over the last year: Building a secured credit card from scratch to help our users improve their credit scores without changing their habits. Launching our new budget rewind feature to help users understand their pay-cycle and provide them with better analysis of how they got on with their budget. Adding discount plans and tiering options to our subscriptions so we can experiment with the best pricing for different types of users. Whichever squad and part of the business you land in, you will be shipping changes multiple times a week to our hundreds of thousands of active users and seeing your work having a material impact on the financial health of those most in need. About you Firstly, and most importantly, all of the above sounds exciting to you and you want to make a positive difference in society by improving the financial health of our users worldwide. You've also read our company values and engineering principles which drive our ways of working and help us deliver working software to our users, learn what works and iterate quickly to improve it. You share and embrace these opinions and are passionate about using them to deliver value. For this frontend focused role, we also have some specific asks: As this is an SE4 position we're looking for someone who has strong industry experience of using React Native / React with TypeScript for a minimum of 4 years. If it's not quite that much then maybe you want to look at our standard Frontend role. As your work will primarily involve working on features for our mobile apps, we'd either like to see some proven experience in this area or a genuine passion for moving into the mobile app space. Why should I apply? There's a clear engineering career growth framework. Whether you want to develop your career as a sole contributor or head down the engineering management track, you can grow with us! You'll be joining an open and collaborative team where you'll be heard and get to make a difference You'll be joining a team of respected frontend engineers Work where you work best We're a globally distributed team. If you live in London, we'd love you to spend one day a week in our beautiful office. If you're outside of London, we'll encourage you to spend a couple of days with us a few times per year. And we'll cover your travel costs, naturally. Work when you work best we have flexible hours to enable you to work at your best What do you get for all your hard work? A competitive compensation package (base + equity). You can view our public progression framework and salary bandings here: Work at one of the fastest-growing tech startups, backed by top VC firms, Sofina, Balderton & EQT Ventures. A clear progression plan. We want you to keep growing. That means trying new things, leading others, challenging the status quo and owning your impact. Always with our complete support. Flexibility : We can't fight for the world's financial health if we're not healthy ourselves. We work with everyone to make sure they have the balance they need to do their best work. Hybrid-first: Join our hybrid-first team, where we blend the best of both remote and in-office work. We expect our team members to be in our London office 1-2 times a week. On Thursdays, we buy you lunch but you can come in whichever days work best! We can consider fully-remote candidates for SE4 level - for our remote employees we'll cover your travel to the London office every term (every four months). Other benefits; Check out our new benefits package here: 25 days annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo) 6% employer-matched pension Company-wide performance reviews every 8 months e.g every 2 terms, in line with our termly cycles (Jan-April, May-Aug, Sept-Dec): Generous pay increases for high-performers and high-growth team members Equity top-ups for team members getting promoted Private Medical Insurance via Vitality, dental cover, and life assurance Enhanced parental leave 1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo Regular socials and activities, online and in-person We'll pay for your OpenAI subscription Online mental health support via Spill And many more! UK App access: The Cleo app is no longer downloadable in the UK. If you're an existing user, you'll still have access to the app. But some features won't be available (just for a little while). Why? 99% of our users are based in the US - where financial health is often overlooked. We've decided to shift our focus to where we can provide the most value and make the greatest impact for users who need it most. Then we'll be able to apply what we learn to better support our UK users in the future.
Mar 25, 2024
Full time
We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If there's anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know. About Cleo Most people come to Cleo to do work that matters. Every day, we empower people to build a life beyond their next paycheck, building a beloved AI that enables you to forge your own path toward financial well-being. Backed by some of the most well-known investors in tech, we've reached millions of people to support them throughout their financial lives, from their first paycheck to their first home and beyond. We're hitting headlines too. This year, Forbes named us as one of their Next Billion Dollar Startups , and we were crowned the 'Hottest Tech Scaleup' at the Europas. Follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date with new product features and insights from the team. The role We're looking for a brilliant Frontend React Native Engineer with an eye for UI/UX design to join us on our mission to fight for the world's financial health. You'll be joining a team of adaptable, creative and product-focused engineers who ship working software. We understand our customers, we understand their pain, and we are passionate about helping them. View how we run our Engineering Interview process. What you'll be doing Want to hear it directly from the team? Check out Nacho's blog post. Joining a cross-functional product squad with a mix of frontend engineers, designers, UX writers, backend engineers, data analysts and others to develop features that improve our users' financial health Collaborating with other leaders in your squad and pillar to provide technical insight into upcoming feature work, and leading the delivery of work by helping pull everyone together to get it shipped Mentoring your colleagues to help them become the best engineers they can be. You intentionally take time to share your skills and experiences with them and actively support their growth Working on our React Native application, building out amazing experiences for our users which bring financial health to life in the unique Cleo tone of voice. Writing automated tests alongside your code to give us the confidence to ship it Using AB-Tests, feature flags and other tools that let us iterate quickly Using data to dig into user journeys, detecting problems and helping to optimise the Cleo experience Being part of the rota for our weekly app releases to the Apple and Google app stores Getting involved in cross-cutting concerns that lift our entire engineering effort with the rest of the frontend chapter Taking part in shaping all the work your squad does, not just the technical parts. Delivery is a team sport, and we encourage everyone at Cleo to share their ideas, so you can expect to be involved in product ideation sessions, user research calls, design reviews, retrospectives, ways of working sessions, product demos, OKR reviews. Here are some examples, big and small, of the kinds of product feature work our engineers have taken part in over the last year: Building a secured credit card from scratch to help our users improve their credit scores without changing their habits. Launching our new budget rewind feature to help users understand their pay-cycle and provide them with better analysis of how they got on with their budget. Adding discount plans and tiering options to our subscriptions so we can experiment with the best pricing for different types of users. Whichever squad and part of the business you land in, you will be shipping changes multiple times a week to our hundreds of thousands of active users and seeing your work having a material impact on the financial health of those most in need. About you Firstly, and most importantly, all of the above sounds exciting to you and you want to make a positive difference in society by improving the financial health of our users worldwide. You've also read our company values and engineering principles which drive our ways of working and help us deliver working software to our users, learn what works and iterate quickly to improve it. You share and embrace these opinions and are passionate about using them to deliver value. For this frontend focused role, we also have some specific asks: As this is an SE4 position we're looking for someone who has strong industry experience of using React Native / React with TypeScript for a minimum of 4 years. If it's not quite that much then maybe you want to look at our standard Frontend role. As your work will primarily involve working on features for our mobile apps, we'd either like to see some proven experience in this area or a genuine passion for moving into the mobile app space. Why should I apply? There's a clear engineering career growth framework. Whether you want to develop your career as a sole contributor or head down the engineering management track, you can grow with us! You'll be joining an open and collaborative team where you'll be heard and get to make a difference You'll be joining a team of respected frontend engineers Work where you work best We're a globally distributed team. If you live in London, we'd love you to spend one day a week in our beautiful office. If you're outside of London, we'll encourage you to spend a couple of days with us a few times per year. And we'll cover your travel costs, naturally. Work when you work best we have flexible hours to enable you to work at your best What do you get for all your hard work? A competitive compensation package (base + equity). You can view our public progression framework and salary bandings here: Work at one of the fastest-growing tech startups, backed by top VC firms, Sofina, Balderton & EQT Ventures. A clear progression plan. We want you to keep growing. That means trying new things, leading others, challenging the status quo and owning your impact. Always with our complete support. Flexibility : We can't fight for the world's financial health if we're not healthy ourselves. We work with everyone to make sure they have the balance they need to do their best work. Hybrid-first: Join our hybrid-first team, where we blend the best of both remote and in-office work. We expect our team members to be in our London office 1-2 times a week. On Thursdays, we buy you lunch but you can come in whichever days work best! We can consider fully-remote candidates for SE4 level - for our remote employees we'll cover your travel to the London office every term (every four months). Other benefits; Check out our new benefits package here: 25 days annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo) 6% employer-matched pension Company-wide performance reviews every 8 months e.g every 2 terms, in line with our termly cycles (Jan-April, May-Aug, Sept-Dec): Generous pay increases for high-performers and high-growth team members Equity top-ups for team members getting promoted Private Medical Insurance via Vitality, dental cover, and life assurance Enhanced parental leave 1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo Regular socials and activities, online and in-person We'll pay for your OpenAI subscription Online mental health support via Spill And many more! UK App access: The Cleo app is no longer downloadable in the UK. If you're an existing user, you'll still have access to the app. But some features won't be available (just for a little while). Why? 99% of our users are based in the US - where financial health is often overlooked. We've decided to shift our focus to where we can provide the most value and make the greatest impact for users who need it most. Then we'll be able to apply what we learn to better support our UK users in the future.
With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility?. Role Summary and Purpose To achieve income and profit objectives through the delivery of an efficient case underwriting service to brokers through regular on-site broker development, supporting the technical management of the regional account in conjunction with the regional strategy, financial plan and personal objectives. Key Tasks and Responsibilities Adherence to the 4 Call Process to maximise opportunities arising Achieve Bottom Line, Top Line and Expense targets by managing and operating to the Key Performer Indicators of the region. Enhance Arch's standing and presence locally by establishing and maintaining strong personal relationships with key directors and staff at the Region's most important brokers. Display strong negotiation skills that aide conversion and relationships with our key brokers. Maintain and enhance personal knowledge of relevant technical issues. Contribute to the technical knowledge of the Company by feeding back technical and commercial market intelligence to the Regional Director & wider team. Work collaboratively with other parts of the organisation, especially the claims and survey teams, when required. Role Requirements & Skills Skills / Competencies Experience in underwriting New Business Underwriting preferred Proven broker relationships Proven Track Record in Underwriting Development Ability to negotiate flexibly and appropriately Effective selling skills Demonstrates a range of influencing and negotiation approaches Risk perception/Risk selection skills Pricing of risk accordingly Successfully developing effective trading relationships Consistent achieving of goals and objectives Experience working across functions / matrix organisation to collaborate and build strong relationships Operational effectiveness and efficiency Clear and effective communication Minimum A level standard preferred Professional Certification - progress towards ACII preferred Full clean driving licence The job holder will have experience in the Commercial Insurance industry, strong interpersonal skills and work in a structured, organised and planned manner.
Mar 22, 2024
Full time
With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility?. Role Summary and Purpose To achieve income and profit objectives through the delivery of an efficient case underwriting service to brokers through regular on-site broker development, supporting the technical management of the regional account in conjunction with the regional strategy, financial plan and personal objectives. Key Tasks and Responsibilities Adherence to the 4 Call Process to maximise opportunities arising Achieve Bottom Line, Top Line and Expense targets by managing and operating to the Key Performer Indicators of the region. Enhance Arch's standing and presence locally by establishing and maintaining strong personal relationships with key directors and staff at the Region's most important brokers. Display strong negotiation skills that aide conversion and relationships with our key brokers. Maintain and enhance personal knowledge of relevant technical issues. Contribute to the technical knowledge of the Company by feeding back technical and commercial market intelligence to the Regional Director & wider team. Work collaboratively with other parts of the organisation, especially the claims and survey teams, when required. Role Requirements & Skills Skills / Competencies Experience in underwriting New Business Underwriting preferred Proven broker relationships Proven Track Record in Underwriting Development Ability to negotiate flexibly and appropriately Effective selling skills Demonstrates a range of influencing and negotiation approaches Risk perception/Risk selection skills Pricing of risk accordingly Successfully developing effective trading relationships Consistent achieving of goals and objectives Experience working across functions / matrix organisation to collaborate and build strong relationships Operational effectiveness and efficiency Clear and effective communication Minimum A level standard preferred Professional Certification - progress towards ACII preferred Full clean driving licence The job holder will have experience in the Commercial Insurance industry, strong interpersonal skills and work in a structured, organised and planned manner.
We're on the lookout for a Senior Motor Trade Underwriter to join our Commercial Lines Team. The role will contribute to the profitable development of the Midlands, North and Scotland, North and Scotland Region and wider Mid Market Business, by case underwriting new business risks and actively managing existing business portfolios. We're looking for someone with a wealth of knowledge and experience in underwriting, with a proven ability to build and develop relationships with brokers. What will I be doing? Profitably develop and underwrite bespoke commercial lines motor trade risks within Covéa Insurance's underwriting criteria, regularly underwriting on site in broker offices. The collection and delivery motor trade account for the region Develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with a panel of Mid-Market brokers as their nominated development relationship underwriter for motor trade products Developing and supporting Covea's commercial lines account by engaging and encouraging new and existing relationships with regional brokers To prospect and actively contribute to the growth targets of the team optimising sales and retention. Maintain an accurate audit trail using Covéa Insurance's systems, practices and procedures. Underwrite within Covea strategy and authority limits and refer all cases outside of strategy or individual limits. Maintain and endeavour to exceed, agreed service levels to both internal and external customers. Maintain an up to date knowledge of: The commercial lines market The regional broking marketplace Legislation and litigation which could affect the writing of business Provide technical assistance, take referrals and provide guidance to colleagues Participate in, and undertake any ad-hoc tasks, that may be requested to ensure the smooth running of the Midlands, North and Scotland region or wider commercial motor Trade business. What would we like to see in you? Experience in underwriting and trading commercial motor products A detailed knowledge of the broker market Proven relationship management skills The ability to demonstrate meeting & exceeding personal and team objectives An awareness of market and legal/industry developments Minimum Cert CII. Dip CII, or progress towards, is preferred. Proven effective and strong trading skills including prospecting and optimising new business and retention A strong and decisive approach to underwriting Excellent communication skills with the ability to sell the benefits of Covea Insurance products and influence results Good problem solving skills The ability to work independently but also as part of a team to deliver common goals What's in it for you? 36.25 working hours per week with flexitime, along with a range of flexible working options Annual pay review and performance related bonus 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the option to buy/sell holidays Continued professional development through internal training programmes, professional qualifications and apprenticeships A wealth of support for your mental, financial & physical wellbeing through our Wellbeing group, who provide Mental Health First Aiders and an Employee Assistance Programme where you and your family can access additional support such as counselling, financial advice, relationship support and free mortgage advice A range of health benefits such as access to a 24/7 Virtual GP, free eye tests, flu jabs and the option to opt into private medical insurance Tusker Car Scheme - salary sacrifice scheme which lets you drive away a brand new, fully maintained and insured car for up to four years. Peace of mind, with our life assurance plan with flexible options to increase or decrease the standard cover along with the option to opt in to our critical illness cover Generous pension scheme with a 7.5% minimum employer pension contribution, matched to maximum of 9% dependant on your contribution A volunteering day a year to support a charity close to your heart A big thank you for sticking around, with our Loyalty Bonus - once you reach 5 years service and beyond Additional benefits such as discounted gym memberships, cycle to work schemes and discounts at lots of retailers through Perkpal.
Mar 22, 2024
Full time
We're on the lookout for a Senior Motor Trade Underwriter to join our Commercial Lines Team. The role will contribute to the profitable development of the Midlands, North and Scotland, North and Scotland Region and wider Mid Market Business, by case underwriting new business risks and actively managing existing business portfolios. We're looking for someone with a wealth of knowledge and experience in underwriting, with a proven ability to build and develop relationships with brokers. What will I be doing? Profitably develop and underwrite bespoke commercial lines motor trade risks within Covéa Insurance's underwriting criteria, regularly underwriting on site in broker offices. The collection and delivery motor trade account for the region Develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with a panel of Mid-Market brokers as their nominated development relationship underwriter for motor trade products Developing and supporting Covea's commercial lines account by engaging and encouraging new and existing relationships with regional brokers To prospect and actively contribute to the growth targets of the team optimising sales and retention. Maintain an accurate audit trail using Covéa Insurance's systems, practices and procedures. Underwrite within Covea strategy and authority limits and refer all cases outside of strategy or individual limits. Maintain and endeavour to exceed, agreed service levels to both internal and external customers. Maintain an up to date knowledge of: The commercial lines market The regional broking marketplace Legislation and litigation which could affect the writing of business Provide technical assistance, take referrals and provide guidance to colleagues Participate in, and undertake any ad-hoc tasks, that may be requested to ensure the smooth running of the Midlands, North and Scotland region or wider commercial motor Trade business. What would we like to see in you? Experience in underwriting and trading commercial motor products A detailed knowledge of the broker market Proven relationship management skills The ability to demonstrate meeting & exceeding personal and team objectives An awareness of market and legal/industry developments Minimum Cert CII. Dip CII, or progress towards, is preferred. Proven effective and strong trading skills including prospecting and optimising new business and retention A strong and decisive approach to underwriting Excellent communication skills with the ability to sell the benefits of Covea Insurance products and influence results Good problem solving skills The ability to work independently but also as part of a team to deliver common goals What's in it for you? 36.25 working hours per week with flexitime, along with a range of flexible working options Annual pay review and performance related bonus 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the option to buy/sell holidays Continued professional development through internal training programmes, professional qualifications and apprenticeships A wealth of support for your mental, financial & physical wellbeing through our Wellbeing group, who provide Mental Health First Aiders and an Employee Assistance Programme where you and your family can access additional support such as counselling, financial advice, relationship support and free mortgage advice A range of health benefits such as access to a 24/7 Virtual GP, free eye tests, flu jabs and the option to opt into private medical insurance Tusker Car Scheme - salary sacrifice scheme which lets you drive away a brand new, fully maintained and insured car for up to four years. Peace of mind, with our life assurance plan with flexible options to increase or decrease the standard cover along with the option to opt in to our critical illness cover Generous pension scheme with a 7.5% minimum employer pension contribution, matched to maximum of 9% dependant on your contribution A volunteering day a year to support a charity close to your heart A big thank you for sticking around, with our Loyalty Bonus - once you reach 5 years service and beyond Additional benefits such as discounted gym memberships, cycle to work schemes and discounts at lots of retailers through Perkpal.
At Bazaarvoice, we create smart shopping experiences. Through our expansive global network, product-passionate community & enterprise technology, we connect thousands of brands and retailers with billions of consumers. Our solutions enable brands to connect with consumers and collect valuable user-generated content, at an unprecedented scale. This content achieves global reach by leveraging our extensive and ever-expanding retail, social & search syndication network. And we make it easy for brands & retailers to gain valuable business insights from real-time consumer feedback with intuitive tools and dashboards. The result is smarter shopping: loyal customers, increased sales, and improved products. The problem we are trying to solve : Brands and retailers struggle to make real connections with consumers. It's a challenge to deliver trustworthy and inspiring content in the moments that matter most during the discovery and purchase cycle. The result? Time and money spent on content that doesn't attract new consumers, convert them, or earn their long-term loyalty. Our brand promise : closing the gap between brands and consumers. Founded in 2005, Bazaarvoice is headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. It's official: Bazaarvoice is a Great Place to Work in the US , Australia , India , Lithuania, France, Germany and the UK ! Who we want: We are interested in individuals who have strong software engineering fundamentals (OO design, test-driven development, unit testing, code reuse, code reviews) as well as hands-on experience with highly scalable distributed systems across the full software lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy, support). We love people who are willing to explore new areas, learn quickly and apply their skills to challenging issues. What you'll be doing: We are interested in individuals who have strong software engineering fundamentals (OO design, test-driven development, unit testing, code reuse, code reviews) as well as hands-on experience with highly scalable distributed systems across the full software lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy, support). We love people who are willing to explore new areas, learn quickly and apply their skills to challenging issues. As a member of Insights Front-End team, your primary responsibilities will include helping build client-facing data visualization dashboards of Bazaarvoice data that give our clients valuable insights into their all aspects of their program performance. This is a front-end role, so standard rules apply: JavaScript, HTML. CSS, React and scripting languages like BASH, Python etc. However, we are looking for more than satisfying a list of buzzwords - we are looking for someone that lives and breathes web applications. You will be responsible for innovating over, building out, maintaining front-end applications that our clients rely on to measure their BV product and program performance. You will be continuously working to improve the Bazaarvoice client tools so that clients have a positive experience with Bazaarvoice while performing their daily reporting tasks. This role is a Front-End role but may have some backend opportunities as well - if you have full-stack experience, please apply! Who you are: BS in Computer Science or another quantitative discipline or equivalent work experience. 5+ years of professional software development experience using JavaScript, HTML and CSS to develop web applications Working knowledge of at least one scripting language - Python, Bash, Ruby etc Knowledge of JavaScript fundamentals and computer science fundamentals. You can speak to and demonstrate the power of newer CSS capabilities Demonstrated experience using React or similar frameworks A browser's devtools are as much in your tool belt as your text editor is You understand performance, accessibility and security standards and develop applications with those in mind Comfortable in delivering within Agile development methodologies ex. Scrum/Kanban You know how to test an application, as well as how to write an application that is testable Strong analytical, technical, and communication (verbal and written) skills Knowledge of at least 1 public cloud hosting provider (AWS (preferred), Google Cloud, Azure or similar) You like working in collaborative environment with a diverse team that consists of members from front-end and back-end engineering, product management, UX designers, technical writers etc Analytical, technical, and communication (oral and written) skills Why join Bazaarvoice? Customer is key We see our own success through our customers' outcomes. We approach every situation with a customer first mindset. Transparency & IntegrityBuilds Trust We believe in the power of authentic feedback because it's in our DNA. We do the right thing when faced with hard choices.Transparency and trust accelerate our collective performance. Passionate Pursuit of Performance Our energy is contagious, because we hire for passion, drive & curiosity. We love what we do, and because we're laser focused on our mission. Innovation over Imitation We seek to innovate as we are not content with the status quo. We embrace agility and experimentation as an advantage. Stronger Together We bring our whole selves to the mission and find value in diverse perspectives. We champion what's best for Bazaarvoice before individuals or teams. As a stronger company we build a stronger community. Commitment to diversity and inclusion Bazaarvoice provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants according to their experience, talent, and qualifications for the job without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex (including pregnancy, gender stereotyping, and marital status), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law in every location in which the company has facilities. Bazaarvoice believes that diversity and an inclusive company culture are key drivers of creativity, innovation and performance. Furthermore, a diverse workforce and the maintenance of an atmosphere that welcomes versatile perspectives will enhance our ability to fulfill our vision of creating the world's smartest network of consumers, brands, and retailers. Please note: Candidates who are successful will be required to undergo a Basic level DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) background check.
Mar 19, 2024
Full time
At Bazaarvoice, we create smart shopping experiences. Through our expansive global network, product-passionate community & enterprise technology, we connect thousands of brands and retailers with billions of consumers. Our solutions enable brands to connect with consumers and collect valuable user-generated content, at an unprecedented scale. This content achieves global reach by leveraging our extensive and ever-expanding retail, social & search syndication network. And we make it easy for brands & retailers to gain valuable business insights from real-time consumer feedback with intuitive tools and dashboards. The result is smarter shopping: loyal customers, increased sales, and improved products. The problem we are trying to solve : Brands and retailers struggle to make real connections with consumers. It's a challenge to deliver trustworthy and inspiring content in the moments that matter most during the discovery and purchase cycle. The result? Time and money spent on content that doesn't attract new consumers, convert them, or earn their long-term loyalty. Our brand promise : closing the gap between brands and consumers. Founded in 2005, Bazaarvoice is headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. It's official: Bazaarvoice is a Great Place to Work in the US , Australia , India , Lithuania, France, Germany and the UK ! Who we want: We are interested in individuals who have strong software engineering fundamentals (OO design, test-driven development, unit testing, code reuse, code reviews) as well as hands-on experience with highly scalable distributed systems across the full software lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy, support). We love people who are willing to explore new areas, learn quickly and apply their skills to challenging issues. What you'll be doing: We are interested in individuals who have strong software engineering fundamentals (OO design, test-driven development, unit testing, code reuse, code reviews) as well as hands-on experience with highly scalable distributed systems across the full software lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy, support). We love people who are willing to explore new areas, learn quickly and apply their skills to challenging issues. As a member of Insights Front-End team, your primary responsibilities will include helping build client-facing data visualization dashboards of Bazaarvoice data that give our clients valuable insights into their all aspects of their program performance. This is a front-end role, so standard rules apply: JavaScript, HTML. CSS, React and scripting languages like BASH, Python etc. However, we are looking for more than satisfying a list of buzzwords - we are looking for someone that lives and breathes web applications. You will be responsible for innovating over, building out, maintaining front-end applications that our clients rely on to measure their BV product and program performance. You will be continuously working to improve the Bazaarvoice client tools so that clients have a positive experience with Bazaarvoice while performing their daily reporting tasks. This role is a Front-End role but may have some backend opportunities as well - if you have full-stack experience, please apply! Who you are: BS in Computer Science or another quantitative discipline or equivalent work experience. 5+ years of professional software development experience using JavaScript, HTML and CSS to develop web applications Working knowledge of at least one scripting language - Python, Bash, Ruby etc Knowledge of JavaScript fundamentals and computer science fundamentals. You can speak to and demonstrate the power of newer CSS capabilities Demonstrated experience using React or similar frameworks A browser's devtools are as much in your tool belt as your text editor is You understand performance, accessibility and security standards and develop applications with those in mind Comfortable in delivering within Agile development methodologies ex. Scrum/Kanban You know how to test an application, as well as how to write an application that is testable Strong analytical, technical, and communication (verbal and written) skills Knowledge of at least 1 public cloud hosting provider (AWS (preferred), Google Cloud, Azure or similar) You like working in collaborative environment with a diverse team that consists of members from front-end and back-end engineering, product management, UX designers, technical writers etc Analytical, technical, and communication (oral and written) skills Why join Bazaarvoice? Customer is key We see our own success through our customers' outcomes. We approach every situation with a customer first mindset. Transparency & IntegrityBuilds Trust We believe in the power of authentic feedback because it's in our DNA. We do the right thing when faced with hard choices.Transparency and trust accelerate our collective performance. Passionate Pursuit of Performance Our energy is contagious, because we hire for passion, drive & curiosity. We love what we do, and because we're laser focused on our mission. Innovation over Imitation We seek to innovate as we are not content with the status quo. We embrace agility and experimentation as an advantage. Stronger Together We bring our whole selves to the mission and find value in diverse perspectives. We champion what's best for Bazaarvoice before individuals or teams. As a stronger company we build a stronger community. Commitment to diversity and inclusion Bazaarvoice provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants according to their experience, talent, and qualifications for the job without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex (including pregnancy, gender stereotyping, and marital status), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law in every location in which the company has facilities. Bazaarvoice believes that diversity and an inclusive company culture are key drivers of creativity, innovation and performance. Furthermore, a diverse workforce and the maintenance of an atmosphere that welcomes versatile perspectives will enhance our ability to fulfill our vision of creating the world's smartest network of consumers, brands, and retailers. Please note: Candidates who are successful will be required to undergo a Basic level DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) background check.
The Role Operational Delivery - Client Responsibility Ensuring that claims process outcomes for a defined portfolio of clients meet or exceed expectation through; Monitoring Key Client Outcome performance and taking appropriate action as required, to deliver pre-defined service standards Providing guidance at First Notification of Loss to colleagues responsible for claims processing Quality checking of client / carrier communication from processing colleagues, prior to release by WTW, as appropriate Ad hoc technical & service support to processing colleagues and client Supporting processing colleagues in conjunction with Claims Advocates, to produce accurate and updated renewal information for the Sales team and bespoke reporting / projects for the client as required. Where appropriate, provide input on corrective action required to meet or exceed client expectation Monitoring underwriter / reinsurer / service provider performance and taking appropriate action as required, to deliver pre-defined service standards (including but not limited to Uncorrelated Cash and Bureau debt) Building constructive client and 3rd party relationships, under the guidance of Senior Claims Handler / Claims Manager / Claims Advocate (including but not limited to client / carrier relationship meetings) Understand the client's business and their requirements (operational and other) Maintain awareness of accounts, market developments, claims specific changes together with an understanding of the Key Client Outcomes and Service Delivery Targets within the BU Contribution to a continual improvement culture Provide input to and reference the Willis Quality Index, as appropriate and required Operational Delivery - Claims Handling Responsibility Accountable for the servicing of an allocated portfolio of moderate complexity claims, to meet or exceed client expectation through; Notification to insurers / reinsurers on receipt of a new claim advice, responding where required and providing advice to clients, as appropriate - working with processing colleagues in delivery Manage and resolve client / carrier / internal day-to-day queries seeking assistance as required and from Senior Claims Handlers / Claims Manager / Claim Advocates Work with the Claims Managers to ensure timely delivery of Key Client Outcomes Work with external parties to include Loss Adjusters, Surveyors and Solicitors to ensure timely delivery of Key Client Outcomes Communicate effectively with brokers / advocates to ensure that they chase up market related issues and outstanding broking without delay Drive forward claims settlements with insurers / reinsurers, based on technical and market knowledge Support Sales team in conjunction with Claims Advocates by producing accurate and updated renewal information Ensure the secure, efficient and auditable handling of client monies Ensure that all Financial aspects (including but not limited to Uncorrelated Cash and Bureau debt) are managed and where possible pre-emptive action is taken at an appropriate level to avoid such issues occurring Manage process of client service delivery, adhering to standardised Group policies and procedures and to agreed service standards Ensure adherence to standardised Group policies and procedures, including all WEM and other regulatory requirements Other Take reasonable steps to support management and the Company in the management of the business risks applicable to area of employment, as set out in the BU risk register. The above list is intended to be as accurate a reflection of the role as possible. However, it may be revised from time to time if different tasks commensurate with the role or level of responsibility are needed to be performed and/or when circumstances change. The Requirements GCSEs English and Mathematics Preferably working towards the CII qualification Preferably educated to A level standard or relevant industry experience Skills Good communication skills Attention to detail Ability to organise and prioritise Ability to work in a team and autonomously; and general willingness to learn and grow both yourself and others Ability to build strong working relationships Good time management skills Knowledge/Experience Working with established processes Industry Compliance Awareness Required Mindset And Behaviours Willis Towers Watson Values and Behaviours will underpin all roles and will guide performance criteria At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity
Mar 13, 2024
Full time
The Role Operational Delivery - Client Responsibility Ensuring that claims process outcomes for a defined portfolio of clients meet or exceed expectation through; Monitoring Key Client Outcome performance and taking appropriate action as required, to deliver pre-defined service standards Providing guidance at First Notification of Loss to colleagues responsible for claims processing Quality checking of client / carrier communication from processing colleagues, prior to release by WTW, as appropriate Ad hoc technical & service support to processing colleagues and client Supporting processing colleagues in conjunction with Claims Advocates, to produce accurate and updated renewal information for the Sales team and bespoke reporting / projects for the client as required. Where appropriate, provide input on corrective action required to meet or exceed client expectation Monitoring underwriter / reinsurer / service provider performance and taking appropriate action as required, to deliver pre-defined service standards (including but not limited to Uncorrelated Cash and Bureau debt) Building constructive client and 3rd party relationships, under the guidance of Senior Claims Handler / Claims Manager / Claims Advocate (including but not limited to client / carrier relationship meetings) Understand the client's business and their requirements (operational and other) Maintain awareness of accounts, market developments, claims specific changes together with an understanding of the Key Client Outcomes and Service Delivery Targets within the BU Contribution to a continual improvement culture Provide input to and reference the Willis Quality Index, as appropriate and required Operational Delivery - Claims Handling Responsibility Accountable for the servicing of an allocated portfolio of moderate complexity claims, to meet or exceed client expectation through; Notification to insurers / reinsurers on receipt of a new claim advice, responding where required and providing advice to clients, as appropriate - working with processing colleagues in delivery Manage and resolve client / carrier / internal day-to-day queries seeking assistance as required and from Senior Claims Handlers / Claims Manager / Claim Advocates Work with the Claims Managers to ensure timely delivery of Key Client Outcomes Work with external parties to include Loss Adjusters, Surveyors and Solicitors to ensure timely delivery of Key Client Outcomes Communicate effectively with brokers / advocates to ensure that they chase up market related issues and outstanding broking without delay Drive forward claims settlements with insurers / reinsurers, based on technical and market knowledge Support Sales team in conjunction with Claims Advocates by producing accurate and updated renewal information Ensure the secure, efficient and auditable handling of client monies Ensure that all Financial aspects (including but not limited to Uncorrelated Cash and Bureau debt) are managed and where possible pre-emptive action is taken at an appropriate level to avoid such issues occurring Manage process of client service delivery, adhering to standardised Group policies and procedures and to agreed service standards Ensure adherence to standardised Group policies and procedures, including all WEM and other regulatory requirements Other Take reasonable steps to support management and the Company in the management of the business risks applicable to area of employment, as set out in the BU risk register. The above list is intended to be as accurate a reflection of the role as possible. However, it may be revised from time to time if different tasks commensurate with the role or level of responsibility are needed to be performed and/or when circumstances change. The Requirements GCSEs English and Mathematics Preferably working towards the CII qualification Preferably educated to A level standard or relevant industry experience Skills Good communication skills Attention to detail Ability to organise and prioritise Ability to work in a team and autonomously; and general willingness to learn and grow both yourself and others Ability to build strong working relationships Good time management skills Knowledge/Experience Working with established processes Industry Compliance Awareness Required Mindset And Behaviours Willis Towers Watson Values and Behaviours will underpin all roles and will guide performance criteria At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity