Head of Regional Casualty Underwriting

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Howden Group Full time
About the Role

As the Head of Regional Casualty Underwriting, you will lead the underwriting strategy and appetite for the relevant line of business, working closely with the Chief Underwriting Officer and other senior leaders to deliver the Regional Commercial business plan.

Your primary responsibility will be to drive the development and expansion of regional underwriting capabilities, shaping underwriting strategy, fostering regional development, and building strong relationships with capacity providers.

You will be responsible for setting line of business strategy, risk appetite, and pricing requirements, providing input into annual Business Planning activities, and reporting on portfolio performance against plan and forecast future outcomes.

Key skills and attributes for this role include significant experience in relevant line of business underwriting, strong experience of portfolio management, and a strong understanding of the commercial insurance mid-market and the UK Regulatory environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Set line of business strategy, risk appetite, and pricing requirements.
  • Provide input into annual Business Planning activities.
  • Report on portfolio performance against plan and forecast future outcomes.
  • Monitor portfolio performance and adjust strategy to meet business plans.
  • Ensure appropriate underwriting governance authority framework is in place and embedded.
  • Ensure adherence to capacity provider governance framework and meet audit requirements.
  • Actively support regional underwriters to write business, including involvement in case solutions and broker relationships.
  • Respond to claims patterns and adjust reserves to maintain optimal portfolio performance.
  • Stay aware of emerging risks and take necessary action.
  • Establish appropriate underwriting training and development.
  • Work with regional underwriting, distribution, and wider portfolio management colleagues to ensure delivery of wider Regional Commercial business plans.

What We Offer

A career that you define, with opportunities for personal development, volunteering, and fundraising for charity, or creating new insurance products that address society's greatest challenges.

We support our people in every aspect of their lives, including work-life balance, career progression, and sustainability.

About Howden

Howden is a collective of talented and passionate people from around the world, united by a shared passion and no-limits mind-set. We are a powerful international team of 15,000 employees spanning over 100 countries, with a global presence spanning 17+ countries.

We are employee-owned and driven by entrepreneurial spirit, with a focus on employing talented individuals and empowering them to make a real difference to the company, whilst building successful and fulfilling careers at the same time.

Our Values

We value diversity and consider our people our chief competitive advantage. We treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect – regardless of age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or family circumstances.

We are on a life-long journey to become an ever-more sustainable group, taking care of our people and the world we live in, doing good business, and making a positive impact wherever we can.

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