Global Head of Casualty Reinsurance Claims

Job Description

Global specialty Reinsurer are recruiting for an experienced Claims professional to join their team in London. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to step up into a leadership role.The ideal candidate will have Reinsurance experience with some exposure to casualty claims. You must be a natural leader with a strategic mindset to drive the strategy at an exciting time of change.The role

• Lead the global portfolio of claims, related sub classes, and complex claims, to generate strong business outcomes to loss ratio, capital, and our brand, whilst delivering great service outcomes to our brokers and customers, on a consistent global and localbasis across the claims function.
• Lead and coordinate the management of the portfolio and sub classes in alignment with the claims strategy, to achieve underwriting business plans and strategic claims objectives.
• Deliver in depth global claim experience and leadership, including insights, trends, and recommendations to senior claims management, underwriting, and wordings, to enhance the portfolio and product performance on both a pro-active and re-active basis.
• Drive continuous improvement across the global claims function and associated internal departments, to control indemnity, reduce expense, and enhance customer experience.
• Values are expected to be reflected in the delivery and performance of your role and your team.

Collaborate with Global Underwriting Product Head, providing Claims intelligence to improve Underwriting risk selection and pricing.Key accountabilitiesSpecific accountabilities assigned to the role of Global Head of Portfolio:

• Lead the global portfolio of claims, related sub classes, and complex claims, to generate strong business outcomes to loss ratio, capital, and our brand, whilst delivering great service outcomes to our brokers and customers, on a consistent global and localbasis across the claims function.
• Own and deliver market intelligence and claims experience trends to identify opportunities to develop or enhance new products, services, and processes.
• Create and recommend solutions to challenges and issues experienced across group claims and within your portfolio, inside and outside governance.
• Generate and assist in the production of thought leadership material for internal and external publishing, to enhance the profile of claims.
• Manage and oversee all global performance management activities related to Claims, embedding a high degree of performance in response to KPIs, controls, and processes, and regulatory / legislative standards.
• Develop and execute on the individual product lines claims strategy that underpin the portfolio you are responsible for, to ensure local portfolio improvements deliver upon the group claims strategy.
• Generate indemnity and expense savings to maximise profit plans and strategies in alignment with the claims and group strategy
• Control and mitigate the approach taken to appoint counsel and experts, in alignment with group strategy, to control 3rd party spend
• Support mentoring and development initiatives to strengthen team capabilities, build functional expertise and foster a collaborative, values-driven team culture.

Skills & experience

• Intellectually curious - demonstrate willingness and curiosity to learn through own research
• Independent challenger - ability to innovate and challenge, utilising consultative questioning, current norms to drive change within the global claims function, and work with people of varying backgrounds and organisational levels
• Knowledgeable practitioner - deals confidently with uncertainty, leans into difficult conversations while lowering the pressure of resistance
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think, influence and act strategically
• Effective communicator - structures insights into clear messages and effectively engages others within group claims function, as well as internal stakeholders, professional and regulatory bodies
• Change agent - leverages a skilful understanding of persuasion and influence, knowing which techniques to deploy while remaining a trusted advisor to Group ExCo and the Board

Keyskills :
Head of ClaimsClaims managercasualty claimsSenior Claims adjuster