Account Handler

Howden Group Holdings; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Job summary

Howden Group Holdings in London seeks an Account Handler to support the broking team by preparing slips, endorsements, and market documents for Lloyd’s and other markets. You’ll learn the business in a dynamic, growing team.

The role requires experience in insurance processes, knowledge of the London/International market, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work collaboratively. Hybrid working and flexible hours are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in insurance process and the London/International market.
• Organised with attention to detail.
• Confidence to work with others and provide a supporting role to the team.

Responsibilities

• Participates in team meetings as required.
• Manages assigned projects and contributes to other projects as required.
• Provides input to team meetings to ensure appropriate information is considered.
• Assists in monitoring renewal and new business activity to aid effective planning and resourcing.
• Reviews client documentation to ensure that information presented is sufficiently comprehensive/accurate to support the quoting process.
• Develops strong relationships with markets.
• Checks market presentations.
• Produces high quality and compliant market documentation ensuring appropriate authorisations are secured.
• Takes responsibility for data entry, credit control and chasing subjectivities where required.
• Liaises with processing technicians and IBA as required.
• Ensures up to date records are maintained at all times on the Company systems and any e-trading platform.
• Opportunity to deal with clients directly and broking in Lloyd’s of London

Skills

Advanced Excel

Outlook

Word

Tools

Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Word

Job description

Account Handler### Account HandlerApply: London: Full time: Posted Today: R0020205# **Who are we?**Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries.People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.**The Role**This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and global environment, collaborating with various brokers and team members from around the world. This is team that has been growing year on year and we are seeing exciting opportunities and submissions from both new/existing territories.In this role, you will play a crucial part in assisting our broking team starting off, the work will be preparing slips, endorsements, spreadsheets and alike for the brokers to market in Lloyd’s and elsewhere. This will provide the framework to learn and understand the business within a dynamic and growing team and will provide solid foundations for the start of your insurance career.**What you’ll do*** Participates in team meetings as required* Manages assigned projects and contributes to other project as required* Provides input to team meetings to ensure appropriate information is considered* Assists in monitoring renewal and new business activity to aid effective planning and resourcing* Reviews client documentation to ensure that information presented is sufficiently comprehensive/accurate to support the quoting process* Develops strong relationships with markets* Checks market presentations* Produces high quality and compliant market documentation ensuring appropriate authorisations are secured* Takes responsibility for data entry, credit control and chasing subjectivities where required* Liaises with processing technicians and IBA as required* Ensures up to date records are maintained at all times on the Company systems and any e-trading platform* Opportunity to deal with clients directly and broking in Lloyd’s of London**Who we’re looking for*** Experience in insurance process and the London/International market* Ability to work well as part of an open and collaborative team* Organised with attention to detail* Confidence to work with others and provide a supporting role to the team.* Advanced Excel and computer literate skills in basic software (i.e Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Word etc.)# **What do we offer in return?**A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:* Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new* We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges* We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond# # **Reasonable adjustments**We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours\\* or hybrid working\\*.If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.\\*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.Permanent