Global Insurance Manager

Arcadis; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company, Arcadis, seeks a Global Insurance Manager to support the insurance function's consistency and effectiveness. This role includes overseeing corporate insurance programs and collaborating with legal and finance teams to ensure best practices in risk management. Ideal candidates have significant experience in corporate insurance and excel in communication and teamwork.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in corporate insurance.
• Knowledge of corporate insurance market dynamics.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support broker management during global insurance renewals.
• Assist with renewal data collection and underwriting updates.
• Manage UK and NL insurance policies.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Excel

Job description

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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

The position is created to support the current Global Insurance Director, based in the UK.

The Global Insurance function's role is to procure and maintain global insurance programs and oversee local insurance programs, with direct responsibility for UK and NL, to protect the Arcadis group against identified, insurable risks. The Global Insurance Manager is accountable for supporting the setup and maintenance of the insurance function and programs, the operation of the captive cell insurance company, and reports to the Global Insurance Director as part of the wider Finance team.

The Global Insurance Manager will support the procurement and maintenance of global insurance programs and local policies where required, following insurance policies and procedures. They will assist with designing, establishing, and maintaining global insurance programs including professional indemnity, general/third-party liability, cyber, D&O liability, crime, and travel, ensuring the best possible terms and conditions. The Global Insurance Director will continuously monitor business changes and insurance markets to ensure coverage is sufficient and optimal. The Director is also responsible for the operation and oversight of the captive insurance company.

The Global Insurance function collaborates closely with:

• The Global legal function and local legal counsels regarding insurance claims handling.
• The Global Risk Management function to embed standardized risk practices and mitigants in business operations.
• The finance functions across the group on budgets, premium allocations, invoice processing, and monitoring.

Additionally, there is collaboration with colleagues involved in project bidding, execution, Treasury, Accounting, and Tax.

The key accountabilities include:

• Supporting broker management during global insurance renewals to secure optimal terms.
• Assisting with renewal data collection, proposal forms, and underwriting updates.
• Preparing premium allocations for all global policies.
• Monitoring invoices, raising POs, and maintaining accurate policy records.
• Managing UK and NL policies such as Motor, Car, Property, Art, and Personal Accident.
• Overseeing locally placed policies.
• Creating budgets based on broker input and preparing bi-annual summaries for CFOs.
• Responding promptly to insurance queries.
• Managing the insurance intranet page for resource relevance and updates.
• Monitoring claims and annual aggregates with the fronting insurer and captive.
• Deputizing for the Global Insurance Director and performing additional tasks as required.

Qualifications & Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in corporate insurance, as an Insurance Manager or broker.
• Knowledge of the corporate insurance market, dynamics, and key players.
• Strong communication skills for internal and external contacts.
• Excellent Excel skills, especially for premium allocations.
• A proactive, no-nonsense team player.
• Flexible, service-oriented mindset.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal; Dutch speaking is an advantage.