Head of Exposure Management and Reinsurance Oversight

Ageas Insurance Ltd; Eastleigh; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working within the UK

35 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Health and wellbeing benefits

Employee discount schemes

Annual bonus considerations

Pension and financial planning

Return to work programme

Job summary

Ageas UK is seeking a senior leader to head Exposure Management and Reinsurance Oversight. This role provides independent governance across underwriting portfolios, focusing on catastrophe, accumulation and emerging risks to bolster portfolio resilience and sustainable growth.

You will drive the exposure management framework, lead modelling activities and collaborate with underwriting, pricing, claims, risk and finance teams to deliver clear insights to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in exposure management, portfolio analytics or catastrophe modelling.
• Strong understanding of insurance portfolio risk.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex information into practical actions.
• Commercial awareness and sound judgement.
• Confident stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Collaborative approach across multiple teams.
• Curiosity about emerging risks and market trends.
• Ability to influence decisions through evidence and insight.
• Commitment to inclusive leadership and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the exposure management framework across the business.
• Monitor portfolio exposure, accumulations and concentration risks.
• Lead catastrophe modelling and exposure assessment activities.
• Drive climate risk analysis and future portfolio resilience planning.
• Identify emerging risks and provide data-led recommendations.
• Provide clear management information and reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Successfully partner with underwriting, pricing, claims, risk and finance teams.
• Support portfolio governance forums with clear risk insight.
• Provide strategic oversight of the reinsurance programme.
• Support reinsurance renewals and risk transfer decisions.

Skills

Exposure management

Portfolio analytics

Catastrophe modelling

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Leadership

Climate risk analysis

Risk insight

Decision influence

Job description

Location: Eastleigh, London - hybrid

Head of Exposure Management & Reinsurance Oversight: Lead Ageas UK's Exposure Management and Reinsurance Oversight capability, providing independent insight, governance and challenge across underwriting portfolios. The role is responsible for ensuring a robust understanding of catastrophe, accumulation and emerging risks, supporting portfolio resilience and sustainable growth.

To find out more about this role and for information please contact Jen Cornish-Vaughan or Kristie Wrathall.

At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.

Main Responsibilities as Head of Exposure Management & Reinsurance Oversight:

• Strong data analytical capability – able to turn analysis into commercial insight.
• Lead and develop the exposure management framework across the business.
• Monitor portfolio exposure, accumulations and concentration risks.
• Lead catastrophe modelling and exposure assessment activities.
• Drive climate risk analysis and future portfolio resilience planning.
• Identify emerging risks and provide data-led recommendations.
• Provide clear management information and reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Successfully partner with underwriting, pricing, claims, risk and finance teams.
• Support portfolio governance forums with clear risk insight.
• Provide strategic oversight of the reinsurance programme.
• Support reinsurance renewals and risk transfer decisions.

Skills and experience you need as Head of Exposure Management & Reinsurance Oversight:

• Experience in exposure management, portfolio analytics or catastrophe modelling.
• Strong understanding of insurance portfolio risk.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex information into practical actions.
• Commercial awareness and sound judgement.
• Confident stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Collaborative approach across multiple teams.
• Curiosity about emerging risks and market trends.
• Ability to influence decisions through evidence and insight.
• Commitment to inclusive leadership and continuous improvement.

Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas:

• Flexible Working- Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
• Supporting your Health- Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Mindfulness.
• Supporting your Wealth- 50% off esure and Sheilas' Wheels motor and home insurance, Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
• Supporting you at Work- Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
• Supporting you and your Family- Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
• Benefits for Them- Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.
• Get some Tech- Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
• Getting around- Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.
• Supporting you back to work- Return to work programme after maternity leave