Head of M&A Insurance Due Diligence

IDEX Consulting Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEX Consulting Ltd is seeking a Head of M&A Insurance Due Diligence in Greater London. This senior leadership role involves creating and leading the firm's advisory practice in insurance due diligence for M&A transactions.

The successful candidate will build a team, manage key relationships in private equity and corporate M&A, and drive high-quality due diligence advice. Strong substantive experience in insurance due diligence is required, along with a strategic vision for growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in insurance due diligence within an M&A context.
• Background in broking, risk advisory, or insurance management.
• Ability to build a team and infrastructure from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Lead advisory process and build team and client relationships.
• Coordinate delivery of insurance due diligence advice.
• Manage relationships across private equity, corporate M&A, and legal advisory.

Skills

Leadership

Insurance Due Diligence

Client Relationship Management

Commercial Acumen

Job description

A well-capitalised, M&A insurance group is looking to appoint a senior leader to build and own its Insurance Due Diligence practice. This is not a sideways move into an established team — it is a mandate to create something, with the investment and resource to align with their ambitions.

As Head of M&A Insurance Due Diligence, you will be the firm's senior voice in this discipline — leading the advisory process and building the team and client relationships that will define the practice. You will work alongside the broader M&A insurance team, with full commercial autonomy and a clear runway to increase headcount as the book develops.

This is a leadership role, and you will be expected to build a team that will deliver high-quality due diligence advice — while simultaneously building the infrastructure and methodology.

The team you will create will lead and coordinate the delivery of insurance due diligence advice on M&A transactions — reviewing target insurance programmes, identifying coverage gaps, quantifying uninsured exposures, and advising buyers, sellers, and their advisors on risk transfer strategy. You will manage the Firms relationships across the private equity, corporate M&A, and legal advisory community, represent the business at senior level across industry forums and deal teams, contribute to product development and market positioning.

You will bring substantive experience advising on insurance due diligence in an M&A context — whether from a broking, risk advisory, or insurance management background. This role carries a meaningful participation in a LTIP, structured to reflect the value of building a practice from the ground up and aligned to the long-term success of the business.