Senior Insurance Specialist

The Virginia Society of CPAs; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector seeks a Senior Insurance Specialist to oversee their global property insurance programme, ensuring adequate coverage and managing relationships with insurance brokers. The ideal candidate will have a university degree, significant experience in insurance within a real estate context, and strong leadership skills. This role requires advanced negotiation and analytical skills to effectively communicate across teams and support the business's insurance needs.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in insurance in a real estate context, ideally in a global context.
• Experience managing staff and working in teams.
• Strong command of English language (written and verbal) essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the global property insurance programme for the AXA's real estate platform.
• Advise the real estate business on insurance-related matters.
• Ensure documented and published processes for managing the insurance programme.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Education

University degree from a recognised institution

Job description

Senior Insurance Specialist

22 Bishopsgate, London - Hybrid

Permanent

At AXA IM our purpose, to act for human progress by investing for what matters, is central to every action we take as a business. As a responsible asset manager, we actively invest for the long-term to help our clients, our people and the world to prosper.

As a future Senior Insurance Specialist, you will report to Global Head of Fund Accounting and Central Services, and you will be part of AXA IM Alts - Real Assets.

DISCOVER your opportunity

AXA IM, Alts - Real Estate is Europe's largest real estate investment manager *with real estate equity AUM of over ₠80 billion

This is a critical central role with responsibility for:

• Managing and overseeing our global property insurance programme
• Ensuring the real estate business has adequate corporate and D&O insurance coverage

*IPE Top 150 Real Estate Investment Managers, November/December 2022. #1 Real Estate Manager in Europe and #9 Real Estate Manager in the world based on total value of real estate assets under management.

Your role and responsibilities will include:

• Manage the global property insurance programme for the AXA's real estate platform (Property Damages, loss of rent, Terrorism, Property Owner Liability) including invoicing, claims management, impacts of additions / disposals
• Manage W&I insurance associated with transactions
• Arrange as necessary property construction insurance
• Manage the corporate insurance programme ensuring the Professional Indemnity and D&O policies are adequate for the real estate business line.
• Select and manage key global insurance brokers, ensuring a close working relationship, clear processes and clear measurement of broker performance in line with agreed SLAs
• Advise the real estate business (mainly Transactions, Asset Management, Legal teams) on insurance related matters and insurance clauses in specific contracts.
• As relevant advise the business teams for properties that are not currently part of the Global Insurance Programme, in relation to procuring and managing appropriate insurance on these assets.
• Ensure there are documented and published processes for managing the insurance programme for both property and corporate related insurance, including the invoicing and billing arrangements, claims, property acquisitions and sales.
• Manage the Insurance Officer role in the Central Services Team
• Effectively and efficiently communicate on insurance topics to the real estate business Management Board and where relevant providing an aggregated view at company level
• Address ad-hoc requests from Fund Management, Asset Management, Transactions, Legal etc
• All other topics related to insurance

Qualifications
SHARE your unique expertise

We welcome different combinations of skills & experiences.

Your qualifications and experience:

• University degree from a recognised institution
• Significant experience in insurance in a real estate context, ideally in a global context
• Experience in real estate investment management companies, or Real Estate Private Equity companies desirable
• Experience managing staff and working in teams. Strong leadership and development skills
• Experience managing Global Insurance Programs

Your knowledge and skills:

• Excellent knowledge across the insurance lines (property, terrorism, PI, D&O, W&I, Construction insurance) in a global context
• Advanced negotiation skills
• Ability to work in complex organisations
• Very good analytical skills
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Customer and service delivery orientated
• Rigorous, self-motivated, organised and autonomous
• Strong command of English language (written and verbal) essential. French language skills advantageous

We would love to know more about you. Let's connect! Send us your resume.