Senior Reinsurance Broker - Credit, Bond & Political Risk Team

GB001 Marsh Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance and reinsurance firm is seeking a Senior Vice President Broker to drive growth in the Credit, Bond & Political Risk Team. This role requires extensive broker experience and strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills. Responsibilities include managing major client relationships, leading treaty negotiations, and developing innovative reinsurance solutions. The position offers a vibrant work culture and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Vibrant and inclusive culture

Career opportunities and benefits

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a senior insurance/reinsurance broker or underwriter, particularly in credit or political risk markets.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret data for strategic decisions.
• Exceptional negotiation skills to influence clients at senior levels.
• Proven leadership ability in mentoring junior colleagues.
• Professional demeanor and integrity in managing confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic relationships through engagement and negotiations.
• Provide analysis on risk identification and management.
• Work with teams to create bespoke reinsurance solutions.
• Ensure accuracy in contract documentation.
• Drive business development through responses to tenders.
• Monitor market trends to maintain competitive advantage.

Skills

Strategic relationships

Analytical capabilities

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Resilience

Education

Chartered Insurance Institute qualifications (Cert CII, Dip CII, ACII)

Job description

About the Role

Guy Carpenter is seeking a highly accomplished and strategic Senior Vice President Broker to join our market‑leading Credit, Bond & Political Risk Team in London, UK. In this senior leadership role you will leverage your extensive expertise and industry insight to drive growth and innovation within the dynamic and expanding credit specialty markets, taking ownership of major client relationships, leading complex treaty reinsurance negotiations and shaping strategic initiatives that influence both client outcomes and our firm’s market positioning on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deepen strategic relationships with senior client executives and key stakeholders through proactive engagement, including international travel and high‑level negotiations.
• Provide expert guidance on risk identification and management across credit, bond, political risk and related financial sectors, applying advanced market knowledge and analytical rigor.
• Collaborate closely with underwriting, analytics and product teams to design innovative, bespoke reinsurance solutions that meet complex client needs and optimise portfolio performance.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end treaty renewal and placement process, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely execution of contract documentation.
• Drive business development efforts by spearheading responses to RFPs and tenders, identifying new market opportunities and contributing to thought‑leadership initiatives.
• Monitor and interpret evolving market trends and regulatory developments, advising clients and internal teams to maintain competitive advantage and mitigate emerging risks.
• Champion the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and operational excellence, while leveraging MMC’s systems and tools to enhance efficiency and collaboration.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a senior insurance / reinsurance broker or underwriter, with a proven track record in credit, surety and / or political risk markets.
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to interpret data and market intelligence to inform strategic decision‑making.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build trust at senior levels across clients, reinsurers and internal teams.
• Proven leadership skills, including mentoring and developing junior colleagues, fostering a collaborative team culture, and driving business growth.
• High level of professionalism, discretion and integrity in managing confidential information and potential conflicts.
• Resilience and adaptability to thrive in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• Preferably holds Chartered Insurance Institute qualifications such as Cert CII, Dip CII or ACII.

Desired Skills / What Makes You Stand Out

• Deep and nuanced understanding of the credit, surety and political risk insurance landscape, including key market players, products and emerging trends.
• Demonstrated expertise in treaty reinsurance broking, including leadership of complex placements and negotiations.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to anticipate market shifts and design innovative risk transfer solutions that align with client and organisational objectives.
• Track record of successfully leading complex negotiations and delivering impactful business development results.
• Multilingual skills and international experience are advantageous.

Why Join Our Team

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders. We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities. Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well‑being.

About Guy Carpenter

Guy Carpenter, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE : MMC), is a leading global risk advisory and reinsurance specialist and broker. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90 000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin colour, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office‑based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.