Technical Assistant - Portfolio Solutions

Canopius; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global specialty lines insurer in London seeks a Technical Assistant to support the Portfolio Solutions Underwriting Team. Responsibilities include administrative duties, data capture, and stakeholder communication. Candidates should have a graduate degree in an analytical discipline, strong MS Office skills, and effective communication abilities. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including hybrid working and health coverage.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Competitive base salary

Non-contributory pension

Discretionary bonus

Health and dental cover

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in an analytical discipline would be advantageous.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office (Word / Excel / PowerPoint).
• Able to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to underwriters and the wider business through administrative duties.
• Enter and validate the capture of submission information into the Underwriting workflow.
• Support underwriters by responding to requests from various stakeholders.

Skills

Accurate and numerate

Strong working knowledge of MS Office

Effective verbal and written communication

Motivational skills

Time management

Education

Graduate degree in an analytical discipline

Job description

The Role

This is a great opportunity to start / continue your Insurance Career within the Portfolio Solutions Underwriting Team here at Canopius.

The Canopius Portfolio Solutions team writes an established and diverse portfolio via Lloyd’s and non-Lloyd’s platforms.

We offer lead and follow capacity to multi-class portfolios within the global (re)insurance market, supporting our most important trading partners, and have quickly established ourselves as key players in the Portfolio Solutions marketplace.

The Technical Assistant will provide support to underwriters and the wider business through administrative duties, reporting and liaising with various stakeholders, creating tactical solutions to meet the administrative and data capture needs of underwriting teams, with a developing working knowledge of pre and post bind processes as identified in the underwriting governance framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Enters and validates the capture of submission information into the Underwriting workflow/Target Operating Model (TOM).
• Enters policy referral points into the Underwriting tracking spreadsheet.
• Enters and validates the capture of policyholder information into the Underwriting admin system.
• Utilises Canopius systems to run and distribute standard underwriting reports for analysis by the Underwriting team and other internal stakeholders.
• Provides support to underwriters by responding to requests from internal and external stakeholders as directed by underwriting team. Including brokers, claims, exposure management, credit control, compliance and operations.
• Assist the team with pre and post bind checks.
• Maintains appropriate records in accordance with data quality standards.
• Instructs onshore and offshore third-party staff.
• Assist with the management of credit control and monitoring of aged debt per internal guidelines.
• Oversee Bordereaux management for risk and aggregations in liaison with exposure management, ensure deadlines are met.
• Enhance team processes and reporting.
• Undertaking ad hoc research to assist underwriters.

Skills

• Graduate degree in an analytical discipline would be advantageous
• Accurate and numerate
• Computer skills – strong working knowledge of MS Office (Word / Excel / PowerPoint)
• Able to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing
• Motivational skills, team worker as well as working on own initiative
• Ability to manage time, meet deadlines and prioritise

About Us

Our benefits

We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. This includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, non-contributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances including health (family) and dental cover, and many other benefits to enhance financial, physical, social and psychological health.

About Canopius

Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer. We are one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market with offices in the UK, US, Singapore, Australia and Bermuda.

At Canopius we foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables us to bring our whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results.

Based in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected.

We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds.

We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Please let us know if you require any information in an alternate format or any other reasonable adjustments.