Underwriting & Claims Development Manager

SCOR; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SCOR seeks an Experienced Development Underwriter to lead underwriting and claims initiatives, partnering with clients to shape strategies and pricing. You will benchmark markets, review client processes, and co-create innovative reinsurance solutions across SCOR teams.

The role emphasizes data-driven decisions, stakeholder management, and thought leadership, with strong collaboration across the underwriting and claims functions in the UK market.

Qualifications

• Experienced Development Underwriter or underwriting/claims leader with significant insurance or reinsurance experience.
• Recent or current Underwriting authorities.
• Experience working cross functionally.
• Holistic view of risk management with understanding of the impact of changes in underwriting and claims on claims experience.
• Strong product, technical and industry knowledge.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Experience in delivering process, philosophy or propositional change.
• Curiosity and a strong desire to support and drive change in underwriting & claims.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, proven track record of building strong relationships.
• Ability to work unsupervised pulling in resources as required.
• Ability to utilise data in key risk management decision making.
• Project management capabilities.
• In depth knowledge of Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with SCOR clients and support underwriting and claims strategies.
• Conduct market benchmarking and share results to drive change in key industry challenges.
• Review client technology, processes and philosophy to optimise risk control and customer journeys.
• Collaborate across SCOR to create innovative reinsurance solutions with clients.
• Use data to identify market trends and opportunities for underwriting and claims developments.
• Review client pricing methodologies for tenders and in-force management.
• Recommend targeted enhancements to support client strategies and risk selection.

Skills

Underwriting leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Market benchmarking

Pricing strategy

Innovation mindset

Tools

Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

The varied work of this role strengthens SCOR’s market presence and risk management, providing underwriting and claims expertise for all areas of development including tenders, partnerships and new propositions, product development, benchmarking and technology enhancements.

Responsibilities

Partnering for Impact

Building strong relationships with SCOR clients, supporting SCOR & SCOR clients with achieving their underwriting & claims strategies

Conducting market benchmarking, analysing and sharing results to support and drive change in key industry challenge areas

Review client technology, processes and philosophy driving optimised risk control and customer journeys

Collaborate across SCOR to co-create innovative reinsurance solutions with clients, including innovative underwriting factors, supporting the evolution of the UK & Ireland Protection market

Using data to identify market trends and opportunities for Underwriting & Claims developments

Review clients Practice, process & data to inform accurate pricing for tenders and in-force management

Calculate Client Specific Adjustments for tenders and review methodology where required

Review client underwriting proposals, working with wider SCOR team to understand pricing and experience

Recommend targeted enhancements to support client strategies, improve risk selection and expand access to insurance

Continuously assess market best practice and product innovation, feeding insights into pricing strategy and product development

• To ensure underwriting and claims is compliant with legislative issues (such as Data protection etc)
• Collaborating with the wider underwriting team on the underwriting audit process

Thought Leadership & Horizon scanning

Proactively monitor and interpret emerging underwriting and claims trends, translating insights into strategic recommendations

Working closely with other SCOR teams to share knowledge and recommend actions for SCOR and clients

Act as a trusted technical authority in client engagements and industry forums, strengthening SCOR’s market position

Build strong relationships with key client contacts

Deliver thought leadership through presentations, articles, and participation in industry events. This could include:

Client presentation on specific underwriting and claims risk related topics

Producing articles and papers on related topics

Presenting at industry events and SCOR seminars

Contributing to SCOR Group thought leadership and sharing insights across our wider group

Qualifications

• Experienced Development Underwriter or underwriting/claims leader with significant insurance or reinsurance experience
• Recent or current Underwriting authorities
• Experience working cross functionally
• Holistic view of risk management with understanding of the impact of changes in underwriting and claims on claims experience
• Strong product, technical and industry knowledge
• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Experience in delivering process, philosophy or propositional change
• Curiosity and a strong desire to support and drive change in underwriting & claims
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills,proven track record of building strong relationships
• Ability to work unsupervised pulling in resources as required
• Ability to utilise data in key risk management decision making
• Project management capabilities
• In depth knowledge of Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Locations Level 6, London, United Kingdom, EC2N 4BQ, GB

About Us

As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying “The Art & Science of Risk,” SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry – actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others – as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

As an international company, our common culture is defined by “The SCOR Way.” Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.

SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.