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Aegon Asset Management London, United Kingdom

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Job Description

Senior Insurance Specialist

Permanent

Location: London

Closing date: 26th May 2025

Aegon Asset Management is a leading global investor with employees across 13 locations worldwide. We advise on assets for a diverse client base, including pension plans, insurance companies, and banks. We prioritize research-driven active management, risk management, and responsible investment.

Our people are our greatest asset, and we foster an inclusive environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and fulfill our strategic promises to our clients.

Our Mission: We help people live their best lives, especially during the moments that matter.

Are you interested in a career within an inspiring, international, and entrepreneurial environment? Do you want to be part of a team managing portfolios of Alternative Fixed Income and involved in Insured Strategies? If yes, Aegon AM could be your next employer!

The Alternative Fixed Income team focuses on delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing in less traditional or liquid assets, including ABS/Structured Finance, Private Debt, and Insured Strategies.

We manage approximately €81 billion in assets, mainly for external clients such as pension funds, insurance firms, and banks.

We seek to expand our Insured Strategies team with a Senior Insurance Specialist based in London, responsible for the end-to-end execution of insured transactions, particularly in the Insured Credit strategy, including origination, structuring, and management of transactions.

Reporting to the Head of Insured Strategies and EU Private Placements, your responsibilities will include:

1. Negotiating, structuring, and executing Insured Credit transactions with transaction parties.
2. Analyzing and negotiating structures and legal documents, including insurance policies across asset classes.
3. Supporting credit analysis, due diligence, and risk assessment.
4. Monitoring and managing the portfolio and insurance policies, including reviews and handling non-payment events.
5. Building relationships with sourcing parties like insurance brokers, companies, banks, and tech platforms to source investment opportunities.
6. Developing client-focused products and origination strategies for the Insured Credit strategy.
7. Engaging in commercial activities such as pitching to investors and maintaining investor relationships.

Candidate Profile:

• Experience in credit insurance underwriting/broking or legal/banking with credit insurance expertise.
• Deep knowledge of the credit insurance market and private credit instruments, with strong documentation review and negotiation skills.
• Solution-oriented, detail-focused, and driven with a deal-making mentality.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining technical topics to non-technical stakeholders and pitching to investors.
• Proven relationship management and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge norms and improve practices.
• Comfortable in a dynamic, cross-border, hybrid work environment with strong analytical skills and understanding of legal documentation, including SPV structures (preferred).

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Non-contributory pension (9%-13%)
• Discretionary bonus
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional benefits: private medical, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave, lifestyle perks

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds. Flexible working arrangements are considered.

If you are motivated to join a company that values diversity, innovation, and excellence, please apply.

The legal bits:

You must have the right to work in the UK. Employment is contingent upon background checks, references, and compliance with regulatory requirements, including the Senior Manager and Certification Regime.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome applications regardless of race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.