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The role

Overview

• Lead the Underwriting Analytics Function:
• Set the strategic vision for underwriting analytics to support profitable underwriting and portfolio optimisation.
• Develop and deliver analytical frameworks, tools and insights that drive informed underwriting decisions.
• Team Leadership and development:
• Manage, mentor and develop the data and analytics analysts, fostering a high-performance culture
• Collaborate with senior underwriters to manage the pipeline of analytical projects within the underwriting function
• Drive collaboration across the analysts to ensure consistency of approach across classes and divisions
• Ensure work is undertaken on the highest value tasks
• Provide thought leadership and development for IQUWs analyst community
• Portfolio Management and Portfolio Insight:
• Feed insight into the Active Portfolio Management framework at IQUW
• Support identification of trends, issues and opportunities
• Provide deep-dive analyses to support underwriting reviews or remediation actions
• Build and enhance portfolio monitoring capabilities
• Champion data quality and usage
• Act as key user of underwriting data, helping identify data issues, specifying fixes and improvements and partnering with Ops/ Data teams to ensure underwriting information is accurate and timely.
• Work with underwriters to introduce meaningful segmentation and external data to improve risk selection and pricing adequacy
  

• Demonstrated capability in managing and developing a team
• Ability to implement and build optimisation algorithms with a sound understanding of the underlying mathematics.
• Advanced skill in using data manipulation & statistical software packages such as Python, R and SQL.
• Knowledge and skills relating to the management of insurance data.
• Strong written and face to face communication skills to influence underwriting decisions and explain complex analysis to non-technical audiences
• Leadership skills and the ability to work at a senior level.

• Competitive Benchmarked Salary
• 25 days holiday
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Annual holiday buy (up to 3 extra days)
• Salary sacrifice benefits
• Annual benefits reviews
• The option for professional qualifications and study support

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Insurance

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