Insurance Consultant - non-life

We have an exceptional opportunity for an individual to take on a role within our award-winning Insurance & Financial Services practice. The role will be primarily focussed on expanding our growth on the non-Life side, including the Lloyd’s and London Market. Alongside this there are opportunities to get involved in a diverse range of projects on the Life and Investments side.

Core to our requirements is the ability to generate proposition ideas and successfully bring the solutions to the current client base and attract new clients. It is also essential that the individual is energised by working on a project basis and across a number of areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the identification and development of consultancy opportunities with new and existing clients
• Building a strong network of contacts in the non-life sector, developing and maintaining a good relationship with nominated clients
• Providing high quality support to insurance and reinsurance clients both in the UK and globally, either on a consulting basis or via secondment to the client, delivering projects on time and within budget
• Collaborating across the IFS team to deliver on cross-practice projects
• Helping to promote our insurance offerings to a wider audience, which includes conference speaking and writing articles

The Candidate

• Non-Life experience, with experience in reserving, capital and/or pricing processes, whether from an ‘in-house’ or consulting background
• Strong interest in IT, systems, software, coding and data management would be beneficial
• Experience of planning projects and track record of delivering work on schedule
• Confident, competent checker with appreciation for the importance of audit trail and controls
• Excellent consulting skills and track record of achievement and delivery
• Flexible in approach and comfortable with working in a changing environment
• Proven ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting demands
• Strong personal values, including a commitment to professional and ethical behaviour
• Collegiate worker with high emotional intelligence, able to establish rapport with colleagues
• Ability to develop a strong network of contacts in the non-life insurance sector
• Ability to both generate proposition ideas and successfully bring solutions to the current client base
• Ability to coach others and successfully delegate to less experienced colleagues
• Willing and able to travel where necessary, for example, to client meetings, networking opportunities and into their designated Hymans Robertson office as part of our hybrid working model

Qualifications and Experience

• Strategic business acumen and knowledge of risks facing the insurance industry, which will have been acquired in an ‘in-house’ or consultancy role
• Good knowledge of the requirements of Solvency II and familiarity with the relevant parts of the PRA and FCA handbooks
• Appreciation of risk management frameworks typically used by insurance businesses
• Sound grounding in actuarial techniques and strong IT skills
• Dependent on experience, but candidates are likely to be qualified UK actuaries with proven, relevant experience
• Proven commitment to continuous professional development – their own and others’