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REQ ID: 116694
JOB TITLE: Insurance Manager
SALARY: Competitive
POSTING END DATE: 18/08/2023
LOCATION: Gaydon

Beyond Property, Purchasing, HR and IT, more than being part of our Finance or Marketing teams, beyond even Sales and Service, every role in every business area offers unique opportunities to make an impact on the future of mobility and the automotive industry.

WHAT TO EXPECT

We’re looking for an Insurance Manger to help co-design and deliver our global insurable risk program. The role (in conjunction with the Head of Insurance) will be responsible for the progressive management of our insurance program, our mission is to execute balance sheet protection whilst minimising the external costs of risk.

This role manages a specialist team in the purchase of effective risk transfer contracts, management of self-funded losses and provision of risk management/claims handling services.

You will be working in an industry which will have greater progression in the next 5 years than it's ever experienced before. It will challenge you and afford opportunities to build experience in areas which may not have been looked at outside of Automotive.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Manage the development and implementation of the Global Insurance Programme, both centralised and local, ensuring alignment with strategic business expectations and statutory/regulatory requirements.
• Provide expert advice, information and training on the identification and management of risks and to provide input into the JLR’s corporate governance processes.
• Identify new insurable risks & changes within the business and making recommendations for effective management of the insurable risks whether this be through traditional insurance methods, alternate risk vehicles or retention of insurable risk.
• Effective relationship management and negotiations with external parties such as insurance brokers, insurers, reinsurers, legal advisors, loss adjusters, risk consultants, captive managers and risk/trade bodies.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of suppliers, through conducting regular review meetings with a view to continually improving our processes.
• Ensure the risk management and insurance products and services maintain efficiency in terms of processes and cost.
• Oversee the claims notification process across a wide array of insurances. This includes ensuring any claims are notified in line with the relevant timescales, some of these can be highly sensitive in nature.
• Define and deploy risk mitigation processes across the Group e.g. Property Loss Control, Contract Reviews, Insurable Risk Reviews.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience in insurance (we’re open to insurer, broker and in-house insurance backgrounds). You will demonstrate expert knowledge and experience in advising in general classes of insurance stretching from liability, motor & property through to trade credit & D&O insurances.
• With strong contract experience (both commercial contracts and insurance policy wording) evaluate and advise on contracts as well as negotiating terms, balancing risk vs reward and analysing/modelling insurance cover to mitigate exposure.
• Working knowledge of Global Insurance Programmes, deductible management, self-insured claims and contractual indemnity. Including global insurance program compliance.
• Experience of people management, including building collaborative relationships and coaching direct reports.
• Ability to constructively challenge and question, coupled with a logical thought process to critically assess and resolve complex business issues.
• Significant experience of working and influencing cross-functionally and managing relationships with external parties, such as insurance brokers, insurers, reinsurers, legal advisors, loss adjusters, risk consultants, captive managers and risk/trade bodies.

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan, private medical cover and performance related bonus scheme. As a manager, you’ll also be able to select one of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at a fraction of the cost. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.