Head of Underwriting Strategy & Excellence - Open to internal applicants only
RSA Insurance
- Southside Dublin Dundrum, Co Dublin
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Developing with UKI Colleagues a Validation and Control Framework to deliver quality Underwriting across the Underwriting function
- Managing the control validation Framework to independently review and validate the controls within the Underwriting Functions across Personal and Commercial Lines in RSAII and RSANI
- Preparing high quality reports detailing the findings from validation reviews and assessments of Portfolio Risk Appetite and Strategy reviews for Group and local Board Committees
- Influencing Portfolio Managers and other key stakeholders of the benefits of maintaining and improving Risk Management standards and Underwriting and Portfolio controls
- Providing expert advice to Senior leaders on effective solutions for emerging underwriting issues
- Designing an Annual Underwriting Validation plan and ensuring it is delivered effectively and efficiently in line with timelines reported to Senior Management
- Acting as Secretary to various RSA fora such as Product Oversight and Governance, Accumulation and Exposure Management and Wordings Committee
- Ongoing management of the POG and Wording sign off processes.
- Management and oversight of the Executive and case underwriting licence process
- Operational Efficiencies: Supporting the identification, development, and delivery of process improvements to drive operational benefits
- To support Personal and Commercial Portfolio and Pricing in the development of the Business and supporting strategies
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure services meet the needs of the business
- Leading and motivating your team to fully exploit their capabilities and RSA’s investment in training and development to ensure delivery of the required standards of excellence and performance.
- Dealing with external auditors on Underwriting and Pricing matters
- 5 years experiences within Insurance
- Good Underwriting Technical Capability across Personal and Commercial Lines to enable effective challenge of Underwriting controls and control validation.
- Stakeholder management skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- If this role is defined as a "controlled function" by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 Regulations 2011. Any appointment will be conditional on the company being satisfied that you meet the requirements as set out in the Fitness & Probity standards issued in this Act.