Global Head Of Property & Casualty

Role: Global Head of Property & Casualty

Reporting to: Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Location: Worldwide

The Role

To define and execute the global business strategy for the Property & Casualty lines at Canopius to deliver against long-term growth plans/objectives.

Responsibilities will include:

• In conjunction with the Group CUO define and monitor compliance against a strategy for Property & Casualty (P&C) lines of business.
• Define, establish and communicate global risk and product appetite.
• Develops formal guidelines and standards to build a common approach for Property & Casualty underwriting across the globe.
• Supporting local BU leadership to develop the global product financial plans in line with the strategy.
• Integral member of senior underwriting management team, working closely with the Group CUO, BU CUO’s and other members of UW management to help implement the global product strategy.
• Monitoring risk aggregation of products globally and ensuring compliance with agreed regional strategies to maximize capital efficiency and profit within the group.
• Providing technical expertise to all underwriters globally in the organization to ensure consistency across the products and regions.
• Interface with actuarial pricing leadership to ensure that price adequacy for each portfolio is in line with expectations, and if not, develop an action plan to amend strategy.
• Working with regional distribution leaders to ensure pipeline and opportunities developed are in line with expectations.
• Delegation of authority for Property & Casualty lines across all Regions ensuring compliance with all underwriting standards and guidelines.
• Driving product development, innovation, and continuous improvement for P&C lines across the globe.
• Managing the suite of P&C products and policy forms deployed by Canopius ensuring they strike an appropriate balance of providing competitive and marketable breadth of coverage scope, flexibility, and structure.
• Driving knowledge sharing for relevant global trends and information on evolving nature of risk, performance results, claim trends, etc... That will then be used to inform regional underwriting strategy decisions.
• Collaborating with Outwards Reinsurance to ensure strategic posture on outwards reinsurance delivers appropriate protection consistent with group risk appetite.
• Ensuring that complete and accurate underwriting records are maintained.
• Promoting a culture where clients’ needs are placed at the heart of underwriting decision-making and business is conducted in a manner that meets Canopius’ internal standards and regulatory guidelines.
• Representing Canopius externally in a manner that enhances market reputation and profile.

Other duties may be assigned.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Successful and profitable track record.
• A proven leader with skills in building and developing a team, managing priorities, and thinking strategically.
• Ability to make sound decisions based on data and risk assessment and ability to make a positive impact on the long-term success of the overall business in planning, organization, and development.
• Good communicator, both verbally and written.
• Good computer skills including MS office.
• Knowledge of the Lloyd’s market and international markets

• Leadership.
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Models Company Values.
• Managing Change.
• Managing Performance
• Business Competence & Technical Knowledge.

About Canopius

Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer. We are one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market with offices in the UK, US, Singapore, Australia and Bermuda.

At Canopius we foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables us to bring our whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results.

Based in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected.

We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. Canopius’ market-leading proposition offers financial, physical, social and psychological health and wellbeing benefits to ensure we create a working experience which gives everyone the freedom to do their best work.

We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds.

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