Underwriting Control Review Consultant (6 month FTC)

The primary purpose of this role is to define the responsibilities and strengthen the controls and oversight of the Underwriting Function. The role will be an initial 6 month contract.

The project work outline and responsibilities are outlined below:

Phase 1

• Agree response to SICSIC Report

• Build controls framework

• Log existing Underwriting Controls

• Define controls and their purpose

• Outline who has responsibility for controls, defining owners and contributors and identifying which controls policies sit under

• Develop reporting, considering the audience and their requirements

• Review escalation process

• Define MI underlying individual controls

• Deconstruct the Underwriting Controls Manual into its constituent parts:(UW, Ops, Exposure Management, Outwards Reinsurance, Compliance etc)

• Responsibilities, Controls, Best Practice, Guidelines, UW practice, Regulatory requirements etc

Phase 2

• Rewrite the Underwriting Controls Manual, describing underwriter responsibilities and the controls in place ensuring group standards are encapsulated

• Comply with regulatory expectations (Lloyd's, PRA, CBI etc)

• Identify owners for Responsibilities, Controls, Best Practice, Guidelines, Regulatory requirements removed from UCM

• Review suitability of existing Underwriting Controls

• Build additional Controls if necessary

• Remove, edit or combine ineffective Controls

• Identify improvements in underlying MI

Further Phases to be agreed as appropriate

Skills and experience

• Understanding and experience of risk and control assessments

• Design and maintenance of Underwriting Control Frameworks

• Drafting clear and concise Underwriting Control documentation

• Design of tools/MI to support performance each Underwriting Control

• Ability to lead a project across business functions

ABOUT US

Chaucer is a leading insurance group at Lloyd's, the world's specialist insurance market. We help protect industries around the world from the risks they face. Our customers include major airlines, energy companies, shipping groups, global manufacturers and property groups.

Our headquarters are in London, and we have international offices in Copenhagen, Miami, Dubai and Singapore to be closer to our clients across the world. To learn more about us please visit our website.

Chaucer is committed to diversity, actively values difference and respects people regardless of the protected characteristics which are outlined in the Equality Act 2010 (UK legislation) as a result of the Equal Treatment Directive 2006 (EU legislation).

A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace are core to our success as a business and integral to our winning strategy and culture. We recruit from the widest available pool of talent, and our hiring, assessment and selection process is fair, free from bias and one which ensures we select the right person for the job, based on merit. We are committed to promoting a culture that actively values difference, and recognises that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect throughout their employment.

We are open to considering flexible working arrangements for all roles and encourage you to outline your needs during the interview process.