Financial Lines Portfolio Analyst (12 month FTC)

Starr Insurance Companies is a leading insurance and investment organization, providing commercial property and casualty insurance, including travel and accident coverage, to almost every imaginable business and industry in virtually every part of the world.
Cornelius Vander Starr established his first insurance company in Shanghai, China in 1919. Today, we are one of the world’s fastest growing insurance organizations, capable of writing in 128 countries on 6 continents.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Work with the CUO and Financial Lines Underwriting teams to coordinate the Syndicate Business Forecast (SBF) and Starr Business Plan class of business narratives, strategies and plan;
• Review and monitor key underwriting controls such as Pre-Bind Quality Assurance (PBQA), Contract Certainty, Quality Assurance and Peer Review;
• Production of data and reports for the FL reinsurance treaty and FAC Wrap, presentations and any ad hoc reports;
• Coordination and update of all underwriting and operational guidelines and manuals; liaising closely with all key stakeholders;
• Lead, and assist, with London Market developments including the tracking, and submission, of PPL data, TIDE and Future of Lloyd’s work-streams;
• Assist, and lead system implementations/upgrades and change projects across the business including review, design and implementation;
• Work closely with the Underwriting Operations management team to provide oversight support, ensure SLAs are constantly met, assist with reporting requirements and coordinate training where required.
• Responsible for ensuring that all Exception Reporting issues are resolved in a timely manner;
• Support FL underwriters by providing claims loss runs for key accounts;
• Responsible for producing and updating annual production tracker for all lines of FL. Track premium bookings against production reports;
• Ensure renewal accounts are ICE checked and cleared;
• Responsible for reviewing monthly claims movements reports;
• Support FL management and Underwriting Performance & Controls (UPC) team to maintain robust peer review process. 
• Assist in producing, reviewing and analysing Management Information (MI) for the FL team;
• Work with the Credit Control team to investigate outstanding premium, resolving queries and controlling aged debt in line with credit control management processes;
• Assist the FL CUO, FL Managers and DA teams with tenders and business plans for binders and lineslips;
• Work with the Binder Management team and underwriters to ensure that all Binder, Lineslips and Facility information and files are complete and correct;
• Work with CUO and FL managers on marketing documents.

Experience

• 3-4 years' relevant experience;
• Working knowledge of underwriting processes and controls;
• Report writing experience using Excel and Power BI.

Skills

• Advanced numeracy;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Problem solving skills;
• Negotiation, judgment and decision making ability;
• Professional business writing and presentation skills;
• Self starter;
• Reporting writing skills; and
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

Systems & IT

• MS Office – Excel, Access, Word, Power BI, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class training and development opportunities to all employees. Our aim is to grow our own talent and bring out the best in people.