Risk and Insurance Manager - Contract

Project overview

Insurance & Risk Manager

Glasgow (Hybrid) | Contract

Be-IT is supporting a global engineering group, headquartered in Glasgow, to appoint a Contract Insurance & Risk Manager, ideally ASAP.

This is a senior, high-visibility role. You’ll work with the Group Head of Risk & Insurance and take the lead on the Group’s multinational insurance programmes. You’ll be the go-to technical expert on insurable risk, and you’ll have real scope to challenge and reshape how the business approaches risk transfer.

What you’ll be doing

What you’ll bring

Applicants must be permanently authorised to work in the UK without sponsorship.

To apply or have a confidential conversation, contact Christina Hall at Be-IT on |

• Running the global programme: You’ll manage and develop the Group’s multinational insurance programmes and lead the annual renewal from start to finish. That covers exposure analysis, underwriting submissions, market engagement and negotiating terms.
• Making multinational work: You’ll coordinate local policies, premium allocation and compliance across a wide spread of territories, working with brokers, insurers and the business.
• Advising the business: You’ll give authoritative advice on coverage, policy wordings and contractual risk. This includes supporting major contracts, tenders, projects, M&A activity and entry into new territories.
• Leading on claims and loss prevention: You’ll steer significant and complex claims to maximise recoveries. You’ll also lead property loss-control and risk-engineering activity across the Group.
• Managing the market: You’ll build strong relationships across the London and international insurance markets and actively manage the performance of brokers and insurers. You’ll also help shape the Group’s future risk-financing strategy, including alternative solutions.
• Strong technical insurance expertise gained in a large multinational, a broker or an insurer, with hands-on experience of complex multinational programmes
• A solid understanding of the London market across renewal, placement and claims
• Broad knowledge across classes of cover, ideally Property & BI, Casualty, Marine Cargo and Financial Lines, plus confidence interpreting policy wordings
• ACII or an equivalent professional qualification
• The presence and communication skills to influence senior stakeholders
• Risk management, contractual/commercial or M&A experience would be a strong advantage

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Glasgow, Scotland, GB, GB