Account Handler

The Role

Account Handler – Financial Lines Division (Professional Indemnity Team)

This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and global environment, collaborating with various brokers and team members from around the world. This is team that has been growing year on year and we are seeing exciting opportunities and submissions from both new/existing territories.

In this role, you will build on your existing account handling experience by supporting our broking team with key administrative and technical tasks. You’ll be responsible for preparing slips, endorsements, spreadsheets, and other documentation to enable brokers to market risks in Lloyd’s and other markets. This position offers the opportunity to deepen your understanding of the insurance process within a dynamic and growing team, providing a strong platform for career progression in the industry.

What you’ll do

Participates in team meetings as required

Manages assigned projects and contributes to other project as required

Provides input to team meetings to ensure appropriate information is considered

Assists in monitoring renewal and new business activity to aid effective planning and resourcing

Reviews client documentation to ensure that information presented is sufficiently comprehensive/accurate to support the quoting process

Develops strong relationships with markets

Checks market presentations

Produces high quality and compliant market documentation ensuring appropriate authorisations are secured

Takes responsibility for data entry, credit control and chasing subjectivities where required

Liaises with processing technicians and IBA as required

Ensures up to date records are maintained at all times on the Company systems and any e-trading platform

Who we’re looking for

At least 1 year experience in insurance process and the London/International market

Ability to work well as part of an open and collaborative team

Organised with attention to detail

Confidence to work with others and provide a supporting role to the team.

Advanced Excel and computer literate skills in basic software (i.e Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Word etc.)

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new

We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges

We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

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