Communicate Recruitment Solutions
Head of Claims
London
£200k – £250k/yr
Posted about 22 hours ago
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Head of Claims
A leading global insurance brokerage is seeking an experienced Head of Claims to lead its claims function across Warranty & Indemnity and the wider transactional risks portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Warranty & Indemnity claims function, setting its strategy, service standards, and operating model.
- Manage complex and high-value claims involving breach of warranty, tax, contingent risk, and other transactional insurance products.
- Provide clear, commercially focused advice to clients on policy coverage, claims strategy, and potential outcomes.
- Act as the principal claims advocate in discussions with insurers, underwriters, legal advisers, forensic accountants, and other specialists.
- Support clients in preparing notifications, substantiating loss, and presenting claims effectively.
- Oversee claims negotiations and help drive timely, commercially appropriate resolutions.
- Build strong relationships with private equity sponsors, corporate clients, law firms, insurers, and other market participants.
- Work closely with broking teams during policy placement to ensure claims experience informs policy structure, wording, and negotiation.
- Identify emerging claims trends and provide insight to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing team as the claims function continues to grow.
- Represent the business at client meetings, industry events, and market forums.
- Contribute to business development, client retention, and the continued growth of the transactional risks practice.
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You will ideally bring:
- In-depth knowledge of Warranty & Indemnity insurance and the M&A transaction process.
- Experience handling complex, high-value insurance claims, coverage disputes, or commercial litigation.
- Strong understanding of policy wordings, breach analysis, loss quantification, and claims negotiation.
- The credibility to advise senior stakeholders within private equity firms, corporates, law firms, and insurers.
- Excellent commercial judgement, with the ability to balance legal, technical, and relationship considerations.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Experience leading teams, developing talent, and establishing effective claims processes.
- A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively across broking, legal, and technical functions.
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What the Business Offers
- A senior leadership role within a market-leading transactional risks practice.
- The opportunity to build and shape a specialist claims proposition.
- Exposure to sophisticated domestic and international M&A transactions.
- A strong pipeline of complex and high-profile claims.
- Direct engagement with leading private equity firms, corporates, and professional advisers.
- A collaborative, entrepreneurial, and high-performing culture.
- Competitive remuneration, performance-related bonus, and comprehensive benefits.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
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Skills
Warranty & Indemnity Insurance
Claims Management
M&A Transaction Process
Claims Strategy
Policy Wording Analysis
Loss Quantification
Claims Negotiation
Stakeholder Management
Commercial Judgement
Team Leadership
Business Development
Risk Management
Legal Advisory
Client Relationship Management
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