Canopius Group
Senior Claims Adjuster, Reinsurance
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Senior Claims Adjuster, Reinsurance
Senior Claims Adjuster – Reinsurance
About the Role
The Senior Claims Adjuster – Reinsurance is responsible for the adjustment and management of a portfolio of complex reinsurance claims, including Treaty Casualty, Marine, Property, and Aviation.
The role focuses on:
- End-to-end claims handling
- Technical excellence
- Stakeholder engagement
Ensuring claims are assessed, reserved, and settled accurately, fairly, and in a timely manner, the poster will act as a technical referral point for complex claims, supporting the broader team and aligning claims outcomes with Canopius’ claims strategy.
Responsibilities
Claims Management & Technical Expertise
- Manage a portfolio of reinsurance claims, including complex, high-value losses across treaty classes
- Ensure timely and accurate:
- Coverage analysis
- Liability determination
- Reserving and settlement
- Maintain strong control over large losses and catastrophe exposures
- Apply reinsurance contract knowledge (including treaty wordings) to achieve appropriate claims outcomes
- Ensure adherence to:
- Internal authority levels
- Claims Manual requirements
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date claims records and documentation
Reserving & Portfolio Oversight
- Establish and maintain accurate claim reserves, ensuring alignment with expected loss development
- Contribute to claims MI, including:
- Analysis of trends
- Large losses
- Portfolio performance
- Support reserving processes through input into monthly and quarterly reviews
- Identify and escalate potential adverse developments or emerging issues
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Stakeholder Management
- Build and maintain strong relationships with:
- Cedants
- Brokers
- Underwriters
- Actuaries
- Internal stakeholders
- Act as a key point of contact for:
- Claims discussions
- Negotiations
- Support effective collaboration across global claims teams (Bermuda, Singapore, where required)
- Represent Canopius professionally in:
- External interactions
- Market engagements
Collaboration & Contribution
- Work closely with:
- Underwriting and actuarial colleagues
- Support portfolio performance and profitability monitoring
- Contribute to claims reporting, including:
- Large loss updates
- Material developments
- Share insights and market intelligence to inform:
- Underwriting and claims strategies
- Support delivery of:
- Claims function initiatives
- Process improvements
- Change activities
Governance & Compliance
- Ensure adherence to:
- Claims governance frameworks
- Regulatory requirements
- Internal procedures
- Escalate complex/high-value claims in line with referral processes
- Maintain strong awareness of:
- Legal
- Regulatory
- Market developments impacting reinsurance claims
Skills & Experience
Essential Requirements
- Strong technical expertise in reinsurance claims handling
- Proven experience managing complex/high-value claims in the:
- London Market environment
- Good understanding of:
- Reinsurance contract structures
- Coverage interpretation
- Experience working with:
- Brokers
- Cedants
- Internal stakeholders
- Strong analytical & reserving capability
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to:
- Prioritise workload
- Manage multiple claims effectively
- Knowledge of the Lloyd’s market
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Our Benefits
Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Hybrid working flexibility
- Competitive base salary
- Non-contributory pension
- Discretionary bonus
- Insurances, including:
- Health (family cover)
- Dental cover
- Additional benefits to enhance:
- Financial health
- Physical health
- Social & psychological well-being
About Canopius
Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer, one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London market, with offices in:
- UK
- US
- Singapore
- Australia
- Bermuda
Our Culture & Values
- Fosters a distinctive, positive culture
- Encourages employees to bring their whole selves to work, fostering personal and professional growth
- Flexible, hybrid working model
- Committed to equal employment opportunities
- Diversity, inclusion, and respect at the core of our workplace.
Commitment to Inclusion
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Equal employment opportunities for all applicants
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Work environment free of discrimination and harassment
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Decisions made regardless of:
- Age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity
- Disability, sexual orientation
- Socio-economic background, religion/beliefs
- Caring or marital status
- Any other protected status
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Reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and employment process
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