AXA XL
Senior Reinsurance Specialist (12 Months FTC)
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Ceded Reinsurance - Senior Reinsurance Specialist (12 Month FTC)
AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
London, England, United Kingdom
Ceded Reinsurance is a strategic function within AXA XL in charge of defining and implementing the reinsurance strategy as well as administrating all reinsurance treaties through their lifecycle. Ceded Re is part of the AXA XL Underwriting function, the AXA XL Global Chief Underwriting Officer being a member of AXA XL Leadership team.
Ceded Re Operations team is responsible for the administration of all Treaty Reinsurance business written within AXA XL. Ceded Re Operations is composed of 4 key areas: Technical Operations, Technical Accounting, Data & Operations Reporting and Central Operations.
This role resides within the Ceded Reinsurance Specialty Technical Operations team based in London, which is responsible for:
- Global reinsurance policy set-up for all lines of business
- Administration of Ceded Reinsurance issued to brokers
What you’ll be doing
The job is for a Reinsurance Specialist within the Ceded Reinsurance Technical Operations team at AXA XL in London.
The role involves managing the lifecycle of treaty reinsurance across various Non marine Specialty classes of business, such as Accident & Health, Political Risk, War, and others.
Key responsibilities include:
- Overseeing reinsurance operations across multiple systems
- Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
- Ensuring contractual and reporting compliance
- Supporting transformation projects
- Managing financial processes like premium payments and claims
The position requires experience in reinsurance, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with virtual teams.
The role also involves building relationships with brokers, claims, legal, and finance teams, and supporting the overall strategic and operational goals of the reinsurance function.
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
- Experience with multiple lines of business in Reinsurance environment in previous roles.
- Advanced command of MS Office and in particular advanced Excel skills and potential Access, Power BI.
- Ability to liaise with key stakeholders internally and externally.
- Good Collaborator: can work effectively with key stakeholders at all levels
- Coaching and capability-building, conscientious about quality and accuracy of work provided
- Excellent Time management and organization skills
- Agility and ability to work on several topics at the same time
- Experience working with a virtual team
- Effective communicator: Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration both in person and virtual.
- Able to work to tight deadlines in order to correctly reflect in financials for close
- Good eye for detail and process.
- Comfortable in giving training to team where required.
- Ability to travel to other AXA XL offices for meeting and training colleagues.
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Inclusion
AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential.
- Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
- Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
- Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
- Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
- Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
Learn more at Inclusion | AXA XL. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.
Sustainability
At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.
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- Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
- Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
- Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
- AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.
For more information, please see axaxl.com/sustainability.
Who we are
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.
How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.
With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.
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