Head of Major Client Strategy – Reinsurance

Role Overview

• Lead the strategic account management and planning process for major carrier clients, ensuring alignment with their capital management, underwriting, and growth priorities
• Serve as senior relationship owner for designated global and regional carriers, maintaining active engagement with C-suite stakeholders
• Anticipate emerging client needs and market developments to deliver forward-looking, innovative reinsurance solutions
• Ensure a consistently high level of client service, delivery, and strategic engagement across all senior touchpoints
• Close collaboration with other parts of the Price Forbes business, as well as with leaders of our parent company, The Ardonagh Group, so that carrier relationship strategy is aligned
• Identify and capture growth opportunities across existing and prospective carrier relationships
• Collaborate closely with treaty and facultative placement teams, analytics, and capital advisory functions to assist with the delivery of reinsurance and alternative capital programmes
• Represent the firm at London Market and global industry events, building visibility and thought leadership within the reinsurance community
• Strengthen relationships with reinsurers and alternative capital providers to optimise outcomes for clients and Price Forbes Re
• Lead and collaborate across our teams of senior brokers, account directors, and senior analysts supporting key carrier relationships
• Drive collaboration between broking, analytics, actuarial, and operations teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Promote a culture of excellence, innovation, and client-centricity across the reinsurance division
• Contribute to Price Forbes Re’s broader leadership agenda, shaping long-term strategy and market positioning
• Translate market, regulatory, and macroeconomic trends into actionable insights for clients; helping them keep up to speed and presenting new commercial opportunities to them
• Utilise data-driven analytics to inform programme design, pricing, and capital optimisation discussions
• Champion digital, analytical, and operational innovations to enhance client experience and efficiency

Requirements

• Minimum 15 years’ experience in reinsurance broking, underwriting, or carrier leadership, with a proven track record of managing large and complex client portfolios
• Deep technical understanding of treaty and facultative structures, capital markets solutions, and risk transfer mechanisms
• Demonstrated ability to influence and advise carrier C-suite executives on strategic and financial matters
• Strong commercial and strategic mindset, with a focus on profitable growth and long-term client value
• Outstanding communication, leadership, and relationship management skills
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced qualification such as ACII, CPCU, or MBA preferred

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 10% (providing you, the Employee provides 5%)
• Good work life balance
• flexibility to suit you
• Competitive salary
• Life Assurance at X4 of your base salary
• Group Income Protection
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement
• Private Medical Insurance
• Group annual bonus scheme