Insurance Manager
Torquay, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Full Time
10 hours ago
$39,152 - $41,771 GBP
No Sponsorship
Key skills
Risk Management
About this role
Role Overview
- Deliver the Council’s insurance function – from policy renewals to tendering, procurement, and specialist advice.
- Investigate and manage claims
- including gather evidence, negotiate settlements, and keep cases moving smoothly.
- Shaping our risk strategy
- support the Risk Management Strategy and help services make informed decisions.
- Influencing and advising
- help schools and departments understand their insurance obligations and make choices that reduce risk.
- Training and building confidence
- share knowledge, empower colleagues, and raise the profile of insurance across the organisation.
Requirements
- A strong and demonstrable track record in insurance — either in local government, public sector, and or the wider insurance industry.
- Experience in procuring insurance for a public sector organisation, managing claims, negotiating with insurers, and interpreting policy wording.
- Confidence working independently and making informed, autonomous decisions.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and are solution focussed.
- The ability to explain complex insurance concepts simply and clearly.
- Up-to-date knowledge of insurance law, industry practice, and emerging trends.
- Experience with public sector insurance legal liability risks, and fleet/ property/ construction/ contracts/ cyber/ marine/ heritage risks is essential.
Benefits
- An insurance company or insurance broker background.
- Experience of placing and maintaining an appropriate portfolio of insurance covers for a large organisation.
- Educated to a degree standard or equivalent.