Senior Insurance Specialist
22 Bishopsgate, London – Hybrid
Permanent
At AXA IM our purpose, to act for human progress by investing for what matters, is central to every action we take as a business. As a responsible asset manager, we actively invest for the long-term to help our clients, our people and the world to prosper.
As a future Senior Insurance Specialist, you will report to Global Head of Fund Accounting and Central Services, and you will be part of AXA IM Alts – Real Assets.
DISCOVER your opportunity
AXA IM, Alts - Real Estate is Europe’s largest real estate investment manager *with real estate equity AUM of over €80 billion
This is a critical central role with responsibility for:
* Managing and overseeing our global property insurance programme
* Ensuring the real estate business has adequate corporate and D&O insurance coverage
*IPE Top 150 Real Estate Investment Managers, November/December 2022. #1 Real Estate Manager in Europe and #9 Real Estate Manager in the world based on total value of real estate assets under management.
Your role and responsibilities will include:
* Manage the global property insurance programme for the AXA’s real estate platform (Property Damages, loss of rent, Terrorism, Property Owner Liability) including invoicing, claims management, impacts of additions / disposals
* Manage W&I insurance associated with transactions
* Arrange as necessary property construction insurance
* Manage the corporate insurance programme ensuring the Professional Indemnity and D&O policies are adequate for the real estate business line.
* Select and manage key global insurance brokers, ensuring a close working relationship, clear processes and clear measurement of broker performance in line with agreed SLAs
* Advise the real estate business (mainly Transactions, Asset Management, Legal teams) on insurance related matters and insurance clauses in specific contracts.
* As relevant advise the business teams for properties that are not currently part of the Global Insurance Programme, in relation to procuring and managing appropriate insurance on these assets.
* Ensure there are documented and published processes for managing the insurance programme for both property and corporate related insurance, including the invoicing and billing arrangements, claims, property acquisitions and sales.
* Manage the Insurance Officer role in the Central Services Team
* Effectively and efficiently communicate on insurance topics to the real estate business Management Board and where relevant providing an aggregated view at company level
* Address ad-hoc requests from Fund Management, Asset Management, Transactions, Legal etc
* All other topics related to insurance
SHARE your unique expertise
We welcome different combinations of skills & experiences.
Your qualifications and experience:
* University degree from a recognised institution
* Significant experience in insurance in a real estate context, ideally in a global context
* Experience in real estate investment management companies, or Real Estate Private Equity companies desirable
* Experience managing staff and working in teams. Strong leadership and development skills
* Experience managing Global Insurance Programs
Your knowledge and skills:
* Excellent knowledge across the insurance lines (property, terrorism, PI, D&O, W&I, Construction insurance) in a global context
* Advanced negotiation skills
* Ability to work in complex organisations
* Very good analytical skills
* Good presentation and communication skills
* Strong attention to detail
* Customer and service delivery orientated
* Rigorous, self-motivated, organised and autonomous
* Strong command of English language (written and verbal) essential. French language skills advantageous
We would love to know more about you. Let’s connect! Send us your resume.
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