Posted: 18 June
The role
Director – Major Loss
Location: London / South East (with UK and occasional European trave
l)Salary: Competitive Executive-Level Package + Bonus + Benefi
ts
The Opportun
ityOur Client is seeking an experienced and highly regarded Major Loss professional to join their leadership team as a Director – Major Loss. This is a senior appointment suited to an established Major Loss Adjuster with a strong technical reputation and proven experience handling complex, high-value commercial property loss
es.The successful individual will take ownership of a portfolio of significant and technically challenging claims while also contributing to the strategic growth and development of the regional business. This role offers a unique blend of technical adjusting, client relationship management, business development, and leadership responsibiliti
es.
Key Responsibil
itiesMajor Loss Adju
- stingManage a portfolio of complex and high-value commercial property losses from instruction through to settle
- ment.Conduct site visits and investigations throughout the UK and occasionally Eu
- rope.Engage with insurers, reinsurers, brokers, policyholders, claimants, and other key stakehol
- ders.Review policy coverage, contractual obligations, technical reports, and quantum assessm
- ents.Produce detailed reports and recommendations for cli
- ents.Instruct, manage, and coordinate external experts, surveyors, engineers, forensic specialists, and other third par
- ties.Maintain proactive communication with all parties throughout the claims lifec
- ycle.Authorise payments and oversee settlement negotiations where appropr
Development & Market Pre
- senceBuild and strengthen relationships with existing insurer, broker, and corporate cli
- ents.Identify opportunities to develop new business and expand existing acco
- unts.Support and participate in client presentations, market meetings, and industry ev
- ents.Act as a senior ambassador for the business within the insurance ma
- rket.Contribute to strategic initiatives that enhance service delivery and market pres
ence.
Leadership & Team Deve
- lopmentWork closely with senior management to help shape the direction and growth of the Major Loss ope
- the recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, and development of adjusting
- talent.Foster a collaborative and high-performance c
- ulture.Provide technical guidance and support to colleagues handling complex
- losses.Assist in workload management and resource planning across th
e team.
Candidat
e ProfileWe are interested in speaking with established Major Loss Adjusters, Executive Adjusters, Technical Directors, or Senior Adjusters who can dem
- onstrate:Significant experience handling major and complex commercial propert
- y losses.Strong technical knowledge across policy coverage, liability, quantum, and claims
- stakeholder management and client-facin
- g skills.Proven ability to manage high-value and technically challengin
- g claims.Strong report writing and communication a
- bilities.Experience developing and maintaining insurer and broker relat
- ionships.Leadership capability with experience mentoring and supporting co
- lleagues.ACILA qualification (or close to completion) p
referred.
Why Consider This O
- pportunity?Senior leadership position within a highly respected global insurance service
- s business.Opportunity to influence regional strategy and busin
- ess growth.Exposure to complex, high-value, and technically challeng
- ing losses.Strong platform for further career progression at execu
- tive level.Collaborative environment with access to multidisciplinary technic
- al experts.International exposure through occasional European assignments and global client rel
ationships.This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished Major Loss professional seeking a genuine leadership role that combines technical excellence, client engagement, and strategic
influence.