Underwriting Governance Analyst

The Underwriting Governance team provides challenge and oversight over the underwriting control framework and is responsible for managing the day-to-day technical underwriting governance activities of the Canopius Group business, ensuring that the Underwriting Governance Framework is adequately embedded and adhered to. This role will give the rare opportunity to learn about how Underwriting is managed across multiple products and regions. This is a fantastic opportunity for a professional with a “can do” attitude to join our productive team. The Underwriting Governance Analyst role is an integral part of our team, working alongside the Underwriting Governance Analysts and reporting into the Head of Underwriting Governance.

As an Underwriting Governance Analyst, you will be responsible for the oversight and ongoing development of the underwriting control framework for Canopius, working closely with other areas of the business.

Responsibilities

• Underwriting controls
• Issuance of Underwriting Authority
• Authority Breach Monitoring
• Business reviews
• Onboarding
• Reviewing data outputs
• Reporting
• Implementation and maintenance of governance tools, processes and systems.

Skills

• Data Analysis (Proficiency Level 1)
• Data Management (Proficiency Level 1)
• Data Quality Assurance (Proficiency Level 1)
• Documentation & Records Management (Proficiency Level 1)
• Insurance Industry Expertise (Proficiency Level 1)
• Management Information Systems (Proficiency Level 1)
• Sanctions & Underwriting Governance (Proficiency Level 1)

Further Relevant Skills And Experience

• Knowledge and understanding of Underwriting frameworks and the Lloyd’s Principles
• High attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining strong control environments.
• Previous experience in the underwriting / Underwriting governance arena or assurance within the insurance industry is preferred
• Strong MS Office skills (preferably Excel)
• Must be a team ‘player’ and work for the good of the team as well as individually
• Must be organised able to manage your own workload and tasks with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong communication skills including the ability to effectively interact with senior leadership
• Ability to troubleshoot; recognising significant information; linking various pieces of information; tracing possible causes of problems, obtaining relevant data, searching for solutions.
• Strong analytical skills with a desire to learn and explore new challenges

Competencies

• Stakeholder engagement: Cultivates and maintains positive relationships with relevant internal or external stakeholders, effectively involving and communicating with them to drive collaboration, support, and alignment towards shared goals.
• Collaboration And Teamwork: Works effectively with team, project or other work groups or those outside formal line of authority to accomplish goals. Actively participates as a member of a team; develops and builds cohesive team relations to produce required outputs; possesses knowledge and understanding of colleagues' work.
• Adapting To Change: Adjusts thoughts, feelings, and behaviours to handle new, challenging, or complex situations; embracing change as a growth opportunity when working within new work structures, processes, regulations, or requirements.
• Continuous Improvement: Analyses current and future state business requirements and identifies strategies to continuously improve products, services or processes. Guides and inspires others to achieve results to enhance efficiency, quality and consistency.
• Innovation: Creates, develops and implements new ideas to enhance new or improved processes, systems, solutions, products or services; tries different and novel ways to deal with problems and opportunities.
• Resilience: The ability to cope with and recover from setbacks, challenges or difficulty. Perseveres even under pressure or crisis situations and uses ways that foster strength and growth, often emerging stronger than before.
• Future Focused: Anticipates changes in regulations, technology and client needs, proactively responding to key trends happening in the industry. Thinks about the future through identifying opportunities and obstacles whilst planning effectively.

Our Benefits

We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. This includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, non-contributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances including health (family) and dental cover, and many other benefits to enhance financial, physical, social and psychological health.

About Canopius

Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer. We are one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market with offices in the UK, US, Singapore, Australia and Bermuda. At Canopius we foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables us to bring our whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results. Based in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected.

We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Please let us know if you require any information in an alternate format or any other reasonable adjustments.