Data & MI Senior Analyst (Underwriting)

About The Role

Our client is a large, complex, global organisation operating within the insurance and financial risk sector. The business brings together specialist expertise, data and insight to support effective risk management and long‑term market sustainability. With a strong focus on collaboration, integrity and accountability, the organisation offers an environment where analytical thinking and high professional standards are valued, and where data plays a central role in strategic decision‑making.

They are now seeking a Market Performance Data & MI Senior Analyst to support a senior leadership function responsible for performance oversight and strategic direction. The role will focus on delivering high‑quality analytics and management information, providing insight into performance trends across portfolios, business units and product lines. This is a high‑impact position working closely with senior stakeholders, focused on enabling informed decision‑making through robust data, insight and reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of qualitative and quantitative management information for senior internal and external stakeholders, ensuring outputs are accurate, insightful and aligned to strategic objectives.
• Take ownership of data manipulation, analysis and insight generation, producing clear recommendations to support effective decision‑making.
• Design and deliver high‑impact MI and analytics for senior leadership, interpreting performance trends, risks and opportunities.
• Own the end‑to‑end MI lifecycle, including data extraction, analysis, visualisation and reporting, ensuring outputs are timely, relevant and decision‑focused.
• Produce and collate MI for senior leadership forums, working closely with functional leads to ensure reporting accurately reflects their areas of responsibility.
• Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting packs at portfolio, business unit and product level, working with analytics colleagues to identify performance drivers and recommend actions or objectives.
• Support internal and external communications by providing data‑driven insights, analysis and visual materials for presentations, reporting, regulatory responses and leadership communications.
• Maintain a central library of MI and presentation materials to ensure consistency, quality and reusability.
• Drive continuous improvement across reporting, dashboards, processes and analytical tools to improve efficiency and insight quality.
• Extract and analyse data from core systems and business intelligence platforms to support performance monitoring and strategic reporting.

Skills, knowledge and experience

• Strong understanding of the insurance and reinsurance market and its operating dynamics.
• Sound knowledge of insurance P&L accounting practices, key performance drivers and financial metrics.
• Solid understanding of data quality principles, data governance frameworks and MI best practice.
• Experience of portfolio management concepts and how performance is managed against business plans.
• Technical underwriting knowledge with the ability to interpret performance at product and portfolio level.
• Proven experience producing high‑quality management information and reporting packs for a range of stakeholder audiences.
• Demonstrable experience analysing performance data at market, portfolio, product or business unit level.
• Clear track record of supporting strategic decision‑making through robust data analysis and insight.
• Evidence of contributing to continuous improvement in reporting, analytics, processes and ways of working.
• Strong collaborative skills, with experience working across teams to deliver high‑quality outputs under deadline.
• Consistent track record of operating to high professional standards with strong attention to detail.
• High level of data literacy, including the storage, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data, with hands‑on experience of business intelligence and reporting tools (e.g. enterprise reporting platforms and dashboards).