At SCOR, claims is a key driver of client relationships, portfolio performance and underwriting insight.
We're looking for a Senior Claims Expert to join our Global P&C Claims team in London, where you'll manage some of the most significant and technically challenging reinsurance treaty claims in the market. Working across Property, Casualty, Marine, Aviation and Alternative Solutions portfolios, you'll play a critical role in delivering exceptional service to clients whilst protecting SCOR's interests and supporting profitable growth.
This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a leading global reinsurer, partnering with underwriters, actuaries, brokers and cedants across multiple territories and lines of business.
As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying "The Art & Science of Risk," SCOR uses its industry‑recognized expertise and cutting‑edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.
Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry – actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others – as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.
As an international company, our common culture is defined by "The SCOR Way." Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.
SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a portfolio of complex reinsurance treaty claims across London and international markets
- Handling major and high‑profile losses from first notification through to resolution
- Making informed coverage, reserving and settlement decisions on technically challenging claims
- Providing strategic claims insight to underwriting and actuarial teams
- Building trusted relationships with cedants, brokers and key clients
- Supporting account management activities and helping deliver a market‑leading client experience
- Analysing emerging loss trends and contributing to portfolio performance discussions
- Reviewing contract wordings and collaborating with Underwriting and Legal on claims implications
- Coaching and mentoring junior colleagues while contributing to a high‑performing global claims community
Required Experience and Skills
- Significant insurance and/or reinsurance claims experience
- Strong technical expertise in treaty reinsurance claims
- Experience handling complex Property and Casualty claims, ideally with exposure to Marine, Aviation or Specialty lines
- Excellent understanding of claims reserving, coverage analysis and policy interpretation
- Strong relationship management skills and confidence engaging with brokers, cedants and senior stakeholders
- Commercial acumen, sound judgement and a solutions‑focused mindset
- The ability to influence, collaborate and build credibility across a global organisation
Why SCOR?
At SCOR, you'll join one of the world's leading reinsurers and work alongside some of the industry's most respected underwriting, actuarial and claims professionals.
You'll be given the opportunity to:
Work on globally significant and complex claims, partner with market‑leading clients and brokers, influence underwriting strategy and portfolio performance, develop your career within a collaborative, international environment and contribute to innovation across traditional and alternative risk solutions.
If you're a technically strong claims professional looking for your next challenge and want to have a genuine impact on the outcomes of complex reinsurance claims, we'd love to hear from you.
Join SCOR and help us deliver certainty when it matters most.
Senior Claims Expert - Treaty employer: SCOR
SCOR is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant and inclusive work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation within its dynamic actuarial team. As an intern in the heart of the Lloyd's of London insurance market, you will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge modelling tools while working alongside industry experts, ensuring ample opportunities for personal and professional growth. With a commitment to diversity and employee well-being, SCOR not only values your contributions but also supports your development in a meaningful and rewarding environment.
