Insurance Manager - All Ireland

An opportunity to take ownership of a substantial All-Ireland insurance function and shape its future direction. This is a senior appointment offering responsibility for the organisation's insurance arrangements across its entire Irish operation. This is much more than a traditional insurance administration role. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take ownership of the insurance function, review existing arrangements, identify opportunities for improvement and influence the organisation's wider insurance and risk management strategy.

Working closely with senior management, operating companies, insurers and brokers, you will play a key role in protecting the organisation's interests and ensuring its insurance arrangements remain effective, appropriate and commercially sound. For an experienced insurance professional, this represents an excellent opportunity to move into a senior in-house position with genuine autonomy, visibility and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

The Role

As Group Insurance Manager, you will lead and coordinate insurance activities across multiple operating businesses throughout Ireland. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the group's commercial insurance programme, including annual renewals, tender processes, market presentations and negotiations.
• Taking ownership of insurance claims from initial notification through to settlement, working closely with insurers, brokers and legal advisers.
• Reviewing existing insurance arrangements and identifying opportunities to improve cover, processes and cost efficiency.
• Managing motor fleet insurance arrangements and associated statutory compliance requirements.
• Reviewing contractual insurance requirements and advising internal stakeholders on appropriate levels of cover.
• Developing and maintaining insurance policies, procedures, records and reporting processes.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with insurers, brokers, solicitors and other external partners.
• Preparing management reports covering insurance programmes, claims performance, expenditure and emerging areas of risk.
• Monitoring insurance premiums, claims costs and expenditure, identifying opportunities to improve overall cost efficiency.
• Providing practical insurance guidance to stakeholders throughout the organisation.

You will have considerable scope to influence how insurance is managed across the group, ensuring a consistent and effective approach throughout its All-Ireland operations.

What We're Looking For

We're keen to speak with experienced insurance professionals who have a strong understanding of commercial insurance and the confidence to take ownership of a group-wide insurance function. Your background could be within commercial insurance broking, corporate insurance, claims management, risk management or an existing in-house insurance function. Ideally, you will have:

• A minimum of five years' experience within insurance, risk management or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of commercial insurance policies, programmes, terms, conditions and exclusions.
• Experience managing complex insurance renewals, including tender processes and negotiations.
• A proven track record of managing insurance claims through to resolution.
• Experience dealing and negotiating with insurers, brokers and other external stakeholders.
• An understanding of insurance budgets, premiums, claims costs and expenditure management.
• The ability to interpret contractual insurance requirements and advise on appropriate cover.
• A recognised professional qualification such as ACII, Dip CII or CIP would be advantageous, although equivalent relevant experience will also be considered.

You'll also be commercially minded, analytical and well organised, with the confidence to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels. Most importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys taking ownership, identifying opportunities for improvement and developing an insurance function rather than simply maintaining existing arrangements.

What's On Offer?

This is an opportunity to join a substantial and established organisation in a position offering genuine responsibility, autonomy and influence. The successful candidate will benefit from:

• Competitive salary: Attractive remuneration dependent on experience.
• All-Ireland responsibility: Ownership of insurance activities across multiple operating businesses throughout Ireland.
• Autonomy: The opportunity to take ownership of the function and make the role your own.
• Strategic influence: Scope to improve existing arrangements and shape the organisation's wider insurance strategy.
• Senior stakeholder exposure: Working closely with the Head of Legal and senior colleagues across the group.
• Variety: A broad remit covering commercial insurance, claims management, renewals, contractual risk and insurance strategy.
• Long-term opportunity: The chance to make a meaningful contribution to an established organisation and its ongoing development.

If you're an experienced insurance professional considering your next career move, I'd welcome a confidential conversation. Whether your background is in commercial insurance broking, corporate insurance, claims management or an in-house insurance function, this could be an excellent opportunity to step into a senior position with broader responsibility and the opportunity to shape an All-Ireland insurance function. You don't necessarily need to have held an Insurance Manager title previously. What's important is your technical insurance knowledge, commercial awareness and ability to take ownership.

For a confidential discussion, contact Ciaran at VANRATH or apply directly via the link.