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Brit Insurance • Bermuda

Senior Vice President

Employment type:  Full time

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top 3 scores:
78%

Autonomy

70%

Hours flexibility

68%

Location flexibility

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Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Vice President (Specialty Treaty)

About Brit Bermuda

Brit Bermuda is a significant growth pillar of the Brit business.

On the foundations of our strong culture and expertise in the London market, we are widening our horizons - significantly building on our presence in Bermuda: a market with opportunity, a growth culture and an entrepreneurial spirit.

This is a unique opportunity to drive and lead this ambitious growth pillar. We are aspiring to long-term leadership.


What you’ll be doing

Bringing your dynamic leadership style to grow the Bermuda office. Harnessing the dynamic growth culture synonymous with the Bermuda market with the support of Brit’s industry reputation, expertise, operational resources and financial backing.

Forging close relationships and a profile for the business in Bermuda and enthusiastically collaborating with London, as befitting a significant pillar of our overall growth.


Purpose of the Job

As our SVP of Specialty Treaty, you’ll underwrite and to manage the team to evaluate and underwrite insurance risks in accordance with the approved business plan subject to individual authorisation levels, and to research and develop new business opportunities. You’ll aim to enhance earnings through a strong mix of specialist risk taking and underwriting skills combined with a distribution capability and relationship management; to help build a strong business profile as a leading company in our sector.

You’ll have the ability to develop new and maintain existing key relationships with the market, including clients and within broking houses. You’ll also support the Brit Re Head of Casualty & Specialty in the preparation of the business plan as required, as well as implement and proactively manage the approved business plan for the class to ensure financial targets are met and performance is measurable against the agreed plan.


Our culture

To lead Brit Bermuda is to drive a vital growth pillar for Brit.

Our leadership will be seriously backed and will be assessed over the long-term.

That means establishing a real presence and creating a space to thrive for those around you. Fostering development and growth in the team, while searching out opportunity for the pillar as a whole.


We embrace everyone wholeheartedly

We’ve got a truly diverse, genuinely inclusive work environment. We comfortably and confidently bring our whole selves to work, because we know we’ll be respected, valued and accepted whoever we are. Our Employee Resource groups are safe spaces for people to share their experiences, aspirations and suggestions about how we do things.

Company benefits

Shared parental leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced maternity leave
Adoption leave
Health insurance
Dental coverage
Non-contributory pension
Annual bonus
Share options
Life assurance
Cycle to work scheme
Faith rooms
Pregnancy loss leave
Fertility treatment leave
Carer’s leave
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Gym membership
Compassionate leave
Menstrual leave
Bank holiday swaps
Volunteer days
Employee assistance programme
Salary sacrifice
Charity donation scheme
L&D budget
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced sick days
Mental health platform access
Travel loan

We asked employees of Brit Insurance what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
68%
Employees are largely happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
70%
Employees are largely happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
67%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
65%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
67%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
78%
Employees feel that they can mostly manage how they get their own work done

Working at Brit Insurance

Company employees

Approximately 650

Gender diversity (male:female)

66:34

Currently Hiring Countries

Bermuda

United Kingdom

Office Locations

Awards & Achievements

Finance & Insurance

Finance & Insurance

Industry awards 2023