Role Title: Insurance Manager
Salary: Competitive + car + benefits
Location: West Midlands, with extensive UK travel
Our client is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Insurance Manager to oversee and support the organisation’s insurance and risk management activities across a diverse portfolio of assets, including property, fleet, equipment and operational sites. Working closely with Finance, Operations, Legal and external brokers, you will ensure that insurance arrangements remain accurate, compliant and commercially effective, whilst also helping the business strengthen its overall risk management approach. This is an excellent growth opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within a broad corporate insurance environment.
Responsibilities include:
· Taking ownership of the company’s insurance portfolio, coordinating renewals, maintaining accurate asset and policy records, and ensuring new and existing assets are appropriately insured.
· Acting as the primary liaison with insurance brokers and insurers, supporting negotiations on premiums, terms and coverage, while monitoring claims activity and managing smaller self-insured claims.
· Analysing claims trends and operational risks, producing management reports, supporting loss prevention initiatives, and working collaboratively with operational teams to improve safety and reduce exposure across the business.
· Supporting business continuity and disaster recovery planning from an insurance and risk perspective.
· Monitoring changes in insurance market conditions and relevant regulations that may impact company coverage or risk exposure.
Candidate requirements:
· Applicants should have 2–5 years’ experience within insurance, risk management, finance or a related commercial environment, ideally with exposure to corporate insurance programmes or broker relationships.
· Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills are essential, together with the ability to manage detailed data and documentation accurately.
· Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge and influence where appropriate.
· Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and confidence working with stakeholders at all levels are required.
· A degree in Finance, Risk Management, Business Administration or a related discipline would be advantageous, as would experience supporting claims management, asset tracking or risk mitigation initiatives.
· Experience working within a multi-site retail, logistics, manufacturing or distribution environment would be beneficial.
If this sounds of interest, please send your CV in Word format, quoting reference J-26744/LT/MJ detailing your current remuneration package and availability. If your application is of interest, one of our consultants will be in touch.
We regret that due to the high volume of responses, only those candidates who are progressing to the next stage will be contacted.