A new position has now arisen for a Product and Innovation Manager where you will work globally to develop new products, services, and systems for SCOR P&C across reinsurance and specialty. Excellent role for someone who has previous experience in an underwriting/broking environment who has had exposure to new product development.
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.
Within the Product and Innovation Team, you are Product & Innovation Manager in charge of (i) supporting Reinsurance and Specialty Insurance underwriting teams in their underwriting development projects and (ii) building a portfolio of new insurance products, systems, and services (in-house and through partnerships). You will benefit from SCOR P&C resources and will interact with market/client managers to steer a wide range of initiatives including interaction with clients. Your generalist UW expertise, Data science interest, and PMO capabilities will be key success factors for the Product & Innovation portfolio.
Some of the key areas of responsibility are as follows:
* Support Reinsurance and Specialty Insurance underwriting teams in their efforts to develop insurance products and services for treaty and corporate clients:
o Participate in any underwriting development projects:
+ either on Specialty Insurance or for our Reinsurance clients,
+ for mature products and innovative opportunities.
* Develop a pipeline of New Products opportunity:
o Provide market insight and development
o Investigate, analyze existing and new markets in the area and propose new solutions, new businesses to develop the existing portfolio
o Investigate on partnership models
o Evaluate and advise 3rd party providers
* Support Underwriters on Innovation topics:
o Bring technical expertise on new product/services
o Visit clients with Underwriters when needed to present new products/services
o Support underwriters in client negotiations if needed
o Actively participate, contribute, and collaborate to UW planning, business initiatives, and implementation processes for both Reinsurance and Specialty Insurance
* Work with SCOR P&C functions to evaluate various requirements of any Underwriting Development Project based on your generalist expertise:
o Risk modelling
o Actuarial Pricing
o Insurance Wording
o UW guidelines
o Distribution
o Capacity / Reinsurance arrangements
o Legal and regulatory
* Construct and lead deal teams across SCOR P&C to bring the necessary support to the execution of the successive steps of a specific Underwriting Development Project based on your strong PMO skills:
o Opportunity identification
o Feasibility study (including assessment of potential IT partner)
o Proof of Concept (including management of potential IT partner)
o Progressive UW delegation
o Geographical roll-out
* Produce reports of various formats for reporting purposes as required.
We are interested in talking to candidates who have the following experience and personal competencies:
* Several years of work experience in similar fields in an international environment
* Strong experience in Data science
* Ability to work within a team, to share work and information with other team members
* Proven underwriting skills for diverse and large companies (wordings, quotations)
* Proven International exposures
* Risk management knowledge, reinsurance, and insurance
* Ability to define and implement a business plan
* Ability to manage teams (direct and remote), projects, and deals with their specificities
* Communication and interpersonal skills
* Analytical, organizational, and reporting skills
* Proactivity
* Autonomy
* Curiosity
* Flexibility
* Negotiation skills
* Ability to travel up to 33% FTE
* Spanish language would be a plus
Required Education
* A minimum of a college degree, or equivalent experience, in Mathematics, Engineering, or an equivalent discipline. A Business degree in addition would be a plus.
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please submit your CV to us.
SCOR Salary and benefits include:
* Competitive salary and bonus scheme
* Hybrid Working - SCOR offers flexible working conditions (3 days in the office)
* 25 Days Holidays which increases with service as well as additional days for events such as Volunteering and special events.
* Additional option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year
* Additional benefits programs including excellent Pension contributions, Private Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Income protection, Study support, Interest-free season ticket loans, Cycle to work schemes, Annual Health Screening, Virtual GP Access, Annual Flu Jabs, Discounted Gym Memberships, and various retail discounts. Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Desired Skills and Experience
* Product Development
* Insurance
* Reinsurance
* Underwriting
* Actuarial
* Marketing
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