Ceded Reinsurance – Senior Reinsurance Technician
London, England, United Kingdom
Ceded Reinsurance is a strategic function within AXA XL in charge of defining and implementing the reinsurance strategy as well as administrating all reinsurance treaties through their lifecycle. Ceded Re is part of the AXA XL Risk Management function, the AXA XL Chief Risk Officer being member of AXA XL Leadership team.
Ceded Re Operations team is responsible for the administration of all Treaty Reinsurance business written within AXA XL. Ceded Re Operations is composed of 4 key areas: Technical Operations, Technical Accounting, Data & Operations Reporting and Central Operations.
This role resides within the Ceded Reinsurance Technical Operations team based in London, which is responsible for:
Administering Global Specialty Non Marine Treaty including claims for identification and application of Ceded Reisnurance.
The individual will be required to administer Non Marine Specialty lines of business claims, to include but not limited to the following classes;
·Fine Art and Specie
·Aquaculture
·Accident and Health
·Product Recall
·Equine
·WTPV
·Commercial Bond
·Sports & Leisure
·Title
·Crisis Management
The individual will be required to:
·Ensure that all Treaty that is placed within Ceded Re for Specialty Non-Marine are correctly reflected in core systems, including XOL allocations to correct level reflected in financials.
·Manage and operate Ceded reinsurance in 3 operating system tools.
·Partner with our intermediaries to manage account queries and sanction related issues.
·The role will be supported by our operations team based in ESS Shared services area in India. The individual will be required to build close relationships with the team and hold regular calls to discuss workload and issues, providing support as required.
·Provide review and sign-off of new policy set up by ESS Shared Services in core systems.
·Maintain close communication with Placement and S&A team with weekly calls during renewal period throughout year. Lead discussions during calls for requirements of Tech Ops area.
·Ensure all contractual reporting requirements are met.
·Review tracking reports to ensure that all defined Specialty quarterly accounts are issued and that where deadlines are missed these are notified both internally to management and also broker is notified.
·Manage quarterly accrual process for defined Specialty lines to ensure that any premium not accurately accounted for in core systems is reported to Finance team.
·Manage Retro RI process to ensure that all applicable inwards risks are attached to QS accounts.
·Ensure that all key control and business controls identified as such are maintained and that all are complied with as per control narrative.
·Participate in and support any transformation and innovation projects.
·Monitor inward claim movements to identify and apply where ceded recoveries can be made. Calculating and applying ceded recoveries in core underwriting systems for both QS and XOL. Perform sign off on material collections and advices issued based off audit thresholds.
·Review Ceded comments from ESS India team on weekly / monthly reports to ensure correct application of Ceded to Treaty. Manage control framework for Ceded claims key controls.
·The role will be supported by our operations team based in ESS Shared services area in India. The individual will be required to build close relationships with the team and hold regular calls to discuss workload and issues, providing support as required.
·Will work closely with our Ceded Claims team to support commutation requests and manage complex claims.
·Review and sign off any claim alerts for line of business ensuring correct for onward transmission to wider AXA XL management team.
·Assist in internal audit and external audit on claims requests and assist in providing evidences.
·Ensure all contractual reporting requirements are met and reviewed as part of the weekly movement reports.
·For any losses that have involvements in Insurance & Reinsurance segment make sure all are covered under Global covers and reported appropriately.
·Work closely with Technical Accounting team to support the credit control process and improve cash flow. Providing supporting narrative and reports for ceded claims, assisting with aged debt and collateral requests.
REPORTING LINE
Manager – Ceded Re Technical Operations
DISCOVERyour opportunity
ENVIRONMENT AND CHALLENGES:
Mandate
Ceded Re Operations team oversees accurate records of ceded reinsurance transactions (Treaties, Facs and Captives) across AXA XL BUs (UK & Lloyds, Americas, APAC & Europe) and is accountable and responsible for Treaties (excl. Internal treaties) representing $ Bn of ceded premiums in B2022 (ca. 70 treaties) and corresponding to ca.:
-700 contracts set up year in the 3 operating tools;
-80k bordereaux issued per year;
- statements issued per quarter for QS treaties;
-40K claims movements reviewed per month (Genius);
-Large loss reporting to senior management for Ceded input
Team Management
Working closely with our Shared services India team including monitoring, review and training on claims matters
Exposure within AXA XL
Claim management with brokers & reinsurers for any queries arising
Legal – liaise with Legal for matters arising from claim and also with regard to Sanctions
Claims adjusters – build relationships with internal claims adjusters.
Senior claims management – exposure to senior claims management on large loss reporting.
Finance & Actuarial – communication no any claims adjustments post close for accrual consideration.
Ceded claims group – liaison on large claim matters
SHARE your talent
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
·Experience with multiple lines of business in claims environment in previous Insurance roles.
·Advanced command of MS office and in particular advanced Excel skills and potential Access.
·Ability to liaise with key stakeholders internally and externally.
·Expert Collaborator: can work effectively with key stakeholders at all levels
·Coaching and capability-building, conscientious about quality and accuracy of work provided
·Excellent Time management and organization skills
·Agility and ability to work on several topics at the same time
·Experience working with a virtual team
·Robust Communicator: Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration, and presentation skills (both in-person and virtually)
·Able to work to tight deadlines in order to correctly reflect in financials for close
·Good eye for detail and process.
·Comfortable in giving training to team where required.
·Ability to travel to other AXA XL offices for meeting and training colleagues.
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