Job Description

This is an opportunity to join Ascot Group - one of the world's preeminent specialty risk underwriting organizations.

Designed as a modern-era company operating through an ecosystem of interconnected global operating platforms, we're bound by a common mission and purpose: One Ascot. Our greatest strength is a talented team who flourish in a collaborative, inclusive, and entrepreneurial culture, steeped in underwriting excellence, integrity, and a passion to find a better way, The Ascot Way .

The Ascot Way guides our people and our organization. Our underwriting platforms collaborate to find creative ways to deploy our capital in a true cross-product and cross-platform approach. These platforms work as one, deploying our capital creatively through our unique Fusion Model: Client Centric, Risk Centric, Technology Centric.

Built to be resilient, Ascot maximizes client financial security while delivering bespoke products and world class service - both pre- and post-claims. Ascot exists to solve for our clients' brightest tomorrow, through agility, collaboration, resilience, and discipline.

Job Summary:

This position will support the Director of Distribution Strategy and assume responsibility for assisting in the implementation of an appropriate distribution strategy for Ascot Underwriting Limited. The Distribution Strategy Manager will work closely with underwriting teams to develop and maintain relationships with key brokers, so Ascot remain a go-to partner for strategic opportunities.

Detailed Duties:

Distribution

• Active engagement with brokers to increase awareness of Ascot's diverse platform of risk solutions.
• Support Syndicate Underwriters to drive distribution strategy in alignment with the organisation's growth and profitability objectives.
• Review and support our broker strategy for the various product lines within the Syndicate to address distribution channel needs.
• Promote any new product launches with key distribution strategies and client management.
• Long term planning with research, development, and execution of new opportunities across geographies, classes, markets, and channels; including digital.
• Partner with the Management Information team to manage weekly, monthly and ad hoc reporting capturing trade relationships, performance tracking and other metrics.

Broker Management

• Develop and maintain relationships with key brokers within the market and across major trading partners.
• Establish and monitor key broker initiatives and ensure execution upon agreed key performance indicators.
• Analyse and report summary findings from MI data and advise on strategies for improvement.
• Manage a schedule of regular broker interaction, events, and engagement for key partners.

Brand Awareness

• Assist with appetite and proposition developments, working closely with Marketing and Underwriting to aid broker trading

Experience Required:

• Proven experience in the Insurance industry, preferably from an Underwriting or Broking background.
• A minimum of seven years developing business relationships in a commercial environment.
• Strong analytical background to understand business dynamics and anticipate trends.
• Track record of building, managing and influencing broker relationships.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative skills, including experience in commercial insurance metrics.
• Ability to work with MI data to create insightful deliverables.
• Capacity to contribute towards business planning and strategy development.

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