Who are we?
Howden is a collective – a group of talented and passionate people all around the world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 18,000 employees spanning over 100 countries.
People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.
The Role
We are looking for an Account Executive to join the International Commercial D&O team. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and global environment, collaborating with various brokers and team members from around the world. This is team that has been growing year on year and we are seeing exciting opportunities and submissions from both new/existing territories.
In this role, you will play a crucial part in supporting the team with preparing slips, endorsements, processing invoices. You will also work alongside Divisional Directors to support them with managing their client portfolios across multiple territories. This will provide the framework to learn and understand the business within a dynamic and growing team and will provide solid foundations for the start of your insurance career.
What you’ll do
• Participates in team meetings as required.
• Preparing Market Reform Contracts and Endorsements
• Manages assigned projects and contributes to other projects when required.
• Provides input to team meetings to ensure appropriate information is considered.
• Assists in monitoring renewal and new business activity to aid effective planning and resourcing.
• Reviews client documentation to ensure that information presented is sufficiently comprehensive/accurate to support the quoting process.
• Develops strong relationships with markets.
• Checks market presentations
• Produces high quality and compliant market documentation ensuring appropriate authorisations are secured.
• Takes responsibility for data entry, credit control and chasing subjectivities where required.
• Liaises with processing technicians and IBA as required and build strong relationships within these teams.
• Ensures up to date records are always maintained on the Company systems and any etrading platform.
• Answering everyday queries from both markets and clients.
• Work with our internal systems and maintain a high level of accuracy of info for data entry
Who we’re looking for
• A determination and willingness to learn about insurance process and the London/International market.
• Ability to work well as part of an open and collaborative team.
• Organised with attention to detail.
• Insurance knowledge is not required, and training will be provided, Relevant experience in an account handling or technical role is desirable.
• Confidence to work with others and provide a supporting role to the team.
• Advanced Excel and computer literate skills in basic software (i.e Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Word etc.)
What do we offer in return?
A career that you define.
Our business succeeds by allowing our people to make a mark in the areas they care about most: personal development, volunteering, and fundraising for charity, or creating new insurance products that address society’s greatest challenges.
And we know that separate home and work lives don't really exist. If you're happy and healthy at home, you're more likely to be happy and fulfilled at work – and vice versa. That's why we do our best to support our people in every aspect of their lives.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Howden we value diversity - there is no one Howden ‘personality type’. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:
- Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
- We support each other, in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
- We are determined to make a positive difference, at work and beyond
We consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect – regardless of age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or family circumstances.
Reasonable adjustments
We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.
If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.
*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.
Our sustainability promise
We’re on a life-long journey to become an ever-more sustainable group. It's a commitment to taking care of our people and the world we live in, to doing good business, and to making a positive impact wherever we can. Our governance processes, company policies, and review systems are all geared towards our goal of making a positive impact in the world. You can read more about our sustainability work here.