Experience

2021 – Present   Hiscox, Senior Schemes Underwriter

2019 – 2021         RSA, Senior Partnership Manager, Schemes and MGAs (Commercial and Personal Lines)

  • P&L and relationship responsibility for Delegated Authorities contributing over £20m GWP
  • Responsible for delivering an additional £6m GWP growth through 2020
  • Responsible for developing and delivering RSA Delegated’s Thought Leadership and Partnership Advocacy strategy.
  • Working with our partners to develop propositions, test new ideas and launch enhanced products.

2018 – 2019               RSA, Development Underwriter (Professional and Financial Risks, Construction Engineering and Renewable Energy)  

  • Responsible for Key relationships across the Specialty account
  • Analysing existing account and directing New Business resource where most effective
  • Developing Key broker service proposition
  • Profiling Brokers and developing new business strategy
  • Developing and launching new business campaigns

2016-2018    RSA, Schemes and Deals Development (Professional and Financial Risks and Construction, Engineering and Renewable Energy)

 

  • Responsible for building a sales pipeline.
  • Create, develop and implement Profin & CE&RE Scheme portfolio growth strategy
  • Assess new business opportunities against our targets
  • Scenario test our current portfolio
  • Manage the onboarding of new Schemes and first-year performance
  • Win new Schemes and Deals

2017          RSA, Specialty Schemes Team Leader (Interim)

 

  • Responsible for a team managing over £5m of Delegated Authority business and supporting our Regional sites on a further £60m.
  • Responsible for managing our Partner Scheme Broker relationships.
  • Responsible for coaching the team and developing the value we bring to our Brokers and the wider Business.
  • Ensure a culture of continuous improvement and best practice is embedded in the team

2015-2016    RSA, Trading Underwriter (Professional and Financial Risks)

 

  • Responsible for the performance of Delegated Authority Schemes with a value of over £2,000,000.
  • Implement process improvement and efficiency.
  • Manage Broker relationships.
  • Ensure all Schemes are compliant with the FCAs guidelines.
  • Win new business.
  • Negotiate Scheme renewals.
  • Staff training and development.

 

2014-2015            BNY Mellon, Rotational Development Programme

 

  • 1 year secondment working in 3 business areas for 4 months.
  • Standardise service delivery and facilitate innovation.
  • Develop metrics and reporting on errors, losses and near misses to improve management of risk.
  • Implement controls and standardise the Risk Management process.
  • Create an Induction programme for new starters.

 

2012 – 2014         BNY Mellon, Senior Administrator – International Market Operations

 

  • Responsible for Income payments and Tax reclaims on the Austrian and Luxembourg markets.
  • Process reclaims in a timely manner.
  • Advise clients with queries.
  • Conduct monthly client reports outlining the progress of their reclaims.

 

2012                       BNY Mellon, Income and Tax Administrator – Unit Trusts

 

  • Process dividend payments for some of the UK’s largest Fund Managers, including BlackRock.
  • Deal with client queries in accordance with the firm’s 24hr policy.
  • Support managers on various projects.

Work Experience/Placements

 

July 2011                              Squires Sanders Vacation Scheme (Banking, Insolvency and Pensions)

 

  • Attend client meetings.
  • Conduct legal research.
  • Prepare briefing notes for pension scheme members.

 

June 2011                            Eversheds LLP Vacation Scheme (Corporate and Construction Litigation)

 

  • Model share transfer agreement using excel
  • Prepare information for a client pitch

January 2011                      Davis Blank Furniss Solicitors (Work Experience)

2010 – 2011                         Employment Law Telephone Advice Line (ELTAL) – Volunteer