We have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Political Violence & Terrorism to join our Special Risks department here at Tokio Marine Kiln. Reporting to the Departmental Head of Special Risks, the role is responsible for developing, managing, and executing the underwriting strategy for TMK’s Political Violence and Terrorism business. This role requires deep technical expertise in analysing and pricing complex geopolitical risks while building and maintaining strong broker and client relationships.
The role includes responsibility for:
- Implement comprehensive underwriting strategy for PVT portfolio aligned with TMK risk appetite
- Set annual portfolio targets for premium income, profitability, and growth
- Establish underwriting guidelines, pricing models, and risk selection criteria
- Monitor global political developments and assess implications for portfolio exposure
- Manage product development initiatives to address emerging market needs
- Oversee portfolio composition ensuring appropriate risk diversification across geographies, industries, and coverage types
- Manage aggregate exposures and catastrophe accumulations within authorised limits
- Collaborate with actuarial team on pricing adequacy and reserve setting
- Ensure compliance with reinsurance treaties and facultative placement strategies
- Provide technical guidance on difficult submissions including war, terrorism, political violence, and related perils
- Develop and maintain underwriting tools, models, and rating methodologies
- Ensure consistent application of underwriting standards across the team
- Champion continuous improvement in underwriting processes and systems
- Work with legal and compliance on regulatory requirements and policy wordings
- Flexibility for occasional international travel to assess exposures or meet with global clients
- Support the career development of my team through appropriate coaching/mentoring/succession planning to lead, grow and develop a high-performing underwriting culture and team.
Ideally, the successful candidate will hold a professional insurance designation such as ACII or equivalent and will also have significant insurance industry Underwriting experience at a senior level. A strong understanding of the global geopolitical landscape is essential, as is expertise in catastrophe modelling and accumulation management. We are looking for someone that is analytical and commercial, who has a proven ability to lead and also has a track record of strategic thinking.
The successful candidate will be welcomed into the TMK family to help us further our purpose of enabling our clients to fulfil their ambitions whilst benefiting society and our people. We are committed to ensuring a safe, open, inclusive and empowering environment in which all of our people can thrive. All employees have the opportunity to join one or a number of inclusion network groups or take part in CSR and charitable activities. TMK is signed up to the Disability Confident Employer Scheme and we also accommodate flexible working, subject to the TMK flexible working policy.
As an underwriting firm with over 140 years’ experience of protecting clients from changing risks we put our confidence in the ability and talent of our people. We aim to be a ‘Good Company’ and this means being a great and inclusive company to do business with and being a great place to work. Our culture is founded on our core values of empowerment, inclusion, excellence, integrity, teamwork and innovation. We seek to recruit the best talent by endeavouring to reach diverse talent pools, offering dynamic working arrangements and investing in development.
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