Insurance Manager recruitment

Apply your insurance background to wide-ranging activities across a global organization

AkzoNobel is the largest global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals. We supply industries and consumers worldwide with innovative products and we are passionate about developing sustainable answers for our customers.

AkzoNobel Insurance Management (AIS) is a central service unit at corporate level providing global insurance to all AkzoNobel companies worldwide. AIS forms part of the Treasury organization and works from Arnhem, the Netherlands (11 people), and Chicago, the USA (4 people).

AIS is responsible for all global insurance programs: General and Product liability, Property Damage and Business Interruption, Directors Officers Liability, Employment Practice Liability, some specialty policies, Construction All Risk and Marine. The USA office is also responsible for local Auto liability, Workers Comp and Employers liability.

In line with AkzoNobel’s overall strategy, AIS is currently implementing a new global IT platform (Risk Console). Establishing new insurance hubs (Brazil, China) as part of Treasury and a further simplification and optimization of business process are other elements of work in progress.

To help us drive the effectiveness and excellence of AIS across all our activities, we currently seek an expert and experienced

Insurance Manager

This is a challenging role encompassing several insurance areas. This involves 310 AkzoNobel sites in 80 countries as well as 15 to 20 insurance companies and a range of service providers, five captive insurance companies owned by AkzoNobel and one in-house broker.

Internally, you interact with direct colleagues, senior management as well as finance and insurance staff in different countries and through all business areas. Externally, you interact with insurers and reinsurers, brokers, consultants, experts, and other service providers.

As such, this is an exciting and interesting opportunity for candidates with a background in international insurance; for insurance brokers with experience in working for multinationals, or for candidates who currently hold an insurance position within a multinational organization.

Moreover, you will be joining a multinational and multicultural organization that is committed to your personal and professional development.

Key tasks and responsibilities
Within the context, you are responsible for a wide range of activities. They include the development and implementation of a global risk financing strategy that will provide a protection layer for the company’s balance sheet. This encompasses the identification and assessment of risks including the investigation of potential risk transfer.

You are also responsible for one or more renewals of the global insurance programs and/or areas of specialization, commercial aspects, insurance structure, wording, and policy issuance. You actively deal with (re)insurers on the terms and conditions of the global insurance programs.

In addition, you oversee the international broker service network, insurance related MA activities, and the further connect and roll out of insurance hubs in Brazil and China. Further activities include contract management of SLAs with service providers.

At all times you support our Business Units and countries in their local insurance needs and contract management, on request and proactively.

Finally, it is important that you build and maintain relationships with international underwriters and brokers.

You work from Arnhem and report to the Director Insurance.

Candidate profile
To apply for this position you should have a Bachelors or Masters degree in a legal, economic or business administration specialization. With this will come five years experience in the international insurance market; as a customer, a broker or an underwriter. You are fully licensed in relevant Insurances (e.g. Assurantie A, Wft Volmacht schade).

Needless to say, you possess strong analytical and negotiating skills, along with the ability to solve problems and make decisions while operating in an international environment.

Beyond these role specific attributes, you are an open minded, proactive and enthusiastic team player focused on results and client service. This is with particular regard to AkzoNobel’s Business Units.

Finally, you are an effective communicator, with excellent written and spoken English and Dutch.

Further information and how to apply
To find out more about this interesting position, please contact José van de Beek, Recruiter, on +31 (0)88 010 6789. We welcome your online application via our website www.akzonobel.nl/careers, reference 2012-288531-02. An online assessment will be part of the selection process.

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Keywords: Risk Manager, Verzekerings manager, Risk Strategy, Global Insurance, Contract Management Insurance.