This is an opportunity with a leading company within the mining sector.

The strategy of this multinational mining group is to secure, develop and operate a portfolio of high quality and long-life resource assets to deliver leading shareholder returns. This can be achieved through innovative practices and technologies, in the hands of our world-class people, working towards a common purpose of re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

The insurance team supports this strategy through ensuring that the Group is able to obtain adequate insurance to support its operations, both in the external market and within the Group’s captive insurers, and in efficient resolution of claims to ensure businesses are able to optimise operations.

Purpose.
The key purpose of the role is to manage the Group’s global insurance/reinsurance programmes and locally procured insurance products to ensure cost effective risk transfer, optimum insurance cover with financially sound insurance/reinsurance markets

Key Tasks.
Safety, Health & Environment

• Demonstrates behaviour in line with health, safety, and environmental standards
• Report to your leader about any issues you can’t address

Performance & Delivery

• Design appropriate insurance programmes to meet the needs of the business including operations, capital projects, acquisitions and meet all statutory or regulatory insurance requirements globally.
• On-going Insurance programmes, i.e. find ways to innovate
• Manage the implementation of all necessary mining industry, and be able to provide up-to-date challenge, advice and subject matter support, when needed
• Manage the relationship with the Group’s captive insurance companies
• Ensure effective working relationships are established with BU and Group Function stakeholders and provide guidance to BU’s, support and management reporting on insurance matters delivered as required

People & Teams

• Demonstrate behaviour in line with the Group’s values, standards and a professional workplace.

Financial:

• Develop and, once it’s approved, monitor and manage the budget for your area
• Identify any opportunities for improved cost management and either address these, or raise them with your manager as appropriate

Work Processes:

• Identify gaps in policy & system design, implementation or execution that are negatively impacting on your team or their performance and initiate action to address these issues, considering the impact on suppliers and customers. For policies & systems within your authority, make the required changes. For others, escalate these issues to seek action and / or look for alternative solutions

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree and/or professional qualification e.g. ACII, FIRM

Specific Knowledge requirements:

• Experience in managing professional service providers (Insurance brokers)
• Managing procurement and administration of global insurance programmes and large construction projects
• Managing complex insurance claims
• Developing relationships with senior/executive management
• Experience in mining industry or similar is desirable

Property Claims Handler – Leicester (Office-Based)
Salary: £28,000 – £32,000 (DOE)
Location: Leicester – Full-time, Office-Based
IPS Group is recruiting on behalf of a well-established national property reinstatement and damage mitigation company, known for delivering high-quality solutions to both domestic and commercial clients across the UK.
This Leicester-based role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Property Claims Handler to join a dynamic and professional team. The position is office-based five days a week, with occasional flexibility for remote work in some circumstances.
Key Responsibilities:

• Manage property reinstatement claims from initiation to completion.
• Liaise with contractors, tradespeople, insurers, and clients to coordinate repair works.
• Handle claims arising from fire, flood, and third-party damage (e.g. vehicle impact to walls or fences).
• Maintain accurate diary management and ensure timely progression of claims.
• Deliver clear, professional communication throughout the claims process.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Background in property damage claims, ideally involving general perils or third-party liability.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple cases simultaneously.
• Confident communicator with a professional and empathetic approach.
• Proactive and capable of working independently within a collaborative team.
• Must be available to work in the Leicester office full-time; remote working is not standard practice.

Why This Role?

• Join a company with over 30 years of industry experience and a reputation for integrity, responsiveness, and quality.
• Be part of a team that values clear communication, client care, and efficient service delivery.
• Make a meaningful impact by helping clients recover from property damage with speed and professionalism.

Interested?
Apply now through IPS Group to take the next step in your property claims career.
 

This is an opportunity with one of London’s most prestigious property owners.

Reporting into the Director of Operations, Innovation & Strategy, this role’s primary purpose is to ensure that the organisation has appropriate insurance cover for insurable assets, liabilities, and financial risks, whilst ensuring we drive the best value for money for the company and its customers, while adding further value through the application of wider business risk understanding.

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Management
• Risk Management
• Renewal Processing
• Financial Management
• Stakeholder Engagement

The role is to provide property risk engineering services for a major insurer  in UK and Ireland, and globally where required.
 
It will involve undertaking detailed risk engineering and property risk management field surveys of indigenous multi-location and multi-national accounts and also acting as an Account Engineer, providing clients with value-added and pragmatic solutions and risk profiling/evaluation services. 
 
There will be a high degree of interfacing with corporate risk management, corporate brokers and various risk engineering and underwriting offices, so the ideal candidate would be high energy, confident and able to build and manage relationships at multiple levels of the organization.
 
The role also involves guiding underwriting staff in the risk selection, acquisition, regain & retention of new and existing clients, by summarising risk evaluations and recommending appropriate improvements in accordance with company standards.
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
 

• To provide risk engineering technical support to all stakeholders, to help reduce the exposures to the line of business portfolio, but also in the acquisition, retention and regaining of business process.
• To undertake field surveys and to produce appropriate risk improvement recommendations.
• To provide technical support to clients/insured on new or existing projects etc.
• To provide risk engineering services to selected clients and designated accounts by participating in the risk selection process and developing and executing an efficient, effective and solutions orientated service programme.
• To provide reports and presentations to internal staff, clients and brokers as appropriate.
• To provide budget cost assessments for agreed service plans to underwriters and insured’s and in accordance with the company protocols and guidelines. Together with u/w, broker and insured develop service plan & budget, implement and monitor execution and monitor the budget conformance to plan.
• Complete the workload within the reporting platform and keep work management system up to date.
• At defined periods, produce an account overview and if appropriate a stewardship report for all parties involved.
• To prepare reports as appropriate in accordance with the RES service standards, including: 

• Desk top report reviews 
• Inspection/survey reports
• Account overview and stewardship reports
• Account service instructions
• Loss lesson guidance

• To work within the framework of ethical and service standards and to fulfil compliance and regulatory requirements.
• To represent the company at internal and external meetings with underwriters, brokers and key clients.
• To participate in industry market forums as appropriate.
• To research technical problems and enquiries from insureds, other RES regions and operating units on an as-needed basis.
• Give timely responses and ensuring consistency in evaluating hazards.

Remaining abreast of developments in risk and loss prevention engineering practices, emerging exposures and hazards and market trends

Qualifications
 
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS

• Third level engineering or physical science degree or diploma.
• At least 5 years post-degree work experience in Risk Management, Health & Safety, Facilities Management or engineering roles at industrial operations.
• At least 3-5 years insurance industry experience in Property risk engineering is preferred, but not essential.
• Knowledge of sprinkler codes to NFPA, LPC/BSEN and other internationally recognised standards.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse a technical issue, summarize any findings and identify any corrective action required.
• Effective communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Excellent written and spoken English language skills are essential.
• Good technical report writing skills. The ability to write clearly and concisely is essential.
• A willingness to travel to service client locations throughout UKI and further afield if required.

Global pharmaceutical company is looking to fill an important role within their “in house” Insurance & Risk Team.

The appointee will work closely with the Global Head of Insurance & Risk Management, with an emphasis on key targets and activities.

The focus is on ensuring the key activities of the global function are managed in an effective, accurate and timely manner, with the aim of improving business processes, using effective data collection and analysis strategies. There will be personal responsibility for:-

• Manage invoice cycles
• Manage Annual Project planner
• Devise/develop communication protocols
• Monitor continuous improvement of standard operating procedures
• Be a key contact point for all global and UK/Ie insurance and risk related matters

Required Education & Experience:

• Educated to Bachelor’s degree level or role related experience is required
• Experience of working in an in-house corporate insurance function and within a global and regulated environment
• Good general commercial insurance knowledge Insurance qualifications preferred (not compulsory)
• Strong knowledge of pharma sector (not compulsory)
• Business proficiency in European languages (not compulsory)

Premier City Pensions Law practice, one of the leading lights in the DB liability management space, has an opening for a Senior Pensions Solicitor with strong De-Risking experience to join a stellar team.  Whilst the work will also include other aspects of advisory work, high level Risk Transfer expertise will be critical.  This team is involved in many of the sector’s major deals.   Please apply in strict confidence.  

Our Client
An international financial services organisation is looking for a hands-on data leader to shape and drive its data strategy across multiple global regions. The role is based in London and will focus on strengthening adoption of enterprise-wide data platforms, improving analytics capability, and unlocking value from diverse and complex datasets.
This position will support a wide variety of business areas and requires close collaboration with colleagues across the UK, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to embedded data specialists, helping them deliver solutions aligned to business needs.
• Lead the rollout and ongoing enhancement of core data products and platforms.
• Work with operational and analytical teams to capture requirements and identify opportunities to create value from data.
• Build strong partnerships with senior stakeholders, positioning data as a key enabler of strategy.
• Define and communicate the data roadmap across the business.
• Monitor team capabilities, highlighting skills gaps and shaping plans to address them.
• Ensure delivery remains agile and outcomes-focused, making the most of available resources and technology.

Skills & Experience

• Strong background in data-centric roles, such as engineering, data science, analytics, or data product management.
• Proficiency with modern data tools and technologies (e.g. Python, SQL, Spark, dbt, APIs).
• Demonstrated success in senior or client-facing roles, delivering impactful data products and solutions.
• Knowledge of analytics, data modelling, architecture, and schema design.
• Experience building sophisticated dashboards using leading BI tools.

What will make you stand out

• Deep expertise with advanced data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Snowflake, Palantir).
• Familiarity with Python-based or low-code frameworks for building data-driven applications.
• Background in financial services or the ability to quickly understand industry-specific challenges.

This role is London-based and offered on a hybrid model, with regular time in the office (around three days per week).

Distribution Manager – Strategic Broker Relationships
Reporting into London with a Regional focus.  Can be based in Midlands, Manchester or London areas.  Salary circa £110k

A highly regarded global name in the Insurance market are looking to hire a  commercially astute Distribution Manager to help manage and develop their regional growth plans.
This is a unique opportunity to join a global specialty insurer known for its underwriting discipline, agility, and collaborative culture. The business is expanding its strategic broker partnerships and client proposition across the UK and Europe, and are seeking a dynamic Business Development Manager to help drive this growth.

This global specialty Insurer with offices across Europe, including London, Dublin, Manchester are known for leading on complex, cross-class risks and offering tailored portfolio solutions, the company operates with a strong underwriting-first philosophy. It has a growing presence in the UK commercial space and is building out its client proposition to complement its established broker relationships.
Reporting into the European Chief Underwriting Officer, you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders to strengthen broker relationships across all lines of business. This is not a traditional sales role it’s about strategic engagement, partnership development, and enabling profitable underwriting.
Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and deepening relationships with key brokers
• Supporting underwriters by bringing in new opportunities and enhancing broker engagement.
• Monitoring broker performance and identifying areas for growth.
• Collaborating across European offices to support regional and pan-European initiatives.
• Contributing to the development of the client proposition, currently in its early stages in Europe.

They are looking for a confident and engaging Relationship Manager  with strong stakeholder management skills who is looking to make a real difference within this growing business.
You will need to have experience in business development, broker management, or strategic distribution within insurance this can be from either an Insurer, Broker or MGA.  You will be comfortable navigating complex underwriting environments and cross-class portfolios.  Your location can be flexible however you must be comfortable with being able to work from London with regular travel to Manchester and occasional European offices.

Distribution Manager – Strategic Broker Relationships
Reporting into London with a Regional focus.  Can be based in Midlands, Manchester or London areas.  Salary circa £110k

A highly regarded global name in the Insurance market are looking to hire a  commercially astute Distribution Manager to help manage and develop their regional growth plans.
This is a unique opportunity to join a global specialty insurer known for its underwriting discipline, agility, and collaborative culture. The business is expanding its strategic broker partnerships and client proposition across the UK and Europe, and are seeking a dynamic Business Development Manager to help drive this growth.

This global specialty Insurer with offices across Europe, including London, Dublin, Manchester are known for leading on complex, cross-class risks and offering tailored portfolio solutions, the company operates with a strong underwriting-first philosophy. It has a growing presence in the UK commercial space and is building out its client proposition to complement its established broker relationships.
Reporting into the European Chief Underwriting Officer, you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders to strengthen broker relationships across all lines of business. This is not a traditional sales role it’s about strategic engagement, partnership development, and enabling profitable underwriting.
Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and deepening relationships with key brokers
• Supporting underwriters by bringing in new opportunities and enhancing broker engagement.
• Monitoring broker performance and identifying areas for growth.
• Collaborating across European offices to support regional and pan-European initiatives.
• Contributing to the development of the client proposition, currently in its early stages in Europe.

They are looking for a confident and engaging Relationship Manager  with strong stakeholder management skills who is looking to make a real difference within this growing business.
You will need to have experience in business development, broker management, or strategic distribution within insurance this can be from either an Insurer, Broker or MGA.  You will be comfortable navigating complex underwriting environments and cross-class portfolios.  Your location can be flexible however you must be comfortable with being able to work from London with regular travel to Manchester and occasional European offices.

Distribution Manager – Strategic Broker Relationships
Reporting into London with a Regional focus.  Can be based in Midlands, Manchester or London areas.  Salary circa £110k

A highly regarded global name in the Insurance market are looking to hire a  commercially astute Distribution Manager to help manage and develop their regional growth plans.
This is a unique opportunity to join a global specialty insurer known for its underwriting discipline, agility, and collaborative culture. The business is expanding its strategic broker partnerships and client proposition across the UK and Europe, and are seeking a dynamic Business Development Manager to help drive this growth.

This global specialty Insurer with offices across Europe, including London, Dublin, Manchester are known for leading on complex, cross-class risks and offering tailored portfolio solutions, the company operates with a strong underwriting-first philosophy. It has a growing presence in the UK commercial space and is building out its client proposition to complement its established broker relationships.
Reporting into the European Chief Underwriting Officer, you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders to strengthen broker relationships across all lines of business. This is not a traditional sales role it’s about strategic engagement, partnership development, and enabling profitable underwriting.
Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and deepening relationships with key brokers
• Supporting underwriters by bringing in new opportunities and enhancing broker engagement.
• Monitoring broker performance and identifying areas for growth.
• Collaborating across European offices to support regional and pan-European initiatives.
• Contributing to the development of the client proposition, currently in its early stages in Europe.

They are looking for a confident and engaging Relationship Manager  with strong stakeholder management skills who is looking to make a real difference within this growing business.
You will need to have experience in business development, broker management, or strategic distribution within insurance this can be from either an Insurer, Broker or MGA.  You will be comfortable navigating complex underwriting environments and cross-class portfolios.  Your location can be flexible however you must be comfortable with being able to work from London with regular travel to Manchester and occasional European offices.