Introduction

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

The Gallagher Charity and Healthcare Division is a very successful specialism based in Gallagher offices in Birmingham and London, with a national and international client base.

Within the division we operate several delegated authority facilities, the largest of which is our charity scheme. This is complex commercial combined and management liability-based product, which is exclusive to Gallagher, ringfenced to a team of underwriters who underwrite based on agreed licence levels, is white labelled and written on a bespoke, co-manufactured policy wording. The product is designed to meet the needs of voluntary sector organisations across all sizes.

This is a senior role to lead and develop the facility, the successful individual will have responsibility for our relationship with our scheme insurer partner, continue our agenda for growth, act as the relationship holder of the facility to both internal and external stakeholders plus sit within the senior management team of the Gallagher Charity and Healthcare Division.

How you'll make an impact

Director and ultimately responsible for facility delivering its external and internal KPIs across financial, operational and conduct risk metrics
Responsible for whole facility, setting agenda, strategy, leading on all operational and compliance requirements, managing relationship with insurers and ensuring our facility is highly regarded both by our insurer partner and senior levels within Gallagher.
Bringing your experience that is likely to have been obtained in an insurer, MGA or similar facility to continue our profitable growth, utilising your own experience combined with the success we’ve achieved to date.
Working closely with and leading the underwriting and management team that currently operate the facility
Taking internal referrals that fall outside of the underwriting licence of the rest of the team
Internal and external annual review of the facility. Regulatory and insurer driven process and collateral compliance.
Comply with AJG Professional Standards Manual in accordance with statutory requirements for role with specific attention, but not limited to Managing Client information, Whistle Blowing, Treating Customers Fairly
Carry out duties following internal policies and procedures in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, good governance and Gallagher’s shared values putting clients at the heart of our business
Being equipped to review and consider additional capacity provision in areas we should consider developing into not currently part of the remit of this facility.

About You

Preferably ACII qualified or working towards the ACII qualification or equivalent
Comprehensive knowledge of general insurance products and services including underlying legal principles and practices
Strong insurer, MGA or similar experience and ability to demonstrate success and track record in areas relevant to our facility. Ability to operate at a hight level, able to ensure operations meet key KPI’s and anticipate future impacts to ensure the longevity, growth and performance of our facility
Experience in underwriting to a high level – this doesn’t need to be specific to charities but the ability to demonstrate a strong underwriting track record with skills that would be transferable is important.
Very good working knowledge of the regulatory environment of the key business unit jurisdictions
Confidence to lead a team and represent that team internally and externally
Be quipped to promote strong relationship with key stakeholder managers in both Gallagher and our scheme insurer partner
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, comfortable at communication and negotiation at a high level within Gallagher and our insurer partner.
Persistent and tenacious in achieving results
Attention to detail
Ability to organise and prioritise
Eligible to work in the UK

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Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

Three fully paid volunteering days per year
Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
Critical illness cover
Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
Season ticket loan
Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
Emergency back-up family care
And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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