Senior Wording Specialist

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid arrangement with three days per week in the office and two days at home.

Company

hirify.global is a property and casualty insurer operating across insurance underwriting, policy development, and risk management.

What you will do

• Develop, control, amend, and maintain policy wordings and clauses across business lines, ensuring robust drafting, consistency, integrity, and compliance with intended coverage.
• Liaise with underwriters and brokers to complete pre-bind quality assurance and resolve wording and documentation issues.
• Manage technical projects covering corporate appetite, policy coverage, legal and regulatory developments, industry trends, claims trends, and European underwriting guidelines.
• Research emerging issues, identify opportunities and threats, advise Risk Committee and senior management, and liaise with the US parent on underwriting stance, coverage, and product development.
• Provide technical expertise for new and existing product development, delegated authority and reinsurance wordings, and technical training materials.
• Act as a technical reference point for underwriting business units and support staff development, recruitment, retention, succession planning, and training.

Requirements

• Experience drafting underwriting policy wordings.
• Experience managing projects.
• Relevant experience within the Company or Lloyd’s market; exposure to London Market systems and processes is beneficial.
• Degree-standard education.
• Relevant experience in Property, Marine Classes, Aviation, Power and Utilities, Professional Risks, or Personal Lines, particularly Accident and Travel, from an underwriting or claims perspective, preferably with a legal bias.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, analytical and problem-solving skills, urgency, accountability, and the ability to manage own work.
• Ability to build relationships, work effectively with all levels, coach and monitor employees, influence behavior, and understand and respond to business issues.
• Leadership capability, including setting direction, defining goals and priorities, building trust through integrity and ethics, motivating others, and earning the respect of peers and senior leaders.
• Maturity, judgment, sensitivity, and competence to operate in a matrix organization.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time hybrid work under the hirify.global Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy, normally three office days and two home-working days per week; the policy may change at the company’s discretion.
• Private medical insurance with single cover from commencement and the option to add dependents at the employee’s expense.
• Company pension contribution with an increased contribution available when the employee contributes.
• At least 25 days of annual holiday, with the option to purchase additional days up to 35 total.
• Wellness, mental health counseling, caregiving resources, and community volunteering and matching-gift programs.