# Associate Director

**Company**: Howden
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: permanent
**Category**: Insurance
**Industry**: Insurance

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## Description

Howden is seeking an Associate Director to drive growth in its International Treaty business within Howden Re. As an Associate Director, you will play a crucial role in client placements, managing proposals, and handling complex reinsurance accounts. Your expertise will ensure that new business, renewals, and mid-term requirements are met with the best coverage, pricing, and service.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Strategic Planning & Growth: Develop and implement team strategies, identify opportunities to expand the International Treaty team's portfolio, support new business initiatives, and manage client renewals.

- Technical Excellence: Design optimal reinsurance broking solutions, negotiate with markets to secure the best quality, service, and price, create and review reinsurance documentation for clients, and mentor junior team members.

- Client & Market Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, brokers, and underwriters, stay informed about reinsurance market trends, and represent Howden Re professionally.

- Operational Efficiency: Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, oversee administrative processes, and support team recruitment and development.

**What We're Looking For:**

- Proven experience in reinsurance broking, focusing on P&C reinsurance.

- Deep understanding of reinsurance market dynamics and product knowledge.

- Strong customer focus and communication skills.

- Advanced understanding of the renewal and production cycle.

- Specific product area knowledge and in-depth understanding of related wordings.

- Leadership abilities for coaching and mentoring.

- High level of numeracy, literacy, and attention to detail.

- Ability to work independently and manage tight deadlines.

- Relevant qualifications (ACII, FCA Level 1 preferred but not required).

**Qualifications:**

- A-levels and/or a degree in a finance-related subject.

- Professional qualifications in insurance or reinsurance are advantageous.

**What We Offer:**

- A career that you define.

- Opportunities for personal development, volunteering, and fundraising for charity.

- Support for our people in every aspect of their lives.

At Howden, we value diversity, inclusion, and sustainability. We are committed to making a positive impact in the world and treating colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect.

## Skills

### Required
- reinsurance broking
- P&C reinsurance
- client relationships
- communication skills
- leadership abilities
- numeracy
- literacy
- attention to detail

### Nice to have
- ACII
- FCA Level 1
- professional qualifications in insurance or reinsurance

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