Underwriting Technical Lead

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Job Title:


Underwriting Technical

LeadDivision:


Beazley Shared Services - Information TechnologyReports To:


Head of Underwriting Technology Delivery Services
• Group TechnologyKey Relationships:
Group Head of Underwriting, Underwriting Business Leadership Team across Cyber, Property MAPS and Speciality lines, Head of Operations, Head of Strategy Innovation & Architecture, Head of Enterprise Architecture, Head of Infrastructure and Operations, Business Change leaders and Delivery Leads, Technical delivery leaders and teams, software vendors, system integrators, service providers and business leaders across the organization.Role Overview:
As the Technical Leader and Domain Architect for the Pre-Underwriting and Underwriting Division of our Specialty Commercial Lines Insurance Company, you will play a crucial role in driving innovation, efficiency, and technical excellence within the division.
You will be responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of underwriting processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and leveraging technology to optimize operations and enhance decision-making capabilitiesJoin us in revolutionizing the underwriting process and driving innovation in the specialty commercial lines insurance industry!Role Summary:
The underwriting value stream encompasses the processes involved in evaluating, assessing, and pricing insurance risks before a policy is issued.
This value stream is critical as it determines the terms and conditions of insurance coverage, as well as the premiums charged to policyholders.
It includes; Submission Intake, Risk Assessment and Preliminary Underwriting, Data Gathering and Analysis, Rating, Underwriting Terms and Pricing, Negotiation and Policy Issuance.Throughout the pre-underwriting and underwriting value stream, collaboration and communication between underwriters, actuaries, claims professionals, and other stakeholders are essential to ensure that risks are accurately assessed, priced appropriately, and effectively managed.
Continuous improvement and innovation in processes, technology, and data analytics play a crucial role in enhancing efficiency, decision-making, and the overall competitiveness of the insurance company.As the Technology Lead for the Underwriting value stream at Beazley

, you will be responsible for designing the software architecture of the underwriting domain and managing the quality of technology delivery of our development teams through ensuring the use and implementation of technology best practices, standards, patterns, and reference architectures.
You will supervise and assist with the design and development of domain-level roadmaps and evolve the architecture strategy for the Underwriting function across all countries and lines of business.

Working closely with the enterprise architecture and strategy teams you will be pivotal in the enablement of future underwriting strategy.Your technical expertise, strategic vision, and leadership skills will be instrumental in driving innovation, enhancing operational efficiency, and maintaining the highest standards of information security and integrity.
You will collaborate with various business, operations, and technology stakeholders to ensure the efficient and effective utilization of technology to enable seamless underwriting processing and optimise underwriter, customer and broker experience.
This role requires a deep understanding of the insurance industry, as well as specific expertise in speciality underwriting technology delivery, support and maintenance.We are looking for an accomplished insurance underwriting technology expert, who will work closely with global technology and enterprise architecture teams as well as SMEs across the business.

In this crucial role, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and architectural expertise in the design and implementation of innovative technology solutions for our specialty insurance underwriting

domain.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the technological landscape, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and compliance within our pre-underwriting and underwriting processes.Key Responsibilities:
Provide strategic direction and technical leadership to the underwriting division, guiding the implementation of innovative solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness to enable growth.Define and maintain the technical architecture roadmap for underwriting systems and processes, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
Collaborate with enterprise architecture and cross-functional teams to define technology roadmaps aligned with business goals and objectives.Identify opportunities to streamline underwriting workflows through automation, digitization, and integration of data and analytics.Collaborate with risk management teams to ensure underwriting processes comply with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.Lead the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions to support underwriting workflows, including rating engines, data analytics platforms, and decision support systems.Lead and inspire a team of developers and technical professionals, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.Stay up to date on emerging technologies, industry trends and competitor activity, providing thought leadership, insight into a vision of the possible, recommending and driving adoption of relevant advancements.Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the underwriting domain, including industry trends, regulations, and business challengesDesign and architect scalable, secure, and robust systems that meet the unique requirements of specialty insurance underwriting processes.Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the existing technology landscape, identifying opportunities for improvement and optimization.Foster strong relationships with internal and external partners, ensuring alignment between technology and business strategies.Manage and enhance software/data architecture best practices, standards, patterns, and reference architectures as part of the wider architecture team.Supervise and assist with the design and development of domain-level roadmaps.Collaborate with business, operations, and technology stakeholders to ensure the efficient and effective utilization of technology.Drive continuous improvement initiatives and innovation to enhance underwriting processes, optimize efficiency and improve decision quality.Engage with 3 rd

party suppliers including software vendors, ensuring that changes delivered are in line with standardsCollaborate with the IT infrastructure team to ensure a robust and secure IT infrastructure that supports underwriting processing activities.Work with Enterprise Architecture team to adopt governance frameworks, polices and procedures related to underwriting systems, ensuring underwriting outcomes are catered for.Ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of underwriting data and systems through the implementation of robust security measures and compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., data protection, Beazley security standards and privacy laws

).Serve as a subject matter expert on underwriting technology and architecture, representing the division in cross-functional initiatives and industry forums.General:
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