Insurance Agent/Manager

We have an exciting new role come in for an Insurance Manager to work for Dorset Police at their Police Headquarters in Dorchester.

This is a temp to perm position working Monday to Friday 37 hours a week - hybrid working.

JOB PURPOSE -

The Insurance Manager leads the Insurance function of the Audit, Insurance and Strategic Risk Management Department, to deliver comprehensive insurance arrangements for Dorset and Devon &Cornwall Police Working with a small team this post is the technical insurance specialist and advisor to the four legal entities (Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police, and OPCC Devon & Cornwall and OPCC Dorset).

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• To be the technical specialist and advisor on all aspects of the Force insurance arrangements to Chief Officers, Department Head, staff and officers.

• To monitor and report to insurers all changes in key force activity to ensure ongoing compliance with the Insurance Act

• To review and consider contracts and MOUs being entered into by the Force to ensure they are compliant with insurance technical policy requirements.

• To manage on a day-to-day basis the insurance function across both Forces

• To co-ordinate and validate a rolling 10 years of data necessary for the regional Broker and insurance retendering and annual renewal processes
• The day-to-day management of the Broker and Insurance contract relationship
• To check, understand and apply Insurance policy wording, limitations and requirements.
• To ensure the maintenance of a minimum of 10 years of accurate claims data to inform Force and insurance underwriting decisions
• To manage and direct motor claims, up to a specified value
• To provide compelling technical advice to Senior officers and other Force personnel regarding insurance implications of their operational and daily activity
• To validate all payments against the insurance budgets.
• Ensure ongoing dialog with Legal services in relation to all litigated civil claims arising.
• Maintain effective professional working relationships with all parts of the Force and in particular high risk operational and business areas of the Force, as well as regional forces for collaborative regional and national arrangements.
• To provide specialist technical advice to major ad hoc policing events within the Force areas, such as locally hosted national events and to secure appropriate insurance cover for items and arrangements that would not routinely be included within Force insurance arrangements
• To investigate, consider and recommend settlement of all Ex-gratia claims arising for policing activity. (Dorset)
• To support the investigation and management of existing litigated claims that sit with the Force insurers and legal services.
• Advise and procure insurance on new and specialist areas of insurance in line with new and emergent operation equipment requirements, such as Drone insurance or cyber insurance.
• This list of duties is not restrictive or exhaustive and the postholder may be required to carry out duties from time to time that are either commensurate with/or lower than the grade of the post. In some posts this might include the ad-hoc provision of guidance and informal training of new colleagues.

Essential Criteria

• To hold, or be willing to study and pass, both the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) 'Certificate in Insurance' and 'Diploma in Insurance', and/or have gained extensive experience of technical advisory work within the commercial insurance sector (preferably with public sector insurance) evidencing an in depth understanding of insurance policy wording, extensions & limitations and their application within the work environment.

• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to apply legal knowledge and insurance policy wording to identify and assess relevant facts and potential legal liability for any given situation or claim.

• Critical thinking and attention to detail

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to advise and provide concise and compelling insurance and risk advice to bring about changes in operational and business behaviour and activity across Devon & Cornwall and Dorset Forces.

• Strong supervisory and leadership skills with the ability to bring about change

• Confident IT user with the ability to pick up and use a variety of specialist computer programmes as well as standard Work and Excel products. Plus, a proven ability to use Excel to manipulate, analyse and interpret complex financial claims data and make informed recommendations.

• To be highly motivated and organised to manage a high volume of work and to meet non-negotiable deadlines.

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