Hiscox US: Underwriting: Business Analyst: Emerging Markets & Programs
Position: Underwriting Business Analyst within the Emerging Markets and Programs Team
Location: New York
About Hiscox - Build on momentum with an aspiring team
As an international specialist insurer, we are far removed from the world of mass market insurance products. Instead we are selective and focus on our key areas of expertise and strength - all of which is underpinned by a culture that encourages us to challenge convention and always look for a better way of doing things.
We insure the unique and the interesting. And we search for the same when it comes to talented people. Hiscox is full of smart, reliable human beings that look out for customers and each other. We believe in doing the right thing, making good and rebuilding when things go wrong. Everyone is encouraged to think creatively, challenge the status quo and look for solutions.
Scratch beneath the surface and you will find a business that is solid, but slightly contrary. We like to do things differently and constantly seek to evolve. We might have been around for a long time (our roots go back to 1901), but we are young in many ways, ambitious and going places.
Some people might say insurance is dull, but life at Hiscox is anything but. If that sounds good to you, get in touch.
About Hiscox US
Hiscox USA was established in 2006 to focus on the needs underserved and specialty commercial clients via both the regional broker and direct distribution channels and is today the fastest-growing business unit within the Hiscox Group.
Today, Hiscox USA has a talent force of about 400 employees mostly operating out of 6 major cities - New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Hiscox USA offers a broad portfolio of commercial products, including technology, cyber & data risk, multiple professional liability lines, media, entertainment, management liability, crime, kidnap & ransom, commercial property and terrorism.
The Hiscox Graduate Program
Our two-year Graduate Program is challenging and diverse. With a range of roles in a variety of locations, the program is designed to enable you to learn about the business while discovering and developing the skills and knowledge that will help you build the foundations for a successful and rewarding career.
Working with highly skilled, motivated and ambitious colleagues creates an ideal environment for you to achieve your aspirations. We will support and encourage you to complete desired professional qualifications, you will take part in workshops to develop your technical and business skills and you will collaborate with others on meaningful business projects. You can sign up for our inclusive mentoring program where you can not only benefit from being mentored by a more experienced colleague, but also mentor others who could benefit from your skills and perspective.
We offer participants in our graduate program the opportunity to view the company from a range of different perspectives by undertaking two six-week domestic rotational assignments and a twelve-week international assignment to one of our offices in Europe, Singapore, the UK or Bermuda. The purpose of the assignments is to broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge while contributing to the success of the business.
In a nutshell, our graduate program provides a combination of practical experience, training, and the opportunity to work alongside highly regarded industry professionals – all designed for you to fulfill your potential.
We are on the lookout for intelligent, commercial thinkers who can make a real contribution to our business and share our values of courage, quality, excellence in execution, integrity and human. If you have the spirit to bring these values to life, and want to work for a company that will challenge you from the start we want to hear from you.
The Role
Hiscox has steadily built a competitive Financial Services solution with a strong reputation in the market. We have a highly collaborative culture where you’ll make friends and laugh and work hard. We are seeking a business analyst to support our Emerging Markets and Programs team. Qualified candidates should be analytical, have strong project management and problem-solving skills, and be ready to wear many hats.
What you’ll be doing:
Conduct market research to identify trends and present ideas to help support our business strategy
- Develop and implement ideas to increase productivity and profitability of products
- Develop reports to track production
- Act as a project manager to implement APIs and other insurtech initiatives
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to document and build requirements for APIs
- Test internal and broker’s API builds
- Create and maintain operational guidelines
- Conduct market research on technology trends to help identify key trends
- Build business plans for individual deals and create business cases to implement new initiatives
To Succeed you will need:
- B.A./B.S degree from an accredited College or University
- Determination to succeed in a fast-paced environment
- Outgoing, driven, high attention to detail and results focused mentality
- The ability to identify business needs
- Comfortable with ambiguity
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently in a collaborative environment
- 1-3 experience with operations analysis preferred, but not required
- Innate service focus which enables one to effectively interact with all levels of internal and external customers and partners
Applicants to the Graduate Program are expected to:
- Be available to join the program in September 2018
- Have the unrestricted right to work in the country for which they are applying
- Have achieved, or be on track to achieve a 3.0 or above (or equivalent) in your degree
- If successful, you must be able to start the program in September 2018.
This opportunity is closed to applications.