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The team
The Howden Mergers & Acquisitions team is a market leading provider of specialist insurance solutions for M&A risks. The 110 professionals that make up our dedicated team have a wide variety of backgrounds, including law, tax, investment banking, environmental consultancy and general industry – as well as graduates from a variety of disciplines. We have offices in London, Frankfurt, Munich, Madrid, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Singapore, Warsaw, Paris, Belgium and Amsterdam, working with clients across Europe, Asia and North America
Our expertise covers the design of a range of bespoke policies and their successful placement to support M&A transactions. We advise on a variety of insurance products including warranty & indemnity, tax liability, contingent risk, environmental liability and title insurance. We placed 1,061 policies on 737 transactions in FY2021, making Howden M&A one of the largest and most active brokers in the M&A insurance market.
The role
- We are seeking a personable and ambitious individual to assist in growing our business as an Analyst
- The role will require an entrepreneurial approach, a willingness to use initiative, hunger for knowledge and the ability to work well as part of a team
- Insurance knowledge is not required and will be provided by Howden
- With access to, and support from Howden M&A’s wider team’s extensive skill set, the successful candidate will:
- Learn about the title insurance market and the M&A insurance market more broadly
- Learn about the different products offered by the title insurance markets and the different risks which can insured through title insurance across a wide variety of jurisdictions
- Understand and learn the unique Howden M&A approach to broking which has underpinned our growth across Europe
- Engage with clients and in time run transaction processes from an insurance perspective
- Engage and work together with W&I brokers and our other specialist teams
- Join business development meetings and pitches with investors and legal advisors, and in time run these meetings and develop own client base
Required skills
- A determination and willingness to learn about legal concepts and the M&A and real estate markets
- Written and oral business fluency in English
- Ability to work well as part of an open and collaborative team
- Analytical, with an attention to detail
- Articulate, personable and willing to, in time, meet clients/prospective clients and their advisors to explain our offering
Required qualifications and work experience
- Qualifications: 2.1 degree or above, in any discipline
- Work experience: 6 months’ part-time/full-time work experience in a customer-facing role (i.e. retail, hospitality, sales) to demonstrate confidence talking to strangers and an introduction to customer service
What is in it for you?
- Structured training and day to day support to learn how the insurance market operates
- Tailored training to develop their client skills and commercial awareness
- 25 days holiday
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Training and development opportunities
- Benefits including: Private medical insurance, Cycle to Work scheme, Tech vouchers, charitable giving, Gym memberships, and many more
Process & Timelines
- Initial CV submission and application
- Online testing
- Shortlisting
- Assessment centres (February)
- Start date - March 2022
Please email us here if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or with any part of the recruitment process. These may include online tests, video interviews, short phone calls and an assessment centre. For more information and guidance please visit here
