Hays Specialist Recruitment • City of London, London EC3M 4AJ
About this role
Your new company
A growing and well‑backed international reinsurance brokerage with an established presence outside the UK and an expanding London operation. The firm is known for its technical expertise in complex facultative placements and its strong access to Lloyd's and global markets. With ambitious growth plans, the London team offers the opportunity to join a lean, entrepreneurial environment with genuine scope to make an impact. Due to growth within the team, a position for a Facultative Reinsurance Broker has arisen.
Your new role
As a Facultative Reinsurance Broker, you will play a key role in placing complex facultative risks into the Lloyd's and international reinsurance markets. Working closely with cedants and underwriters, you will structure and negotiate tailored reinsurance solutions across a range of classes, while helping to develop and grow a core portfolio of clients. This is a hands‑on broking role suited to a commercially minded individual who enjoys client interaction, market engagement and contributing to the growth of a developing platform.
Some of your key responsibilities will include handling complex placements across Property, Business Interruption and wider P&C and Speciality lines alongside managing and developing strong relationships with cedants, producing brokers and reinsurers, while supporting the retention and growth of existing accounts and contributing to new business generation. You will also be preparing and reviewing placement slips, MRCs and all supporting documentation, presenting detailed submissions to underwriters and ensuring that all placements are completed accurately, efficiently and in line with regulatory and internal governance requirements. Collaboration with internal stakeholders will be essential to delivering timely and high-quality outcomes for clients.
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will have experience in facultative reinsurance broking, with strong knowledge of the Lloyd's and international reinsurance markets. You will have proven experience placing Property and/or broader P&C facultative risks and will bring established relationships with key underwriters. You will be a confident communicator with strong negotiation and relationship‑management skills, supported by solid analytical ability and a high level of attention to detail. You will be comfortable managing multiple placements and priorities simultaneously and will ideally be degree‑educated in Business, Finance, Insurance or a related discipline.
What you'll get in return
You'll be offered a competitive salary depending on experience, plus a comprehensive benefits package. You'll receive support from both Directors and Managers. You'll
enjoy working as part of a growing and friendly team with a unique vision to grow and develop.
What you need to do now
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