The Role
We are seeking a personable and ambitious individual to assist in growing our M&A insurance business as an Analyst. The role will require an entrepreneurial approach, a willingness to use initiative, appetite for knowledge and the ability to work well as part of a team. Insurance knowledge is not required and will be provided by Howden.
What you’ll do
- Learn about the M&A insurance market
- Learn about different risks businesses face across a wide variety of sectors
- Develop commercial skills through interactions with insurers, clients and their advisors
- Review reports and other documents to understand the risks faced by a buyer/seller in a transaction
- Prepare underwriting submission for insurer
- Analyse responses from insurers to figure out and negotiate level of cover available
- Prepare reports for clients
- Support marketing, distribution and business development activities, including client mapping, preparing marketing documents and client pitches
- Maintain CRM data
Tasks will be performed under supervision of senior team members and relevant training will be provided.
Who we’re looking for
- University degree – Ideal candidates will have studied a degree in one of the following subject areas: Law, Business or Economics, but we are open to other degrees that demonstrate the skills required for the role
- Ideal candidates will have 1-2 years of experience in a law firm, financial or corporate finance advisor
- PowerPoint, Excel and other Microsoft applications
- A determination and willingness to learn about legal concepts and the M&A market
- Written and oral business proficiency in Polish and English
- Ability to work well as part of a result oriented, open and collaborative team
- Analytical, creative, with attention to detail
- Flexible, adaptive and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, multi-tasking and prioritising effectively
- A quick learner with a desire to understand the nature of business, the products we offer and how these products can make valuable contributions to transactions
What do we offer in return?
A career that you define.
Our business succeeds by allowing our people to make a mark in the areas they care about most: personal development, volunteering, and fundraising for charity, or creating new insurance products that address society’s greatest challenges.
And we know that separate home and work lives don’t really exist. If you’re happy and healthy at home, you’re more likely to be happy and fulfilled at work – and vice versa. That’s why we do our best to support our people in every aspect of their lives.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Howden we value diversity – there is no one Howden ‘personality type’. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:
- Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
- We support each other, in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
- We are determined to make a positive difference, at work and beyond
We consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness, and respect – regardless of age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or family circumstances.
Reasonable adjustments
We’re committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.
If you’re excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.
*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.
Our sustainability promise
We’re on a life-long journey to become an ever-more sustainable group. It’s a commitment to taking care of our people and the world we live in, to doing good business, and to making a positive impact wherever we can. Our governance processes, company policies, and review systems are all geared towards our goal of making a positive impact in the world. You can read more about our sustainability work here.
O Howden M&A (Germany) GmbH (sp. z o.o.) oddział w Polsce
Howden is a collective – a group of talented and passionate people all around the world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 18,000 employees spanning over 100 countries.
People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.
The Howden Mergers & Acquisitions team is a market leading provider of specialist insurance solutions for M&A risks.
Close to 200 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 diverse fields.
We have offices in London, Frankfurt, Munich, Madrid, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Singapore, Warsaw, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, working with clients across Europe, Asia and the rest of the world.
Our expertise covers the design of a range of tailored policies and their successful placement to support M&A transactions. We provide expertise on a variety of insurance products including warranty & indemnity, tax liability, contingent risk, environmental liability and title insurance.
