Group Insurance Manager

Your tasks

• Lead and manage the Group's insurance programmes across Asia Pacific, ensuring adequate coverage, cost effectiveness, and compliance with corporate requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain insurance strategies that support the Group's construction, infrastructure, and engineering operations.
• Manage construction-related insurance policies including Contractors All Risks (CAR), Erection All Risks (EAR), Professional Indemnity, Public Liability, Marine Cargo, and Workers' Compensation.
• Insurances relating to vessels and off shore works
• Oversee the handling and resolution of major construction claims, liaising with insurers, brokers, legal advisors, loss adjusters, and project teams.
• Provide insurance and risk management support during tender submissions, including insurance cost estimation, pricing reviews, and bid risk assessments.
• Advise project teams on contractual risk transfer provisions, insurance requirements, indemnities, and liability clauses during contract negotiations.
• Monitor insurance market trends and recommend appropriate risk financing and risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate annual insurance renewals, policy placements, insurer negotiations, and broker performance management.
• Review and analyse project-specific insurance requirements to ensure contractual compliance and adequate coverage.
• Develop insurance governance frameworks, reporting standards, and claims management procedures across the Group.
• Conduct insurance and risk management training for project, commercial, and operational teams.
• Prepare insurance reports, claims updates, and risk exposure analyses for senior management.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in corporate insurance, risk management, construction insurance, or insurance brokerage.
• Proven experience managing regional or APAC insurance programmes within the construction, engineering, infrastructure, or related industries.
• Strong knowledge of construction insurance products including CAR, EAR, Public Liability, Professional Indemnity, Marine Cargo, and Directors & Officers Liability.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex construction claims and dispute resolution processes.
• Sound understanding of contractual risk transfer principles, contract review, indemnity provisions, and insurance clauses.
• Experience supporting tender submissions with insurance pricing, risk assessment, and contractual insurance compliance.
• Strong knowledge of project risk management and insurance requirements for large-scale infrastructure and construction projects.
• Experience working with multinational insurers, brokers, legal counsels, and external stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities across different countries.
• Relevant professional qualifications or equivalent will be an advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and insurance reporting tools.
• Willingness to travel within Asia Pacific as required.