Head of Insurance and Underwriting Risk

Discipline: Audit, Risk & Compliance
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Aston
Contact email: aston@weareedenbrook.com
Job ref: J5689
Published: 11 days ago
Edenbrook are working with a leading specialty Insurer/Re-Insurer on a Head of Insurance and Underwriting Risk hire. This role provides second-line oversight and challenge across underwriting risk, model governance and validation, ORSA, capital modelling, and risk appetite. You will shape risk frameworks, influence strategic decisions, and ensure strong governance across a global insurance platform. Key Responsibilities: Risk Oversight & Framework • Provide independent challenge across underwriting, reserving, pricing, capital modelling, reinsurance, and exposure management • Oversee development, validation, and governance of internal models (including catastrophe and stochastic models) • Define and monitor risk appetite, key metrics, and portfolio exposures • Lead capital analysis, stress and scenario testing ORSA • Lead the Own Risk & Solvency Assessment (ORSA) process • Produce clear, board-ready risk opinions, analysis, and reporting Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement • Report capital, model, and exposure insights to senior committees and the Board • Partner with underwriting, actuarial, finance, and exposure teams to ensure alignment on assumptions and risk views Leadership & Governance • Lead and develop a team covering underwriting risk, model validation, and ORSA • Promote strong risk culture and consistent governance standards • Ensure regulatory compliance and readiness for audit Strategic Contribution • Provide risk input into strategic decisions and transformation initiatives • Assess emerging risks and industry developments to refine risk appetite