Commercial Risk UK CBO

Commercial Risk UK Chief Broking Officer

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Aon are currently recruiting a Commercial Risk UK CBO to join our team in London/ Hybrid. The Commercial Risk UK CBO will be primarily responsible for the Creation and communication of parameters for involvement of mono-line broking specialists, London market, GBC, FAC and other specialty teams and ensures broking practices undertaken in the UK and colleague conduct is aligned with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and wholly consistent with Aon policies, values and behaviours.

About Aon

Aon Plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.

Aon is an equal opportunities employer. Aon's recruitment and selection policy ensures the best possible skill mix of colleagues and the highest quality candidates are appointed using objective job-related criteria.

The FCA's Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) applies to Aon from December 2019 and this role is subject to the relevant requirements of the Regime. The primary aim of SM&CR is to drive individual accountability for all roles within the Financial Services Sector. Aon must ensure those in senior roles, with the potential to cause significant harm to customers and the business of the firm, are deemed to be fit and proper at all times and also to ensure everyone working in the sector adheres to a set of Conduct Rules and are held to account where they do not meet the right standards of behaviour.

About the Role

Your impact as a Commercial Risk UK CBO:

• Create CR UK Broking leadership team and management structure
• Provide inspirational leadership and direction to the UK placement team(s) responsible for the delivery of broking strategies
• Conduct regular communications to brokers to assure alignment to strategy
• Support in achieving the business performance targets.
• Act as a spokesperson in the market for Aon in a manner wholly consistent with Aon policies, values and behaviours.
• Actively engage colleagues in the development of strategy, structure and culture, ensuring colleagues are appropriately graded, rewarded and recognised for their contribution (as evidenced through the Aon Engagement Survey).
• Develop talent retention, succession, acquisition and development strategies.

Responsibility for working in accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework, and compliance with the Aon UK Limited policies, including participation in the management of risks (including completion of mandatory training) that may adversely affect the business, interests or reputation of any Group Company.

About you

Your knowledge and expertise:

• Market experience across all CR UK segments including consumer and SME and across all lines of insurance including specialty lines
• In-depth knowledge of leading a substantial, diverse business, including budgetary management skills.
• Strategic leadership skills.
• In-depth knowledge of and experience in the insurance industry.
• Well developed knowledge of FCA regulations including GI Pricing and upcoming Consumer Duty rules.
• Extensive network within the insurance market at senior level.
• Excellent leader and manager of professional staff, with strong delegation skills.
• Commercial competence and negotiation skills of the highest order.
• Proven interpersonal skills, capable of dealing with domestic, multinational and global clients,
• business customers and external bodies.
• A reputation for acting ethically at all times and with integrity

Salary and Benefits

This role offers a competitive salary and bonus, plus a comprehensive benefits package and 25 days holiday. Through our flexible benefits, you will also have the opportunity to choose additional benefits, including healthcare and additional holiday. We also offer tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organisation.

Our Colleague Experience

Every day, our colleagues make a difference, work with the best, own their potential, and value one another. Together, we share this one purpose: to empower economic and human possibility around the world. This unifying goal is at the heart of our identity, and it lives in everything we do. To learn more about our colleague experience, visit Aon Colleague Experience.

We’re happy to talk flexible working. If you need to flex your working pattern, Aon offers flexible and agile working policies and we’re happy to discuss options with you upon application.