Senior Insurance Specialist

About the role

Destinus is looking for a Senior Insurance Specialist to lead its group insurance programme end to end: strategy, governance, renewals, claims, broker management and risk-aligned programme design. The role ensures compliance and operational excellence across the group and acts as the central insurance authority, steering internal and external stakeholders. It suits someone with a background in managing global insurance programmes in a multinational defence and manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities

• Own and optimise the global insurance portfolio, including property, general and product liability, D&O, cyber, marine/aviation cargo and other lines relevant to aerospace and defence.
• Lead the annual renewal cycle, coordinating underwriting submissions, market approaches, negotiations and binding of coverage with brokers.
• Act as main contact for brokers and carriers, drive competitive tendering and hold partners accountable for service quality.
• Manage the end-to-end claims process and coordinate timely, fair settlements.
• Identify emerging and site-specific risks with Legal, Procurement, Program teams and site leads, and ensure coverage is in place.
• Review policy limits, exclusions and deductibles against actual risk exposure and flag gaps to ERM and Finance.
• Manage the insurance budget, forecast premiums and report cost trends to Finance.
• Review insurance clauses in customer, supplier and partner contracts and advise on required coverage and certificates of insurance.
• Maintain records of policies, certificates and claims history and ensure compliance across jurisdictions.
• Contribute insurance risk data to the Enterprise Risk Management framework and act as the internal insurance subject-matter expert.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Risk Management or a related field; professional insurance/risk certification (e.g. ARM, CPCU) is an advantage.
• 5+ years in corporate insurance, risk management or a broker/carrier role, ideally in industrial, aerospace, defence or manufacturing.
• Experience negotiating with brokers and carriers and securing favourable terms.
• Familiarity with international insurance and regulatory requirements across several jurisdictions (EU, Switzerland; others a plus).

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of commercial insurance lines: property, liability, D&O, cyber and aviation coverage.
• Analytical skills to turn operational risk into coverage requirements and budget impact.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills.

What we offer

• The chance to build and shape the insurance and risk function at a fast-growing aerospace and defence company.
• Direct access to senior leadership and ownership of the role from day one.
• A dynamic, fast-paced culture that values ownership, craftsmanship and impactful work.