Assistant Manager - Research - Insurance

AM - Research

We are looking for AM - Research for a UK based insurance company based of Mumbai who is highly proactive and action oriented individual adept at using tools/databases to retrieve information quickly, use skills and imagination in searching relevant information that is challenging to mine and increase proficiency gradually in processing such information

Reporting to : Manager Research

Role :

- Well read, well informed and with an ability to grasp lot of information -- has an active interest in following news/events/developments with economic relevancy and understand how it impacts the company one is in and accordingly, his or her own project or work

- Should quickly grow to understand the end to end of the business they're working in

- Possesses an intent (and ideally ability) to summarize information quickly and look for patterns/themes

- Articulate and refine understanding of complex issues in a simple manner

- Has a mindset to prod at facts starts with asking/framing questions; use judgement and subsequently attempt to develop logical answers

- Deliver insights/research/analytics of higher quality and relevance to drive business strategy and growth by assisting stakeholders/consultants with meaningful research/analysis, white papers, publication in industry periodicals and marketing collateral

- Deliver and develop in-depth insights on company/industry/country/region (e.g business, operational, financial and geo-political risks, macro and micro-economic analysis, market structure and opportunity research, company/industry analysis and forecast etc.)

- Build specialized understanding of related insurance/re-insurance markets globally (size, market and cost structure, competitive intelligence, trend etc.)

Technical skills :

- 0.6 to 2 years of experience in industry/country/business/market/financial research

- Experience into databases like Bloomberg, Factiva, One Source, etc is preferable

- Experience of working with a UK/US based insurance/re-insurance/insurance broking/consulting firm of global repute is preferable

- Strong quantitative and analytical skills with ability to translate data into meaningful insights is a big plus

- Demonstrated accuracy, efficiency and attention to detail

- Advanced skills in MS Office and various databases

- Intermediate to advanced skills in MS-Excel will be an added advantage

Meenakshi Jaryal