Placement Manager (Life & Health Broker)

Mercer

  • Hong Kong
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 3 days ago
We are seeking a talented individual to join our MMB team at Mercer. This role will be based in Hong Kong. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.The Placement Manager will play a crucial role in matching clients' insurance needs with appropriate carrier coverage by utilizing market practices, pricing, and underwriting policies.We will count on you to:
  • Use significant risk expertise and knowledge of industry and carriers to develop placement solutions that meet client needs.
  • Implement the Placement strategy to achieve growth goals and provide exceptional client service.
  • Develop the go-to-market strategy and articulates the value of placement function and participates within pricing of services as applicable.
  • Facilitate submission of coverage specifications and obtains quotes from carriers based upon the “assist, advise, and assume” transaction model.
  • Create and maintain relationships with practice, insurance markets, clients carriers and/or underwriters to provide cohesive client service.
  • Advise on changing insurance and risk management market conditions and informs client executives, client advisors, and/or clients of major developments affecting various types of products/coverage.
  • Interface closely with client executives and client teams to support client retention and new business production.
  • Drive senior placement/technical support activities on assigned accounts, such as ensuring procedural compliance, reviewing data and updating annual renewal exhibits, maintaining accurate placement system entries, to ensure contract execution as required.
What you need to have:
  • University degree in a related discipline or other relevant qualifications.
  • 8+ years' experience in working with life and health products and related services.
  • A solid understanding of the overall life and heath industry; strong track record in client and vendor management.
  • Strong project management skills. Ability to manage project scope and deliverables independently while ensuring project completion is within budget and on time.
  • Self-initiative in the insurance/ health sector and understand industry trends. Self-motivated to seek out knowledge, test ideas and ways to contribute to the team.
  • Ability to build relationships by communicating, influencing and negotiating effectively with team members.
  • People management skills. Foster teamwork, coach and motivate colleagues to achieve results, support attraction and retention of colleagues.
  • Strong language skills in English and Cantonese. Mandarin would be a plus.
Why join our team:
  • We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
  • We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
  • Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 20,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $23 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer on LinkedIn.Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.All applications applied through our system will be delivered directly to the advertiser and privacy of personal data of the applicant will be ensured with security.

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