Insurance Expert
About the job
- Develop a long-term, global perspective and define a risk-financing strategy, particularly for industrial risks, suited to the Group’s operations.
- Use a data-centered approach to organize, analyze, and interpret data to inform risk-financing strategy.
- Lead tender processes, analyze offers, and negotiate contractual terms to obtain solutions suited to Group needs and objectives.
- Analyze complex data, develop reliable projections, and produce relevant indicators to support decision-making and risk management.
- Advise stakeholders as a business partner, applying professional expertise to secure operations and support Group objectives.
- Identify improvement opportunities, make relevant recommendations, and contribute to the evolution of practices and tools.
- Organize and manage activities rigorously, prioritize actions, and reliably track cases in a complex international environment.
- Professional English at C1 level is required.
- Five to seven years of professional experience in a brokerage firm, insurance company, or insurance department.
- For beginners, training in risk management or insurance law, including understanding and mastering insurance law.
- Manage the Group’s insurance programs and negotiate and monitor the implementation of insurance policies across subsidiaries, working with internal and external stakeholders including brokers, insurers, experts, and lawyers.
- Prepare the insurance budget and monitor premium payments.
- Manage claims, including assessments and complaints, in coordination with law firms, experts, or insurers.
- Support the development of Group employees by implementing training and operational tools, such as frameworks and procedures, adapted to user needs.
- Monitor market trends and legislative and regulatory developments affecting the insurance sector in France and internationally.
- Define activity-report formats and activity or performance indicators, and track them over time.
About the company
SOMFY Group designs and manufactures motors, controls, and connected systems for openings and closures in homes and buildings. Its products automate shutters, blinds, curtains, gates, garage doors, and other access points, combining mechanical movement with electronic controls. The group serves manufacturers, installers, building professionals, and household users through an international network of brands, production sites, and distribution operations. Its connected-home offering lets occupants coordinate equipment, adjust living conditions, and manage access or security from digital interfaces. Founded in 1969, SOMFY Group is headquartered in Cluses, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Cluses, France
Founded
1969
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What believers are saying
- Commercial entry route: the German apprenticeship rotates trainees through purchasing, accounting, marketing, sales, and human resources.
- Remote allowance: Overkiz in Annecy advertises ninety remote days annually, including four weeks away from home.
- Sales equipment: BFT's UK area-manager package includes an electric company car, laptop, tablet, and phone.
What critics are saying
- Academic requirement: the German apprenticeship asks for strong upper-secondary or university-entry school qualifications.
- Specialist experience: the Overkiz senior embedded role requires ten years developing Linux systems in a Yocto environment.
- Territory travel: BFT's South West England sales position requires extensive travel and regular overnight stays.
What makes SOMFY Group unique
- Shared problem-solving: quality teams use short-interval management and the eight-discipline method to improve performance across entities.
- After-sales model: group brand Répar'Stores repairs and upgrades shutters, awnings, and garage doors to extend product life.
- Interoperability strategy: connected platforms support major voice ecosystems, while the group participates in Zigbee, Thread, and Matter alliances.
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