Description
Great opportunity to join our team as a Health & Benefits Risk Consultant working hybrid within the risk and healthcare consulting team. In this role, you will be responsible for advising our clients on all aspects of managing the health of their workforce, as well as advising on and implementing risk and other health-related insurances, which are key aspects of this service.
The team handles all aspects of group insurance, from market broking exercises to ongoing day-to-day administration and consulting of client arrangements, including enquiries regarding renewals, funding, underwriting, and benefits. The team covers private medical insurance and healthcare policies (dental, cash plan, optical, health screens, travel, PA, and perks), as well as registered and excepted group life assurance, death-in-service pensions, group income protection, critical illness, spouse/partner life assurance coverages, and policies placed via the Lloyd's market.
The Role
To work with WTW Consultants and its clients on the provision and selection of risk and other health-related insurances.
- Provide strategic consultative advice to clients around the design, delivery, and ongoing management of their benefit programs, working with other consultants within the team.
- Proactively update your knowledge of legislative changes through discussions with colleagues and reading relevant publications. Apply this knowledge to your daily work.
- Manage providers for your client base using negotiation and influencing skills as appropriate.
- Service, consult with, and retain existing clients with a high level of service and credibility.
- Plan and organize renewals.
- Design and redesign benefits.
- Liaise with providers and insurers for information gathering.
- Assist with re-broking exercises, analyzing, and verifying providers' contract terms.
- Address client queries.
- Maintain quality control procedures.
Qualifications
The Requirements:
- Risk benefits experience is essential; healthcare benefits experience would be advantageous from an advisory background.
- Comprehensive, up-to-date technical knowledge and practical experience in Employee Benefits.
- Strong grounding in group risk and healthcare policies and providers (ideally supported by GR1 and/or IF7 qualifications).
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and within cross-disciplinary teams.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Quick learner, proactive, and well-organized.
- Ability to work efficiently and accurately in a professional environment.
- An understanding of broader employee health issues and experience with international coverage, wellbeing, and technology platforms would be advantageous for future progression.