Job Title: Senior Insurance Specialist

Business Unit & Team: BNPP AM - Real Estate, within the Central Services Team (CST)

Reporting to: Global Head of Fund Accounting and Central Services

Location: London

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) is the asset management division of BNP Paribas Group. As of July 1, 2025, AXA Investment Managers’ (AXA IM) activities have been fully integrated into BNPP AM, creating a unified and strengthened global platform.

BNPP AM is a leading global asset manager, leveraging the Group’s scale, stability, and expertise. We serve a diverse client base, including institutional investors, corporations, distribution partners, and retail clients worldwide. Our investment capabilities cover a broad range of asset classes, from traditional strategies like equities, fixed income, and multi-assets to alternatives such as real estate, infrastructure, private debt, and private equity. This allows us to tailor solutions to meet client objectives.

With AXA IM’s integration, BNPP AM now ranks among Europe’s top asset managers, managing approximately €1.6 trillion in assets, with a focus on long-term savings and alternative strategies.

Sustainability is central to our approach. We prioritize ESG and responsible investing to deliver sustainable, long-term performance while supporting environmental, social, and economic transitions. Adopting a pragmatic, long-term perspective, we aim to generate durable value for clients, employees, and the economy, backed by strong risk management and responsible finance principles.

All figures are sourced from publicly available data as of September 2025

Job Purpose: 

This is a critical central role with responsibility for:

1.    Managing and overseeing our global property insurance programme 

2.    Ensuring the real estate business has adequate corporate and D&O insurance coverage  

Your daily responsibilities: 

• Manage the global property insurance programme for BNPP AM - Real Estate’s investment platform (Property Damages, loss of rent, Terrorism, Property Owner Liability) including:
  • reviewing and advising on the adequacy and completeness of cover offered by insurers 
  • arranging and managing the global broker relationship ensuring adequacy of service and appropriate broker terms
  • efficient programme management including insurance policies, invoicing, claims management
  • manging any property additions / disposals and advising as relevant on refinancings 
  • arrange as necessary property construction / refurbishment insurance
• Manage and where necessary provide advice to the business teams on W&I insurance associated with transactions 
• In collaboration with the BNP Paribas Group Insurance team oversee the corporate insurance programme for BNPP AM - Real Estate ensuring the Professional Indemnity and D&O policies are adequate for the real estate business line.
• Select and manage key global insurance brokers, ensuring a close working relationship, clear processes and clear measurement of broker performance in line with agreed SLAs 
• Advise the real estate business (mainly Transactions, Asset Management, Legal teams) on insurance related matters and insurance clauses in specific contracts.
• As relevant advise the business teams responsible for properties that are not currently part of the Global Insurance Programme, in relation to procuring and managing appropriate insurance on these assets. 
• Ensure there are documented and published processes for managing the insurance programme for both property and corporate related insurance, including the invoicing and billing arrangements, claims, property acquisitions and sales.
• Manage the Insurance Officer role in the Central Services Team
• Effectively and efficiently communicate on insurance topics to the real estate business Management Board and where relevant providing an aggregated view at company level
• All other topics related to insurance

Skills, qualifications & experience:

Education/Qualifications:

• University degree from a recognised institution 
• Relevant insurance market accreditation

Required Experience:

• Significant demonstrated experience in insurance in a real estate context, ideally in a global context
• Experience in real estate investment management companies, or Real Estate Private Equity companies desirable 
• Experience managing staff and working in teams.  Strong leadership and development skills
• Experience managing Global Insurance Programs

Knowledge and skills:

• Excellent knowledge across the various insurance lines required (property, terrorism, PI, D&O, W&I, Construction insurance) in a global context
• Advanced negotiation skills
• Ability to work in large global organisations
• Advanced presentation and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Customer and service delivery orientated 
• Rigorous, self motivated, organised and autonomous
• English language (written and verbal) essential. French language advantageous