Kennedia Consulting Limited (KCL) is an integrated advisory and professional services firm focused on helping organizations build strong people systems, make confident business decisions, and operate efficiently at scale.
We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Head of Insurance Technical Services Location: Lagos Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced insurance professional to provide strategic leadership across underwriting, claims management, reinsurance and risk surveying within a reputable insurance organisation.
The successful candidate will oversee these critical technical functions, strengthen risk governance and ensure sound risk selection, effective claims control, regulatory compliance and sustainable insurance portfolio profitability.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the organisation’s technical insurance strategy and governance.
Oversee underwriting policies, risk acceptance, pricing and portfolio performance.
Supervise claims management, reserving, settlement and loss control.
Develop and oversee reinsurance strategies and relationships with reinsurers and brokers.
Ensure compliance with NAICOM regulations and applicable insurance laws.
Monitor loss ratios, technical performance and emerging risk exposures.
Provide technical performance reports and strategic insights to executive management and the Board.
Lead and develop the underwriting, claims and reinsurance teams.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Business Management, Banking & Finance or a related discipline.
Master’s Degree or MBA.
5–10 years of managerial-level experience in the technical department of an insurance or reinsurance company.
Proven experience overseeing underwriting, claims and reinsurance functions.
ACIIN or FCII professional qualification is required.
Strong knowledge of insurance regulation, risk governance, portfolio management and loss ratios.
Excellent leadership, analytical and decision-making skills.
Ideal Candidate:
A seasoned insurance professional with broad technical expertise and the ability to lead multiple insurance functions while balancing risk exposure, regulatory compliance and profitability.