Insurance Manager

Summary

Join Laka, a fast-growing insurance company, as an Insurance Manager based in the Netherlands. You will play a key role in developing innovative insurance products, collaborating with data and pricing teams to ensure competitive offerings. This position requires experience in policymaking or the potential to grow into this strategic role, contributing to the direction of our insurance portfolio. Responsibilities include product development and delivery, data analysis and pricing collaboration, and policymaking and regulatory readiness. The ideal candidate will possess managerial skills, relevant work experience, and an HBO degree. Laka offers a remote-first work environment, share options, performance-driven bonuses, and various other benefits.

Requirements

• General knowledge of financial markets, products and services
• Specific knowledge of the MGA business and its processes
• This knowledge must have been acquired within the past five years in a relevant working environment
• Managerial skills: experience in day-to-day policy and organizational management
• Managerial skills: gained in a hierarchical relationship
• At least two years of work experience, including at least one consecutive year in a relevant position
• Adequacy with respect to managing and conducting business with integrity, including monitoring risks such as IT and finance
• Policymakers must have sufficient time available for their function
• For certain companies, there is also a requirement of independence of mind
• An HBO degree from an education relevant to the company is required
• For a generic education, additional work experience is required to meet the requirements

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal teams to support the design, build, and launch of new insurance products in line with Laka’s product roadmap
• Assist in delivering key product development milestones on time and to specification
• Continuously refine and enhance existing insurance offerings based on feedback, data, and evolving customer needs
• Monitor industry trends and competitor products to help inform product improvements and innovation
• Work with actuarial and pricing teams to analyse risk pool performance and segment-level behaviour
• Use internal data to derive actionable insights that improve product performance and pricing accuracy
• Ensure that pricing strategies reflect risk realities while delivering strong customer value
• Act as the link between insurance operations and pricing to ensure alignment across departments
• Take ownership of, or work toward assuming, the responsibilities of a registered Policymaker in the Netherlands
• Understand and apply the AFM and DNB suitability requirements for policymakers within an authorised (or under-authorised) agent structure
• Demonstrate or develop the necessary competence, integrity, and professionalism expected of a policymaking role in the financial sector
• Support regulatory and compliance activities as they relate to insurance product governance and oversight

Benefits

• Remote-first way of working - you choose whether you work from home or our beautiful offices in London, Bristol and Amsterdam(we have no minimum expectation of how many days you come in, although we'd love to see your friendly face!)
• Share options - we want you to be rewarded for Laka's success - everyone in the business is granted share options when they join
• Performance driven scheme - if the company hits its targets, you'll get a cash bonus of 5% of your base salary annually
• Annual leave - 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the option to roll over up to 5 days per year
• Pension scheme - Laka pays 3% of your base salary into your pension to help you save for the future
• Private medical insurance - we’ll give you individual private cover, with the option to add partners & dependants too (at a small cost)
• Lunch on us - £15 every first Wednesday of the month to enjoy lunch on Laka - pop out locally with people in the office, or order-in at home, the choice is yours
• Company-wide events - we love getting everyone together as much as possible - expect regular events throughout the year, for team building, bonding, and general good old-fashioned fun!
• Monthly socials - as if quarterly company events weren't enough, we also give each office a budget for a monthly social activity (think anything from low-key dinner & drinks through to adventure golf, paddleboarding, bowling, electric darts, trampoline parks and more!)
• Laka swag - we'll give you some lovely Laka kit to get you started, including a jumper & t-shirts so you can feel (& look) like part of the family
• Laka credit - for all you cyclists, we'll give you £10 credit per month towards insuring your bike(s) with us - plus give you access to a bunch of cycling industry discounts
• Mental health support - unlimited support via Spill, including one-to-one therapy sessions