What’s your name?
Salmaan Saeed
What’s your job title?
Broking and Market Engagement Apprentice, Financial
Solutions
Where did you study?
Studied at St Bonaventure’s Sixth Form and now the Chartered
Insurance Institute.
What did you study?
At A-Level: Business, Economics, Psychology. Now studying
for my Dip CII.
What does your role look like? What skills do you use?
My Role Currently looks at taking WTW’s Broking Platform and
integrating it as part of Financial Solutions’ Broking Process. That typically means
optimising the platform for our specialty insurance products, producing
governance scores that look at how effective use of the platform is as well as suggesting
and driving further development of new features.
With the rich structured data the Broking Platform provides on Financial Solutions’ clients, market appetite and risk profiling I also work on engaging with carriers through presenting insight, understanding the insurer’s view of the market and relaying this back to brokers to maintain clarity on market appetite but also keeping insurers informed of Financial Solution’s insured portfolio and what we do in our business unit.
How is your team? Do you meet regularly?
The central Broking Function is quite small in Financial Solutions
with 3 people including myself but given our work represents the Global Broking
Footprint of our unit we always collaborate across region and with the bulk of
the teams working in London I see many of the brokers day in day out in the
office.
What have you learnt since joining WTW?
For me the biggest learnings have been developing data and
analytics skills by using dashboards and reports on Power BI and exporting this
to create bespoke visuals for sharing insights to clients.
Alongside this I really have developed communications skills
speaking with brokers, underwriters but also people in the same company that I
never work from network offices or referral from previous work.
Are you working towards any qualifications, or learning
goals?
Currently Studying towards my Dip CII.
Are you part of any of the networks? Do you get involved
in any of the social activities at WTW?
Definitely get involved in attending events and seminars
through:
·
Next Generation Insurance Network (NGIN)
·
Insurance Cultural Awareness Network (iCAN)
·
International Trade and Forfaiting Association
(ITFA)
How have you been supported at WTW? (For example, through
workplace adjustments, adaptations for neurodiversity, mental health, or
disabilities)
Really enjoy WTW’s Hybrid style of working where I can work
from home and go to the library for my studies \but also engage with
underwriters and brokers and learn by seeing in-office.
What advice would you give to people wanting to follow in
your footsteps?
For me researching on the practical culture of a company
goes a long way. While doing general research of an employer is great, looking
at daily posts on LinkedIn and the news sections on how things are going
currently and shows that you are up to date. If you know your interviewer,
learn more about their career journey and what they currently do.
