Insurance Insider, Senior reporter

Job title: Senior reporter, Insurance Insider 

Located: London 

Hours: Full-time 

Job description: A go-to news hound who can deliver value-add content consistently, including major scoops, news analysis and potentially opinion  

The award-winning Insurance Insider is looking for an ambitious senior reporter to join its editorial team in London.   

Our mantra is to ensure our readers know first and understand better.  

We provide unrivalled intelligence and real-time insight to senior professionals in specialty insurance, covering the big-ticket insurance implications of everything from cyber attacks, political violence and high-seas piracy, to wildfires, hurricanes and tornadoes.  

Our highly collaborative team has deep connections with the industry on which we report. We keep close to the market to dig up news tips and break stories that move markets.   

Insider Publishing Group is a unit of NextGen, which is part of FTSE-250 journalism, events, research and data business Euromoney Institutional Investor.    

The award-winning unit employs 18 journalists and analysts across its London and New York teams and, despite the impact of the pandemic, has continued to deliver top- and bottom-line growth this financial year and now counts nearly 70,000 paid subscribers worldwide.      

We are looking for a journalist who wants to get to the story first.  

The ideal candidate would be someone able to develop a strong technical understanding of the specialty insurance industry, engage with market participants and provide high-value content to our subscribers.  

While prior experience of financial market reporting is preferred, an existing knowledge of insurance is not expected.   

The senior reporter will:  

• Contribute to the Insurance Insider news desk by quickly turning over accurate newswire copy  
• Build, maintain and work a network of industry contacts to source exclusive news content and enhance sector understanding  
• Progressively deepen understanding of the sector by reading, studying and talking to other staff in the company and industry contacts    
• Play an initially small but growing role over time in the contribution of smart analysis pieces to add value for our readers  
• Travel abroad for infrequent business trips and conferences, when Covid restrictions allow  

A successful candidate will have: 

• The ability to write clean, concise and accurate copy quickly   
• The ability to write a relatively complicated news analysis piece, as well as reports  
• Confidence in interacting with high-level industry contacts and the ability to present oneself well    
• A determination to win and desire to be part of a cohesive team focused on delivering first-class journalism    

To apply, please email a CV and covering letter to Insurance Insider News Desk Editor Jim Robinson.