Martyn Stimson
Ipswich,Suffolk
Summary
Experienced analyst with over 25 years in the Insurance industry across various disciplines. Supportive team player, who is dedicated and hardworking with drive to deliver solutions for the business and the customer. Proactive problem solver, who offers good communication and good judgment to effectively meet team needs.
Founding member of the Ipswich Diversity & Inclusion Group and active member of the ABLE network, an Employee Resource Group.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
2018
2018
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Product & Pricing Risk Consultant
AXA Insurance
Ipswich, Suffolk
01.2021 - Current
- Stakeholder Management, including leading Risk Management meetings with the Underwriting, Pricing and Portfolio Management Senior Leadership Team.
- Responsible for 58 Controls, 11 Risks, and 9 Third Party Relationships owned by the Underwriting, Pricing and Portfolio Management team, including regular reviews of the risks and the mitigation.
- Introducing and promoting the Risk Environment and Enterprise Risk Management Framework throughout the the Underwriting, Pricing and Portfolio Management team.
- Coordination of Second and Third Line Risk audit actions to evidence criteria for closure and also Supporting First Line Risk with Branch Reviews.
- Chairing Inflation Committees across the Commercial Lines of Business; ensuring sign-off from senior leaders in Underwriting, Pricing, Reserving, Finance, Claims, and Business Insights.
- Providing Pricing and Programming support to the allocation of premium for Pool Re (Commercial Terrorism Reinsurance) and Flood Re (Retail Flood Reinsurance).
- Responsible for the Solvency II documentation for Capital Modelling across Retail and Commercial Lines of Business and the Group returns for Joint Underwriting across Commercial Lines of Business.
- Designed, built and maintained a relational database for identifying potential fraud risks on the Commercial Motor New Business book.
- Built and ran a suite of programs for reporting on Complaints and Repudiations; including cleansing, allocating, and referencing the data to report at Product level.
Senior Pricing Assurance Analyst
AXA Insurance
Ipswich, Suffolk
10.2010 - 01.2021
- Proving independent model reviews of Retail and Commercial Pricing models, both pre and post implementation.
- Created the first iteration of a regular Aggregate Monitoring programme; initially across Retail Household, then Retail Caravan, and then Commercial Property.
- Completing the Capital Modelling process for PS1 (Future Claims) and PS2 (Portfolio Risk) in terms of Data Quality and Modelling Results for the Retail Travel Product; also providing peer review for the other Products.
- Providing and presenting the Pricing view of inflation to the Inflation Committees across the Retail Lines of Business.
- Understanding the P1-P4 Pricing levels, analysing the effects of changing the rates at different levels, and reporting findings into the Pricing Committees.
- Supporting the Reinsurance team from Pricing and programming angles, including completing the Clymene return for Retail Property and modelling large loss scenarios.
- Creating the Notional Sum Insured models for Buildings (rebuild costs) and Contents; investigating the factors used across the industry and engineering a solution for AXA.
- Reporting and analysing Key Performance Indicators, Minimum Premiums, Reconciliation, Random User Testing, Cannibalisation across schemes, Rate Tracking.
Senior MI Analyst (Travel & Pet)
AXA Insurance
Ipswich, Suffolk
02.2009 - 10.2010
- Maintaining and running the reporting of Key Performance Indicators for all of the Travel & Pet schemes.
- Analysis of Travel & Pet portfolios, advising and supporting the underwriters in the performance of their accounts.
- Cleansing and referencing of the core Travel and Pet data.
- Creating and running adhoc reports for Travel and Pet schemes,
MI Analyst
AXA Corporate Solutions
Ipswich, Suffolk
10.1999 - 02.2009
- Responsible for the running of well over 200 regular reports across large Commercial accounts, including Insurance and Service agreements.
- Creating adhoc reporting across various Commercial Lines of Business including Motor Fleet, Liability, Property, Construction, Engineering, and Marine.
- Regular reporting of Reinsurance cases, including Treaty, Facultative, and Captive Reinsurance.
- Responsible for the training and workloads of short term work experience staff.
Customer Service Advisor
AXA Insurance
Ipswich, Suffolk
09.1998 - 10.1999
- Telephone based role selling of Personal Lines policies through intermediary schemes and partnerships.
- Advising Personal Lines customers of the cover and policy wordings of for various Motor and Household intermediary schemes.
- Assisting with the training of new staff.
Warehouse Manager
Discount Office Furniture
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
01.1997 - 09.1998
- Handling storage, display, sales, and delivery of office furniture and stationary.
Customer Service & Sales Advisor
ICI Autocolor
Stowmarket, Suffolk
01.1996 - 12.1996
- Assisting with the update of the colour charts in all the premises of garages nationwide.
- Advising and assisting customers over the telephone.
Bar & Cellar Manager
Jolly Abott Public House
Abbottsley, Cambridgeshire
01.1995 - 01.1996
- Managing the bar and cellar of a pub with 40-seater restaurant. This included; managing stock, serving customers, hosting events and negotiating with suppliers.
Education
Online Learning Courses - 16 courses including; Data Analysis, Data Visualisation, and Machine Learning.
Datacamp
London 01.2017 - 12.2019
DELF Level 2 - French Language
Institut Français
London 04.2001 - 09.2012
Level 1 & Level 2 Certificates - Business Language Competence (French)
OCR
Cambridge 09.2009 - 07.2011
Bachelor of Science (Hons) - IT & Computing
The Open University
Milton Keynes 02.1999 - 10.2006
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Business Administration
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham 09.1993 - 12.1994
BTEC HND - Business & Finance
Suffolk College
Ipswich 09.1991 - 07.1993
A-Levels - Economics, Maths & Statistics
Suffolk College
Ipswich 09.1989 - 06.1991
GCSEs - 10 subjects, including; Maths, English, Physics, Biology, Geography, Accounting
St Georges School
Stowmarket, SuffolkSkills
- Communication skills, experienced in chairing and presenting at meetings both online and in person
- Analytical with good understanding of data
- Good knowledge of MS Office and various programming and querying languages
- Knowledge and experience of a variety of aspects of Insurance across Commercial and Personal Lines
- Interpersonal skills, good at developing professional and personal relationships
- Qualified First Aider for over 20 years
Affiliations
- Dedicated family man with two tennage daughters who enjoys spending time with the family; whether exploring nature, experiencing the hustle and bustle of urban life or simply playing games. Participant in online adoption support groups, offering advice and sharing experiences with other adopters.
- My main interest is spectating and participating in sport; I have previously been a player, club captain, manager, and vice chairman at local football clubs. Currently assistant coach for my daughter's team but also swim and cycle regularly to keep fit. Supporter of Colchester United and have watched football at hundreds of grounds across England and beyond.
- Also enjoy the theatre and live music, with a range of musical tastes.
Languages
French
Intermediate
Timeline
Product & Pricing Risk Consultant
AXA Insurance
01.2021 - Current
Online Learning Courses - 16 courses including; Data Analysis, Data Visualisation, and Machine Learning.
Datacamp
01.2017 - 12.2019
Senior Pricing Assurance Analyst
AXA Insurance
10.2010 - 01.2021
Level 1 & Level 2 Certificates - Business Language Competence (French)
OCR
09.2009 - 07.2011
Senior MI Analyst (Travel & Pet)
AXA Insurance
02.2009 - 10.2010
DELF Level 2 - French Language
Institut Français
04.2001 - 09.2012
MI Analyst
AXA Corporate Solutions
10.1999 - 02.2009
Bachelor of Science (Hons) - IT & Computing
The Open University
02.1999 - 10.2006
Customer Service Advisor
AXA Insurance
09.1998 - 10.1999
Warehouse Manager
Discount Office Furniture
01.1997 - 09.1998
Customer Service & Sales Advisor
ICI Autocolor
01.1996 - 12.1996
Bar & Cellar Manager
Jolly Abott Public House
01.1995 - 01.1996
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Business Administration
Nottingham Trent University
09.1993 - 12.1994
BTEC HND - Business & Finance
Suffolk College
09.1991 - 07.1993
A-Levels - Economics, Maths & Statistics
Suffolk College
09.1989 - 06.1991
GCSEs - 10 subjects, including; Maths, English, Physics, Biology, Geography, Accounting
St Georges School
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