Pricing at Hastings Direct

A career in Pricing at Hastings Direct will be varied! While the core of what we do is about giving our customers a fairer price by identifying opportunities to improve how we assess risk, it’s the way that we work that makes the job exciting. It’s essential for us to find new ideas and perspectives and that enables us to drive change – a real advantage of a career with us is that you get to own and oversee the project from inception to it being live online.

The market is constantly changing so we need to be agile and creative; colleagues are encouraged to explore and, with the backing of our supportive team, you’ll have the opportunity to own and champion your piece of work from day one. Collaborative working is at the core of what we do because it’s our people that make the business successful – you’ll be part of an amazing team of colleagues who will be there to guide you, support you or just have a chat with.

How we work

Risk Pricing is an exciting team to be a part of because we have the ability to affect real change – whether that be for our customers, colleagues or wider community, and that is all made possible by the fact that we blend commercial and technical detail.

As a team, we work across a range of cloud-based platforms in multiple languages (R, SQL, Python) and we’re always looking to broaden and tap into the wide range of talent we have in house. All colleagues are provided with a Microsoft surface laptop and the essential equipment to make working at home as comfortable and productive as possible.

We know that flexibility is crucial to our colleagues but also that being in the office has its advantages too! Hybrid working is based on colleagues working one day a week in any of our offices (with the option to be office-based full-time if desired). We also recognise that our colleagues have commitments so we are open to discussing how we can adjust your working pattern to suit your needs.

We believe that to continue growing we must invest in our talent. Our people are our biggest asset which is why we support, encourage and have heaps of opportunities for personal development. We nurture a culture of learning that gives protected time for development, we have multiple internal mentorship schemes and pride ourselves on our ability to help grow future leaders from day one. We strive for technical excellence and you’ll have the opportunity to learn from some of the brightest and best in the industry.

Where our teams are based

Not all of our teams operate from all of our offices. Below you can see the offices in which these teams are based.

Meet some of the team

Robbie, Senior Risk Pricing Analyst

I joined Hastings Direct in the Risk Pricing team as a graduate with no industry experience and was immediately made to feel like part of the team and had all the support I needed. The role is excellent for seeing how your own personal analysis can directly affect the business in helping to achieve our company wide goals. Problem solving is a vital skill used every day in this role and innovative ways of thinking are always encouraged to create an effective solution to a given task. Hastings Direct recognises and rewards hard work with plenty of opportunities for progression. Everyone is committed to helping you maximise your potential. It’s a great place to start your career in insurance.

Jayne, Risk Pricing Manager

When I joined Hastings Direct after almost 10 years in the industry, what struck me immediately was how important personal development is here. We support our colleagues in everything we do, whether that be collaborating with our peers from other departments, to collaborating with a colleague to tackle a complex problem. The processes and systems all link together to enable analysts to effect real change accurately and efficiently. Despite strong growth, Hastings are committed to retaining the flexibility of a smaller company and I’m excited to see what we can achieve going forward with this unique combination.