Careers

About West

West are committed to investing in our workforce, their capabilities, and their future careers within the Club. Known as a welcoming and sociable business, West offer a supportive and friendly environment, where colleagues have opportunities to collaborate, grow and deliver the world class service to our Members for which West is renowned.

Equality of opportunity is something we strive for, as we understand the many advantages of building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We know that all our staff have something unique to offer and West is fully focused on our social responsibilities to both our Members and our staff. We believe that this should be a key priority of the Club.

Our values

Collaboration

West have been collaborating for 150 years, building long term relationships across our network of regional service centres in London, Piraeus, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York.

Growth

West are ambitious by nature; we have grown in both size and strength over recent years and our plans are to continue in the same direction. To do that, we need to attract and retain the best talent, which we do by supporting our colleagues in their career development to ensure that their skills grow with the business and we build a workforce for the future.

Service-driven

We strive to provide the best support we can to our Members, working constantly to ensure that we deliver outstanding service and access to a wide variety of insurance products.

Integrity

Ensuring that our actions align with our ethical compass is vital to all of us at West. Our ethical values run through everything that we do, from day-to-day activities to making more complex decisions.

Career stories

Discover what is it like to be part of West P&I in these short interviews by West employees. These videos should give some insight to the variety of talent and skills among our employees and all the different opportunities available.

Head of Marketing

Deputy Head of Underwriting (London) & Head of Product Development

Senior Loss Prevention officer

Claims Manager

Current opportunities

Reserving and Capital Actuary

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Deputy Head of Claims, Head of Defence

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Please see our current vacancies above. If you wish to be considered for any of the roles please email your CV with a brief summary of which role you would like to apply for with your salary expectations to reference to recruitment@westpandi.com.

Please note that we do not offer internships or work experience at this time.

Our offices

London

Situated in the busy insurance hub that is the square mile, our home at One Creechurch Place is a spacious modern working area and is the largest of our six offices.

Hong Kong

Our Hong Kong office opened in 1982, and was one of the first P&I clubs to establish itself there. Since then, 12 IG clubs have offices in Hong Kong, but West’s is the largest with 35 employees.

Greece

Our Greek office, located in Piraeus, handles claims for approximately a quarter of the Club’s membership. The office is now fully established as West’s regional claims service centre for Greece, Cyprus and the UAE.

Singapore

Right at the heart of one of the world’s busiest port cities, our Singapore office is growing fast and supports both claims-handling and underwriting functions.

New York

Our New York office, situated on Avenue of the Americas in the commercial heart of Manhattan, represents a comparatively new expansion of our global office network. It was established in 2017 to service the Club’s North American Members.

Luxembourg

The Club’s Head-Office is located in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, at the heart of Luxembourg City’s centre. The Head-Office is responsible for the Club’s regulatory and corporate affairs, and in charge of managing the Club’s investment portfolio.