Senior Reinsurance Underwriter - Hybrid Solutions

Title:

Senior Reinsurance Underwriter - Hybrid Solutions

Company:

Everest Reinsurance Company (Canada)

Job Category:

Underwriting

Job Description:

About Everest:

Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in North America, Latin America, the UK & Ireland, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Our most critical asset is our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. We also offer generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs, mentoring opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and Colleague Resource Groups.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior Reinsurance Underwriter to join our hybrid solutions underwriting team. This position will report to the Head of Canadian Hybrid Solutions. This position is based out of Toronto, Canada office on a hybrid work schedule (3 days in office/2 days remote).

Role & Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

• Key responsibilities for the position include new and renewal underwriting of Managing General Agents and Automatic Facultative accounts that include Property, general liability, automobile liability, excess, umbrella liability and professional liability while adhering to underwriting rules, pricing and selection standards/guidelines, and profitability metrics.
• Developing and cultivating new and existing carrier and reinsurance broker relationships to maintain an opportunity pipeline that will lead to the achievement of department premium & production goals.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through exceptional service to internal and external customers.
• Contribute to specific Performance Plans assigned to the Hybrid division to reach our projected premium and profitability goals.
• Collaborate with all functional areas of the company including claims, accounting, contract wording, and actuarial to support company objectives.
• Maintain awareness of competitor capabilities and strategies, market trends in the insurance and reinsurance marketplace.
• Attend industry conferences/meetings as necessary.
• Travel as required to achieve the above.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or above and insurance certifications, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years of Canadian Property/Casualty underwriting (including automobile, financial lines, and other specialty lines) with commercial lines insurance company that focused on primary insurance with a broad range of exposures.
• Reinsurance (facultative or treaty), program, or professional lines experience is a plus. Prior knowledge of reinsurance contracts is not necessary but a plus.
• Knowledge or experience with Managing General Agents or portfolio underwriting,
• Experience with auditing property & casualty accounts,
• Ability to stay organized within a fast paced, team-oriented, and dynamic work environment with the ability to effectively multi-task and prioritize tasks.
• Knowledge of catastrophe modeling and data requirements for detailed analysis.
• Be self-motivated and able to work remotely effectively and efficiently when, and if, necessary.
• Demonstrated knowledge of underwriting pricing for property, auto liability, general liability, and excess/umbrella liability.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong relationship management and business development skills.
• Possess excellent analytical skills.
• Possess good computer skills, including working knowledge of various Microsoft programs, including Excel
  
  
  

Our Culture

• At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture.
  
  
  

Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.

All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.

Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Toronto - Reinsurance Canada

Additional Locations:

Everest Canada. Privacy Notice | Everest (everestglobal.com)