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.
Job Summary
- Support the expansion of the Professional Lines account in line with Syndicate and Company plans and underwriting strategy, whilst maintaining a focus on bottom line underwriting profit and delivery of both Syndicate, Company and Everest internal plans.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Develop a sound understanding of the underwriting strategy for areas of responsibility.
- Actively participate in execution of the marketing plan, including maintenance of existing broker & customer relationships and developing new relationships, where this is consistent with the objectives set in the Business Plan
- Actively invest and be able to demonstrate an expansion of underwriting and product knowledge, through dedicated training (internal and external) and working with other underwriters on specific accounts.
- Developing the skills required to managing a portfolio of renewal business, including underwriting & pricing, claims, referral, processing, broker and client relationship aspects; and servicing any new business request in the same way
- Represent Everest at meetings both at the Lloyd’s box, in the office and during visits to brokers, Coverholders and other customers as required.
- To participate in the underwriting peer review process at the weekly and monthly underwriting meetings, as required.
- To assist in the improvement of rating models, underwriting manuals, service standards, marketing materials, website as required
- Underwrite in compliance with Lloyd’s, Company and Everest prescribed underwriting standards.
- Business travel as required to support the above objectives, and the appropriate management of T&E expenses.
Qualifications, Education & Experience:
- Previous experience within an underwriting role within PI & Cyber
- Lloyd’s experience
- Progression towards ACII qualification
- Degree qualified, ideally with a Masters in an insurance related subject
- System skills: Iris
- Language skills: English, plus French and/or Spanish
Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:
- Strategic skills – show an ability to determine opportunities and threats through comprehensive analysis of current and future trends that may impact our business.
- Judgment / decision making skills – shows ability to use logic rationality and objectivity in decision making.
- Risk taking – show the ability to develop a sound underwriting view to take calculated risks with favourable outcomes.
- Compliance – ability to understand and ensure compliance with all internal and external management and regulatory controls, with appropriate support.
- Market and product knowledge – ability to maintain and develop market knowledge including competitor profiles and products.
- Relationship building – developing ability to establish and maintain sound relationships both internally and externally.
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.
