Senior Underwriter, Financial Lines
Posted 30+ Days Ago
Title:
Senior Underwriter, Financial Lines
Company:
Everest Insurance (Ireland) France
Job Category:
Underwriting
Job Description:
It’s an exciting time for Everest! As we continue on our journey, we see significant opportunities ahead of us to expand our reach, build diversity, and enhance our capabilities in critical markets.
Everest is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in the Bermuda, Canada, Europe, Singapore, US, and other territories. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. But the most critical asset in this organization is our people.
As a member of our Financial Line department in France, the candidate will be responsible for managing new business and renewals, with an emphasis on underwriting new business production.
Key Responsibilities:
Support the growth of a profitable and diversified portfolio of Financial Lines risks.
Actively market the department’s products in all regions of the country, increasing Everest Insurance’s market presence and bid growth nationally.
Demonstrate a complete understanding of the company’s underwriting authorities and guidelines.
Analyze new business to ensure portfolio profitability as defined by corporate underwriting policy.
Underwriting renewals according to current underwriting policy in a service and cost-effective environment, ensuring high retention of renewals.
Develop and maintain positive business relationships with brokers and clients, including soliciting new business opportunities.
Assist in the development of products and marketing materials.
Ability to assess and communicate relevant market information to the underwriting team.
Interact and coordinate activities with other departments (in particular, management, prevention, claims, accounting).
Contribute to the regular analysis and review of underwriting practices and procedures.
Candidate Profile:
Minimum of 10 years of Financial Line underwriting experience, demonstrating subject matter expertise and strong industry contacts.
Excellent analytical and computer skills with demonstrated ability to use data analysis and draw appropriate conclusions based on results.
In-depth knowledge of the French insurance market and brokers.
Strong negotiation, oral and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain excellent broker relationships and provide high quality service.
Ability to ensure compliance with all internal and external management and regulatory controls
Team player and ability to work effectively with peers.
Strong time management skills to meet all service requirements.
Advanced Master 2 in Insurance or Legal or equivalent
Languages - Fluency in English and French, both oral and written, is essential.
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:
Paris, France
Additional Locations:
N/A