Associate Underwriter - Energy and Construction Toronto

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Everest is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in the Europe Bermuda Canada 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 longterm value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. But the most critical asset in this organization is our people.

Everest is a growth company offering Property Casualty and specialty products among others through its various operating subsidiaries located in key markets around the world. Everest has been a global leader in reinsurance with a broad footprint deep client relationships underwriting excellence responsive service and customized solutions. Our insurance arm draws upon impressive global resources and financial strength to tailor each policy to meet the individual needs of our customers.

At Everest we are committed to the development of our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. You will benefit from career development and learning opportunities that will let you set career goals and fulfill them including:

Generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement

Mentoring opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Talent development initiatives

Networking groups

Everest Canada is building a dynamic Energy and Construction team to provide market leading capacity and service across Underwriting Claims and Risk Engineering. We are seeking an energetic and eager individual with an ambition to learn and groom into an experienced Energy and Construction underwriting resource for the team. This is an Associate Underwriter position responsible for maintaining high service levels for our broking/client network as well as providing administrative/underwriting functional support to the production Underwriters on the team.

As an integral part of our underwriting team we are looking for an individual with a passion to learn and grow in the niche E&C sector of the industry. Everest is looking for an ambitious individual who will help the team on its journey to be a leader in Energy and Construction.

In this role you will report to the Head of Energy and Construction at Everest Canada in Toronto. This is a hybrid position with the requirement for the resource to be working out of the Toronto office.

At Everest we hold ourselves accountable to advance diversity equity and inclusion in our people our skills and our ideas. We prioritize building a workforce that spans cultures backgrounds and experiences at every level. This is a priority we bring to life through the diverse representation of leaders and colleagues across Everest. We view this as a strength and believe that our work culture is significantly enhanced when diverse groups of people come together.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Assist the production underwriters with preliminary underwriting including but not limited to; Rating models CAT assessment requests and risk analysis (new and renewal).

• Preparing short and brief reports on risks for Underwriting and aiding the overall underwriting process for the production underwriters.

• Manage submission inflow and Request for Information with Broker partners. Ensuring the risks are logged as per department policies and necessary underwriting information has been gathered to review the risk.

• Gather key missing underwriting information from the broker/client further to initial review to expedite Underwriting processes and procedures.

• Administer and manage quotation generation binders declinations and relevant documentation for the E&C portfolio in Canada.

• Discuss and negotiate amendments in risk placements with brokers in consultation with production underwriters.

• Coordinate loss runs with Claims and provide loss runs to brokers if required.

• Issue all new line renewal and endorsement policy documents and deal with brokers as needed on documentation queries.

• Actively crosssell afforded products and services.

• Responsible for Underwriting documentation maintenance for the unit.

• Responsible for data management and analysis for the unit.

• Supporting service standards in delivery of Energy and Construction products and services.

• Working effectively other integral members of your team.

• Actively work on innovative solutions for clients/broking partners to differentiate Everest Canadas offering to the industry.

Qualifications Education & Experience:

• Minimum 25 years of Underwriting/Broking Experience in the Commercial Insurance. A focus towards Construction and Energy is a plus.

• Basic knowledge of Property and Casualty lines of coverage.

• Independent operator with the ability to be an openminded team player with a willingness to actively listen to comprehend unique circumstances that require practical and unique solutions to complex issues.

• Robust insured and broker interaction with the ability to effectively target current and prospective contacts to effectively promote offered products.

• Bachelors Degree with advanced education and / or professional designations including but not limited to CIP CPCU (not required)

Knowledge Skills & Competencies:

• A person that demonstrates high integrity and embodies the cultural values of Everest.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills to work with both internal teams and external brokers as you will work in a team environment assisting underwriters and / or deal administrators as part of their overall responsibility.

• Outstanding comprehension and work experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Bilingual (English/ French) Skills are an asset.

• Excellent organizational timemanagement and multitasking skills.

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What if I dont meet every requirement At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every element in the job description we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

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. Clickhereto learn more about our culture.

• Our Valuesare 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. . Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Inclusion and Belonging.

• Our Colleague Behaviorsdefine 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.

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