Head of Casualty & Industry Practices - Continental Europe

Title: Head of Casualty & Industry Practices - Continental Europe Company: Everest Insurance (Ireland) France Job Category: Underwriting Job Description: 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. Key Responsibilities Support the expansion of the Europe Casualty account across Continental Europe in line with Everest International Group plans and underwriting strategy. Support the expansion of the Industry Practices Segment in line with Everest International Group plans and underwriting strategy, whilst maintaining a focus on bottom line underwriting profit. Develop, articulate and implement the underwriting strategy for areas of responsibility. Actively participate in execution of the marketing plan, including development of broker and customer relationships and developing new relationships, where this is consistent with the objectives set in the Business Plan. Actively invest in and be able to demonstrate an expansion of underwriting and product knowledge, through dedicated training and working with the CUO Office and Casualty International management team to develop the portfolio. Develop and manage a portfolio of business across Europe, ensuring that all business is serviced effectively. Represent Everest at meetings and undertake appropriate visits to brokers and clients as required. Monitor all relevant portfolio KPIs and understand, remediate and justify these where required. Liaise with Claims Management and the wider team on claims related issues. Work with the actuarial team to effectively price individual risks and add influence to our rating process. Monitor and keep abreast of changes in underwriting, regulation and compliance. Assist in the improvement of rating models, underwriting manuals, service standards, marketing materials, website as required. Candidate Profile – Knowledge Skills Experience Significant experience within a Casualty underwriting role as well as excellent technical knowledge of European Casualty business. Professional qualifications. Strategic skills – clear 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 – proven ability in building 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. Type: Regular Time Type: Full time Primary Location: Paris, France Additional Locations: GDPR Privacy Notice | Everest (everestglobal.com) #J-18808-Ljbffr