Title: Senior Underwriter, Retail Excess Casualty - New York
Company: Everest Insurance Company
Job Category: Underwriting
Job Description:
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 long-term 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:
Our financial strength is evident in Financial Agency Ratings of: A+ A. M. Best, A+ S&P Global and A1 Moody's Investor Service. We are a market leader for our broad diversified income streams, strong underlying underwriting performance with reduced volatility and strong cash flow. We take pride in being known in the industry as nimble, entrepreneurial and responsive.
The Retail Excess Casualty division of Everest Insurance, a member of the Everest Re Group, Ltd. is looking for a National Account Excess Casualty Underwriter to join our East Coast Team.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
Grow, manage, and maintain a profitable, diversified book of excess casualty business for the National Account Excess Casualty Division
Underwrite and analyze new and renewal business within delegated authority levels while adhering to underwriting rules and guidelines
Develop and maintain relationships with brokers to facilitate a flow of desirable new business and to maintain renewal business via quality service
Collaborate with other related segments along with regional colleagues and internal/external business associates.
Analyze new business for risk profitability as determined by a review of underwriting, claims and financial data.
Underwrite renewal business according to current underwriting approach and philosophy in a service oriented environment, ensuring high renewal retention.
Collaborate with corporate underwriting, claims, actuary, operations, and marketing to achieve collective team goals.
Obtain, assess and communicate competitive factors in the marketplace
Qualifications, Education & Experience:
Bachelor's degree or above and/or insurance certifications
A minimum of 3 years of experience in underwriting casualty business
Demonstrated ability to generate profitable new business
Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:
Strong relationship management skills
Excellent analytical, communication, and computer skills
Ability to successfully complete multiple tasks concurrently within a fast-paced, team-oriented, working environment
Customer-oriented approach
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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.
For NY Only: The base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $175,000 annually. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications and work location.
Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Primary Location: New York, NY
Additional Locations:
Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Everest Benefits at everestbenefits@everestglobal.com.
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