Senior Commercial Property Underwriter

4 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Everest Insurance Company of Canada Full time
Lead Commercial Property Underwriting Team

As a key member of our underwriting leadership team, you will be responsible for driving profitable growth, fostering a culture of excellence, and maintaining excellent customer relationships in the Commercial Property department.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial & Specialty Lines, you will lead and empower underwriting teams to execute on the department's strategic objectives, including portfolio optimization and sustainable profitable growth through the underwriting cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and drive all aspects of Commercial Property strategies and business plans.
  • Profitably scale existing Commercial Property portfolio, establishing relevance with customers, trading partners, and in the Canadian market.
  • Build and lead a team of underwriters to execute on strategic objectives, including portfolio optimization and sustainable profitable growth through the underwriting cycle.
  • Work with internal and external stakeholders to refine distribution and go-to-market strategies for Commercial Property products and services.
  • Ensure good governance and quality of underwriting is upheld by managing Commercial Property underwriting authorities and department audits.
  • Liaise with the Head of Claims on claims related issues and participate in account and portfolio reviews.

Requirements:

  • A person that demonstrates high integrity, no ego, a natural curiosity and willingness to change, and that embodies the cultural values of Everest.
  • Minimum fifteen (15) years of progressive commercial underwriting & management experience with a focus on large shared & layered property programs, preferably with lead market experience.
  • Deep knowledge of P&C underwriting and the Canadian Commercial Property market.
  • Established relationships with key Commercial Property brokers and customers across Canada.
  • Demonstrated ability to grow a Commercial Property portfolio through the insurance cycle.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders across the Company and geographies, creating alignment and support behind department priorities.
  • Exceptional oral and written communication with the ability to effectively present key themes to customers, distribution partners, and senior leadership alike.
  • A bias for action with a high sense of urgency, strong work ethic, and drive for results.
  • Willingness to travel to key markets across Canada and occasionally to the United States.

About Everest:

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.

Our Values:

  • Talent
  • Thoughtful assumption of risk
  • Execution
  • Efficiency
  • Humility
  • Leadership
  • Collaboration
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Our Colleague Behaviors:

  • Respect everyone
  • Pursue better
  • Lead by example
  • Own our outcomes
  • Win together


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