Aviation Underwriter

Title:
Aviation Underwriter / Toronto

Company:
Everest Insurance Company Of Canada

Job Category:
Underwriting

Job Description:
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 enhanced when diverse groups of people come together.

The Aviation Department of Everest Insurance Company of Canada, a member of the Everest Re Group, Ltd. is looking for a Underwriter - Aviation to join our Toronto office.

As a key member of our aviation team and reporting to the Head of the department, you will be working alongside the underwriting team on aviation accounts throughout all Provinces and territories. You will be accountable for all facets of new business and renewal handling with a strong emphasis on new business production underwriting.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Have a full understanding of corporate underwriting philosophies, authority and guidelines.- Underwrite/analyze new business for risk profitability by assessing exposures and hazards as determined by review of underwriting and claims data.- Underwrite renewal business according to current underwriting approach and philosophy in a service-oriented environment, ensuring high renewal retention.- Maintain the long-term profitability of a portfolio of accounts, within the bounds of internal underwriting guidelines and individual underwriting authority. This includes the ability to successfully negotiate terms, conditions, and pricing to achieve new business, renewal and profitability targets.- Develop and maintain positive business relationships with contracted producers including solicitation of new business opportunities and participate in production trips and corporate functions for marketing purposes as required.- Assist in the development and coordination of product and marketing efforts.- Ability to assess and communicate to the Everest Underwriting Team and Senior Management competitive factors in the marketplace as they relate to Everest’s corporate underwriting portfolio, in addition to changing market conditions and movement of industry personnel.

Qualifications, Education & Experience:
- Minimum 2 years of aviation insurance experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:
- Ability to maintain excellent relations with brokers and provide superior service.- Team oriented and ability to work effectively with peers.- Strong prioritization skills to meet daily demand and deadlines to meet all service requirements.- CIP designation or actively working towards completion of CIP courses- Willing to do travel.- Proficient at Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point).

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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

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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:
Toronto - Insurance Canada

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