Vice President Treaty Underwriter

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**Job Description**:
**About this job**:

- This position will report directly to the North America P&C SVP, Head of Canada, and Chief Agent of Partner Reinsurance of the U.S. Canada Branch

**About the Role**:
The Vice President, Treaty Underwriter will have an important role in developing, underwriting, and servicing the Property & Casualty portfolio in accordance with the underwriting strategy for the Branch.

The individual will have the following responsibilities:

- Underwrite and manage a profitable book in the target growth areas of Property & Casualty business. This will include conducting extensive review and analysis of submissions, contract wordings and thorough analysis of the primary operations, products, and management teams.
- Work in close collaboration with the P&C NA Underwriters, Pricing Actuaries, Catastrophe Modeling team, Claims and other Business Units.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers and clients to ensure a continuous flow of business.
- Contribute to the development of underwriting strategies and initiatives.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to junior underwriters.

**Qualifications**:
**About you**:

- A university degree is required.
- Industry designations such as CIP or FCIP are preferred.

**Experience/Skills**:

- A minimum of 10 years of experience in progressively senior underwriting roles in the (re)insurance industry.
- A highly credible (re)insurance underwriter with strong technical skills and deep experience underwriting Property & Casualty Lines.
- A thorough understanding of the primary market and of policy forms, pricing schemes, and the role and impact of claims, actuarial and finance in the underwriting process. Preferably, this individual will have gained experience as a Primary Commercial Insurance Underwriter.
- Deep knowledge of the broker market and the capability to identify target business.
- Strong relationships with brokers and clients.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Fluency in French would be an asset.
- An ability to grasp complex mathematical concepts and an understanding of modeling in the decision-making process.

**Personal attributes**:

- Excellent analytical skills capable of quickly assessing opportunities.
- A relationship builder; able to engage clients, brokers and colleagues and gain their trust.
- An ability to negotiate through challenging situations.
- Collaborative, a true “team player”, yet willing to take a stand on issues and push back when appropriate.
- Approachable, an active listener and patient in transferring knowledge.
- Highly disciplined and goal oriented.
- Strong ability to prioritize and multi-task to ensure timely and successful completion of tasks.

Additional Information

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PartnerRe Hiring Team