AVP, Financial Risks, Reinsurance

Title:

AVP, Financial Risks, Reinsurance

Company:

Everest Reinsurance Company (Ireland), Dac (Zurich Branch)

Job Category:

Underwriting

Job Description:

Why join us

Everest is a leading global reinsurance and insurance organization with extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet and an innovative culture. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focus on creating long term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. 

Our strength is in our people

At Everest, we believe that our future is determined by the actions we take today. Actions that go beyond business strategy and encompass the values important to our employees and the communities in which we operate. Everest’s value commitments include: providing an inclusive work environment that offers employees the opportunity to further their development, supporting our communities through the donation of time and financial resources, maintaining our integrity across all aspects of the group, and being an industry innovator to solve global complex risks.

Tasks: Underwriting Credit Risk Transfer and Significant Risk Transfer transactions. Duties include modelling, pricing, and sourcing new business from the banks.

• Acting as a Centre of Competence across the Financial Risk Hubs (Bermuda, Miami, Singapore, Warren, Zurich), peer-reviewing all CRT/SRT business.
• Monitoring the global in-force portfolio.

• Key requisites: 10Y experience in portfolio risk transfer from the banking industry to re/insurance, with a focus on CRT and SRT of (collateralized) loan portfolios. Nice to have: direct banking experience.
• Background: university degree in economics/finance, along with proven quantitative and analytical skills. Nice to have: CFA or actuarial qualification.
• Languages: English as the main working language. Nice to have: French, Spanish, and German if Zurich based.
• Full time, option to work from home twice a week.
• Location: London or Zurich.
• Reporting directly to the Global Head of Financial Risks.

What if I don’t meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

 

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. Inclusion and Belonging.
• 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:

Zurich, Switzerland

Additional Locations: