Casualty Leader Corporate Solutions Canada - Toronto, Canada - Swiss RE

Swiss RE
Swiss RE
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Toronto, Canada

4 weeks ago

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About the Role

Portfolio Management and Team Management

  • You will oversee a team of underwriters in order to build and grow a sustainable portfolio, leveraging our strong internal resources our Canada Casualty portfolio through new business and renewal opportunities.
  • Be the top referral point for the team. Analyze and assess risk profiles prepared and provided by your team.
  • Work with all key internal stakeholders to ensure that our product is competitive, our processes are efficient and that our underwriters have the tools & resources required to successfully fulfill their duties.
  • Mentor and open up development opportunities for team members.
  • Contribute to the North American portfolio steering messaging, along with the Head of FinPro & Casualty.
  • Support the Head of FinPro & Casualty in the quarterly reporting process.

Business Development

  • In collaboration with local Underwriting colleagues, oversee your team of underwriters and portfolio leader to develop and maintain a robust pipeline of new business opportunities
  • Support multiline Canada sales planning and execution with the local Sales team
  • Develop and oversee the execution of an international primary strategy for the Canadian business
  • Furthermore, you will be asked, from time to time, to participate on project work inside and outside the Casualty business.

External Representation

  • Develop distribution strategy for each individual line of business within Casualty.
  • Represent Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Canada via regular contact with Casualty broking leaders at our existing and new distribution partners across Canada.
  • Attend internal and external events, as required by the business.
  • Thought leader in the market (participate on panels, write white papers, etc.)

Product Research, Development & Innovation

  • Oversee the product suite within Casualty with the support and leadership of the Canadian Product Underwriter.
  • Assist in the development of new product opportunities, as appropriate
  • Assist in the adjustment of current products to meet the needs of the Canadian market, as appropriate

Other

  • Providing input into planning and controlling functions as appropriate.
  • Contributing to the operational needs of the Team as appropriate

About You

  • University degree or equivalent.
  • 10+ years of experience (including underwriting, portfolio steering and personnel management)
  • Strong technical underwriting background and customer focus mindset
  • Successful demonstration of developing and executing on strategic priorities, growing a portfolio of business in a sustainable way and building and maintaining strong internal stakeholder networks
  • Extensive network of broker and client contacts
  • Selfmotivated and takes initiative
  • Very strong interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills
  • Position requires a willingness to travel (1020%)
  • English (fluency in French would be an asset)

About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking.

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics.

In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer.

It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.

During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.


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