Casualty Underwriter

Title:
Casualty Underwriter

Company:
Everest Intl Re, Ltd Singapore

Job Category:
Underwriting

**Job Description**:
About Everest

It’s an exciting time for Everest As we continue on our journey, we see significant opportunity ahead of us to expand our reach, build diversity, and enhance our capabilities in critical markets.

Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in North America, Latin America, the UK & Ireland, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Our most critical asset is our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. We also offer generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs, mentoring opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and Colleague Resource Groups.

About the Role

Here in Asia, Everest continues its rapid expansion in terms of geographic and product scale and scope. We are excited to offer this opportunity for an energetic and motivated underwriter to join our Casualty team and also help drive our entry into the Singapore mid-market and SME segments. As we look to execute on an exciting growth trajectory in Asia with Singapore as our base of operations, you will have matrix reporting to the CEO, Everest Insurance Singapore® responsible for the Singapore Retail Market. You will play an important role in helping to grow our retail market business and build our relationships with our clients and partners in the mind-market and SME segments.

As an Underwriter, a Typical Day Would Include

Responsible for underwriting of insurance products and progressing the portfolio of the Casualty business with focus on Work Injury Compensation and including Public and Products Liability, Comprehensive General Liability and other Casualty lines of business- Drive new business, review new risk submission and renewals within assigned authority limits- Maintain profitable renewal accounts as well as assist in the achievement of indigenous budget plans and business strategies to ensure profitable growth- Review Casualty policy wordings and endorsements- Ensure that systems are updated with the correct data (data accuracy), maintain rates adequacy, rates validation and uphold our Underwriting philosophy and standards.- Coordinate with the support team to ensure valid and timely response on production of policies, endorsements, certificates, renewal notices, invoices and other administrative requirements- Maintains close rapport and relationship with all internal and external stakeholders.- Assist in performing peer review and audits- Perform ad hoc projects and other related duties as assigned

Singapore Retail Market

While you work within the Casualty team, you will also be a member of our Singapore Retail Market team under CEO, Everest Insurance Singapore® and responsible for helping to grow the mid-market and SME segments. You will be supporting the team to engage the clients and partners in these segments and help build our distribution network, underwriting capability and retail presence in Singapore.

What you will need:
- Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree, Business Degree, relevant Insurance qualifications or equivalent- Demonstrated underwriting ability and technical competence as evidenced by a minimum of 5 - 8 years’ underwriting experience or equivalent industry experience.- Strong network of Singapore producers- Experience and knowledge across Casualty Lines products- Analytical skills and ability to evaluate and judge underwriting risks within designated authority.- Effective communication & interpersonal skills to work effectively with both internal and external stakeholders- Team player- To be self-motivating with a drive for self-improvement and progression

Everest Values

You will be required to embrace the Everest Core Values: Collaboration, Thoughtful Assumption of Risk, Execution, Humility and Leadership.

The Everest Core Values are the foundation upon which we (a) conduct our work, and (b) conduct ourselves both internally with our colleagues, and externally with clients/customers. The Company's success and that of our employees begin with these values. All employees are expected to support and exhibit these values in their interactions with others and through their day-to-day responsibilities.

At Everest, we are committed to the development of our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. You will benefit from career development and learning opportunities that will let you set career goals and fulfill them, including:

- Generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement
- Mentoring opportunities
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