Job description
Title:
Senior Risk Manager
Company:
Everest International Insurance
Job Category:
Technology
Job Description:
Who we are:
Everest is a leading global Reinsurance and Insurance organisation 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.
Why join:
This new role has been created to support Everest’s rapidly growing International Insurance business. The role holder will support a varied and dynamic range of initiatives within the risk management function as Everest seeks to continually enhance risk management as an integral part of the International Insurance expansion strategy. The successful candidate will possess relevant industry experience, excelling analytical skills, solid experience implementing best practice risk frameworks, excellent organizational skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, initiative, and excellent influencing skills.
Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, the role holder will focus on quantitative insurance and financial risk, including pricing, reserving, exposure management, ceded reinsurance, stress & scenario testing, investment, solvency and liquidity risks.
Collaborating with, and influencing, senior colleagues across multiple functional areas and international Everest offices, this role will have a high profile. As part of a rapidly growing business division, the role holder will have the opportunity to shape this role and the future development of the risk function. The successful candidate will provide risk-based insights to support Everest in making the right business and strategic decisions.
The role requires significant experience within the non-life insurance sector and in-depth understanding of non-life insurance and financial risks. The role holder will be self-motivated and well-organised and able to manage and prioritise a broad range of activities in the context of a rapidly growing business.
This role offers a hybrid working schedule of 3 days a week in the office, 2 days a week remote.
Key responsibilities include:
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Promote continuous enhancement of Everest risk culture.
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Support the ongoing development, implementation and embedding of an increasingly sophisticated risk management framework, with a focus on quantitative aspects of:
Insurance risk:
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Pricing
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Reserving
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Exposure management
- Ceded reinsurance
Financial risk:
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Solvency
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Investment
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Liquidity
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Risk function review and challenge of annual financial plan.
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Co-ordinating and challenging modelling aspects of ORSA (modelling is carried out in first line).
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Undertake deep dive reviews of selected risks within remit.
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Work in close collaboration with multiple stakeholders spanning senior leadership, department heads, and first line subject matter experts to provide risk management advice, support, oversight and challenge.
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Attend relevant management committees.
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Produce risk management papers and reporting for Management, Risk Committee and Board, as required.
Skills and experience:
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Extensive knowledge and understanding of quantitative non-life insurance and financial risks, including those noted in the role profile.
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Experience of Solvency II pillar 1 requirements.
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Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
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Non-life actuarial experience is preferable.
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Proven ability to influence.
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Ability to develop effective and collaborative working relationships across the business.
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Ability to demonstrate professional scepticism.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Excellent Microsoft Office capabilities.
Competencies:
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The role holder will be required to embrace the Everest Core Values: Collaboration, Thoughtful Assumption of Risk, Execution, Humility and Leadership
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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
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The Company's success and that of our employees begins 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
Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Primary Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Additional Locations:
London
As an effective team member, employees at Everest Insurance must champion the Everest Insurance Culture:
- Collaboration: Open and transparent communication with customers and colleagues
- Thoughtful Assumption of Risk: Supporting the Everest goal of carefully writing profitable business by ensuring data quality, prompt and accurate feedback to Underwriters, and operational control throughout the enterprise.
- Execution: Delivering outstanding support to the organization through strong day-to-day business operations, effective project management, and careful oversight of vendors.
- Humility: Caring and respectful approach to service colleagues, customers, and the community.
- Leadership: By example, every day.
Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Everest Benefits at
everestbenefits@everestre.com.
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