Business Development Analyst - Reinsurance

Title:

Business Development Analyst - Reinsurance

Company:

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

Job Category:

Analytics

Job Description:

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

Everest is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in the Bermuda, Canada, Europe, Singapore, US, and other territories. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. But the most critical asset in this organization is our people. 

Team Overview - Strategic Reinsurance and Partnerships

We offer Structured Non-Life Reinsurance Solutions to support our core clients in Capital Management, Earnings Stability or to enable Growth. We explore and engage closely with our core clients to develop reinsurance covers which match their unique needs, motivated by strategic considerations.

Role Purpose:

• Together with the Account Executives implement strategic decisions and further develop our relationship with our main clients in Everest International Reinsurance Division (EMEA, Asia and LatAm).

• Develop client strategies and identify new areas of growth by analysing publicly available information like market, financial and solvency reports.

• Support the growth of Everest Re´s Strategic Reinsurance portfolio by preparing material on our product offering and by facilitating deal management.

Key Accountabilities:

• Collaborate with Everest Underwriters around the globe to define an overarching client approach.

• Take an active role in strategic projects of Everest´s International Reinsurance Division to further grow the portfolio and to drive innovation.

• Perform analysis of key data and publicly available information to assist the Head of Strategic Reinsurance and Partnerships in defining and executing a client strategy for our main clients and to select target clients for our transactional business.

• Collect market intelligence to identify new business opportunities around Strategic Reinsurance Solutions

• Work together with external partners and brokers specialized teams to perform high-level market overviews and quantification of Solvency II relief effects

• Create main clients’ dashboards and prepare client reports and presentations to support client and broker meetings

• Prepare high class pitching material on Everest Re Structured Reinsurance Solutions to increase Everest´s footprint in this business segment

• Support in-house trainings on Structured Solutions and strategy workshops across different locations.

Skills & Competencies:

• 3 – 5 years’ experience in the insurance or reinsurance industry

• Strategic thinker with excellent analytical skills

• Good understanding of financial and regulatory reports of insurance companies.

• Good knowledge of Solvency II framework

• Knowledge on Structured Reinsurance Solutions an advantage

• Ability to assimilate quickly large amounts of information with a view to formulating corresponding business recommendations

• Good project management skills. Keen to work in cross-functional teams

• Very good communication and presentation skills

• Ability to easily liaise with internal and external stakeholders

• Cross cultural skills

• University degree: Master of Business Administration, Mathematics, Science

• Proficient in English, other languages an advantage

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 behaviours. Click here to learn more about our culture. 

  

• Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviours. 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. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  

• Our Colleague Behaviours 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 behaviours 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

Additional Locations:

London