Business Development Analyst - Reinsurance

Title:

Business Development Analyst - Reinsurance

Company:

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

Job Category:

Analytics

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.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Everest Re Zurich Branch or London Branch at a time when it is looking to expand its scale and product offering in the market.

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.

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

Other Competencies:

The role holder will be required to embrace the Everest Core Values: Agility, Be a champion of company success, Collaboration, Development.

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 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:

Zurich, Switzerland

Additional Locations: