Title: Head of Accident & Health, Canada
Company: Everest Insurance Company Of Canada
Job Category: Underwriting
Job Description:
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, generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs, mentoring opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and Colleague Resource Groups.
Role Purpose:
We are seeking a dynamic and entrepreneurial professional to lead the development of an Accident & Health (A&H) business in Canada. This exciting role involves building a robust A&H portfolio, including:
Product offerings may include Group Travel (corporate and other group travel) as well as various non-corporate Group Accident products. Examples include K-12 Student Insurance, Amateur & Youth Sports coverage, Volunteer Insurance, and Day Care & Camp coverage, among other participant accident and sickness insurance tailored for the Canadian market.
The role involves driving new business growth by building and maintaining strong relationships with retail brokers and agents and supporting the underwriting referral process with our Managing General Underwriting partners.
We’re seeking an individual with an entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments. This position presents a unique opportunity to shape the A&H business landscape in Canada, leveraging the support of the U.S. A&H division. You will lead efforts to diversify distribution channels, strengthen product offerings, and cultivate strategic partnerships. Your contributions will be pivotal in driving shareholder value and expanding the company's presence in the A&H market.
Key Responsibilities
Candidate Profile
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 behaviors.
Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. 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 Behaviors 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 behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.
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Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Primary Location: Toronto - Insurance Canada
Additional Locations: Everest Canada. Privacy Notice | Everest (everestglobal.com)