AVP, Governance Manager / Toronto

Title:
AVP, Governance Manager / Toronto

Company:
Everest Insurance Company Of Canada

Job Category:
Underwriting

Job Description:

Everest is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in the Europe, Bermuda, Canada, 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.

Everest is a growth company offering Property, Casualty, and specialty products among others, through its various operating subsidiaries located in key markets around the world. Everest has been a global leader in reinsurance with a broad footprint, deep client relationships, underwriting excellence, responsive service, and customized solutions. Our insurance arm draws upon impressive global resources and financial strength to tailor each policy to meet the individual needs of our customers.

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
Flexible work arrangements
Talent development initiatives
Networking groups

We are seeking an experienced and technical AVP, Governance Manager to join our team in Toronto. This is a hybrid position with the requirement to be working out of the Toronto office.

At Everest we hold ourselves accountable to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in our people, our skills, and our ideas. We prioritize building a workforce that spans cultures, backgrounds, and experiences at every level. This is a priority we bring to life through the diverse representation of leaders and colleagues across Everest. We view this as a strength and believe that our work culture is significantly enhanced when diverse groups of people come together.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Third-Party Risk Management: Maintain and administer the third-party risk management tiering assessment.
• Program Administrator Agreements: Manage and update all agreements with our partners.
• Underwriting Audit Strategy: Develop and execute the underwriting audit strategy. Collaborate with Corporate Underwriting and Internal Audit teams to determine audit schedules and frequency.

• Partner Underwriting Audits: Lead all underwriting audits of external partners, including:
  
  • Setting up each audit in Athenium.
  • Collaborating with Program Managers to identify policies for audit.
  • Establishing scoring weights for each category.
  • Coordinating with partners to schedule audits.
  • Leading wrap-up meetings.
  • Developing and issuing final audit reports with recommendations.
  • Working with partners to implement recommendations and providing a final report upon completion.
• Internal Peer Review Audits: Develop and execute internal peer review audits for Programs, including:
  
  • Collaborating with the VP of Programs and Fronting to establish schedules and frequency.
  • Developing a peer review audit template.
  • Leading monthly summary meetings of completed peer reviews.
  • Working with underwriters to implement recommendations and providing a final report to the VP of Programs and Fronting, including any action plans.

• CAT/Accumulation Reporting: Manage CAT (Catastrophe) and accumulation reports for each program and the department overall, ensuring monthly completion and adherence to partner targets. Assist underwriters in managing CAT/accumulations and communicating with partners.

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What if I don't meet every requirement? At Everest we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every element in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout the application or interview process.

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. Click here to learn more about our culture.

• 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. Inclusion and Belonging.
• 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.

Type:
Regular

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location:
Toronto - Insurance Canada

Additional Locations:

Everest Canada. Privacy Notice | Everest (everestglobal.com)