Business Development Analyst in London

About Everest: Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

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 analyzing publicly available information like market, financial and solvency reports. Preparing material on our product offering. Assist deal management, ensuring data availability, efficient workflow of information and systems consistency for reporting.

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.
• Create main clients’ dashboards and prepare client reports and presentations to support client and broker meetings.
• Prepare pitching and training material on Everest Re Structured Reinsurance Solutions to increase Everest´s footprint in this business segment.
• Support strategic reinsurance team in management of active transactions.

Skills & Competencies:

• 3 – 5 years’ experience in the insurance or reinsurance industry, with exposure to underwriting challenges.
• Strategic thinker with excellent analytical skills.
• Good understanding of financial and regulatory reports of insurance companies, including Solvency II framework.
• 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 & cross-cultural teams.
• University degree: Master of Business Administration, Mathematics, Science.
• Proficient in English, other languages an advantage.

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.

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.