Assistant Vice President, Reinsurance

Marsh McLennan•Montreal, QC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Guy Carpenter, a business of Marsh, is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Reinsurance to be based in their Montreal office. Guy Carpenter is a leader in reinsurance and capital solutions, placing over $60 billion in reinsurance premium worldwide and utilizing global reinsurance markets to secure comprehensive and competitive terms for clients. Reinsurance brokers are described as highly skilled and driven individuals who combine deep technical reinsurance knowledge with strong business acumen.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Actuarial science, finance or other relevant quantitative degree.
Background in Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance is strongly preferred.
5-7 years of applicable experience in insurance and ideally in reinsurance.
Strong interpersonal skills for establishing and maintaining relationships and interactions with colleagues, clients and reinsurers.
Adept at prioritizing workload according to volume, urgency, timelines, etc.
Fluency in French and English languages.

Nice To Haves

Strong technical background as to be able engage with clients on complex topics.
Excellent communications skills.
Experience in sales and/or underwriting in the insurance, reinsurance or related financial services sector.
Profound understanding of insurance and/or reinsurance concepts and terms.
Demonstrated initiative and proactivity.

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with senior members of the Canadian reinsurance broker team in the analyzing of data and broking of reinsurance solutions that address client needs.
Demonstrate exceptional communication skills in order to distill highly technical/actuarial concepts into business terms that speak to the C-suite.
Support business growth by proactively reaching out to client prospects and nurture relationships with your peers in the re/insurance industry.
Answer questions and concerns from clients and reinsurers, and quickly find solutions to problems.
Leverage internal capabilities together with actuarial and catastrophe modeling professionals to develop best-in-class reinsurance analytics.
Liaise with contracts and accounting specialists to ensure flawless client servicing.
Develop relationships and engage with new business prospects.
Activate existing sales strategies and help develop new sales initiatives.