Job Description

Title:

AVP, Head of Marine Underwriting

Company:

Everest Insurance Company Of Canada

Job Category:

Underwriting

Assistant Vice President – Head of Marine Underwriting

Locations: Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal

At Everest, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion across our people, our work, and our leadership. We believe the strength of our organization lies in the diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences of our colleagues. This commitment is central to how we build high‑performing teams and deliver excellence for our clients and partners.

About the Role

Everest Insurance Company of Canada (“EvCan”) is seeking an accomplished underwriting leader to serve as Assistant Vice President, Head of Marine Underwriting. Reporting to the Head of Energy, Construction, and Marine, this role is a key leadership position within EvCan’s Specialty Underwriting organization.

As Head of Marine, you will play a foundational role in building and scaling Everest’s Marine underwriting presence in Canada. You will be responsible for setting underwriting strategy, growing a profitable portfolio, strengthening distribution relationships, and fostering a culture of disciplined underwriting, collaboration, and entrepreneurial thinking. This role combines strategic leadership, technical excellence, and market-facing engagement and offers the opportunity to meaningfully shape Everest’s Marine platform in Canada.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the launch, development, and expansion of Everest’s Marine underwriting business in Canada, in close collaboration with local leadership and global Marine product leadership.

• Develop and execute a profitable underwriting strategy aligned with Everest’s risk appetite, growth objectives, and long-term portfolio goals.

• Build, manage, and optimize a balanced Marine portfolio, maintaining strict underwriting discipline while driving sustainable growth across market cycles.

• Underwrite complex Marine risks within assigned authority and provide referrals and recommendations for risks exceeding authority levels.

• Assist in the development and ongoing enhancement of underwriting guidelines, pricing methodologies, and product offerings to ensure market competitiveness.

• Strengthen and expand relationships with key Marine brokers, cultivating new partnerships where aligned with the strategic business plan.

• Develop and execute targeted marketing and distribution strategies to support portfolio growth and brand positioning.

• Partner closely with Claims, Risk Management, Actuarial, Operations, and other internal stakeholders to support portfolio performance and effective risk management.

• Participate in account reviews, portfolio analysis, and peer underwriting review processes to ensure consistency and best practices.

• Monitor regulatory, compliance, and market developments impacting Marine underwriting and ensure adherence to all applicable requirements.

• Recruit, develop, and lead Marine underwriting talent as the business grows, fostering high performance and professional development.

• Represent Everest in relevant industry associations and forums, promoting the Everest brand and technical expertise.

Accountabilities

• Full accountability for the performance of the Canadian Marine portfolio, including growth, profitability, and underwriting quality.

• Ownership of Marine underwriting strategy, appetite definition, and execution across the Canadian market.

• Contribution to enhancing management information systems, underwriting tools, rating models, and operational processes related to Marine business.

• Coordination with other specialty underwriting teams to support cross-sell opportunities and broader client penetration strategies.

• Ensure all underwriting activity complies with Everest’s underwriting standards, governance frameworks, and internal controls.

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications

• Demonstrates the highest standards of integrity and fully embodies Everest’s values and culture.

• Minimum 10–15 years of progressive commercial underwriting experience, with deep specialization and recognized expertise in Marine insurance.

• Extensive knowledge of the Canadian Marine insurance market, including established distribution relationships with leading Marine brokers.

• Proven ability to lead strategy development and translate strategic objectives into actionable, profitable underwriting plans.

• Strong understanding of Marine portfolios across insurance cycles, including exposure management and pricing dynamics.

• Technically strong underwriter with the credibility to engage confidently with brokers, clients, senior leadership, and regulators.

• Collaborative leader who builds alignment across geographies and business functions.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively.

• Demonstrated bias for action, strong sense of ownership, and results-driven mindset.

• Willingness to travel within Canada and occasionally to London/Europe to support business objectives and stakeholder engagement.

The base salary range for this position is CAD 150,000 - CAD 200,000 annually. The offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, experience, qualifications and work location. All offers include access to a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO). This position is a current vacancy.

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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 hereto 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:

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