SVP, Head of Alternative Solutions, North America

As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying "The Art & Science of Risk," SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry - actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others - as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

As an international company, our common culture is defined by "The SCOR Way." Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity.

We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.

SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.

Alternative Solutions at SCOR works across both insurance companies, and industrial & commercial companies, including their (re) insurance captives. Within this framework, Alternative Solutions manages four business segments, Capital Management, P&L / Retention Management, Parametric and Fronting. The global footprint of SCOR allows access to a large market, enabling us to create market leading and innovative products, at a time where market conditions require new ideas to deliver effective capital optimisation.

As Head of North America Reinsurance segment, you will drive the strategic engagement for our business development, including business origination and maintenance of the SCOR "Alternative" offering to clients and brokers, in the region. Within this role, you act as a team manager and as an underwriter.

You are also responsible for the achievement of the Plan, for the profitability of the alternative solutions transactions in the region, and driving the success of the underwriting team within the region. Your plan contribution forms part of the global Alternative Solutions ambition and is achieved through sound technical and profitable underwriting of your transactions.

These goals are achieved through your skill at developing SCOR's market share and leadership position across Alternative Solutions, through enhancing the Group image in the market by efficient and innovative support of client needs.

- Originate, design, evaluate and price offers of non-traditional / alternative deals proposals from various sources and negotiate conditions of the contracts

- Manage the regional team, ensuring optimised allocation of the workload but in additional, and importantly, support the career paths, encouraging personal development and appropriated trainings when required.

- Manage and renew an existing portfolio of non-traditional / alternative deals currently in place

- Develop tailored products and promote non-traditional / alternative deals to SCOR clients, brokers and SCOR underwriting teams, designing alternative capital-based strategies for clients

- Maintain relationships with clients and brokers, showcasing our position in the market, and additional value provided through our expertise

- Contribute to the deal maintenance, including reporting, reserving and claims settlements in conjunction with the relevant department

- Ensure compliance with ICSP process and Guidelines within the region

- Investigate, analyze existing and new markets in the area and propose new solutions in order to develop the existing portfolio

• Qualified by experience accepted
• Business focused degree advantageous, but not required
• Substantial industry experience, work experience in underwriting in an international environment in an "alternative risk transfer" environment.
• Market leading technical knowledge of subjects associated to non-traditional underwriting as well as a wider understanding of related actuary, accounting, legal, regulatory and capital management topics.

You may not meet every requirement listed in the job description. If you bring broad expertise and alignment to the role and resonate with our core values, we encourage you to apply.

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