XL Catlin Hiring For Country Manager, Canada at Toronto, ON Full Time

As Country Manager, Canada, you will be responsible for executing AXA XL’s strategy in Canada. You will provide leadership by managing, coordinating, encouraging and mediating between all product lines and functional departments within the country.

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What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Integrating all disciplines across your country organization through aligned goal setting in close co-operation with underwriting and functional departments.
• Collaborating with underwriting managers and support functions to determine how global product strategies may be executed.
• Developing business plans for the country in line with global and regional strategy.
• Monitoring and reviewing the annual plan with Regional and Product heads and amend/stretch target where applicable.
• Actively seeking new business opportunities which fit with AXA XL’s risk appetite and global strategy.
• Driving growth by identifying new markets (e.g., new channels, new products or acquisitions) and by further developing existing markets (e.g., deeper relationship with existing brokers and clients) in collaboration with AXA XL’s underwriting unit leaders and functional line managers.
• Developing and effectively managing senior broker and client relationships for the enterprise in collaboration with the underwriting unit heads.
• Developing and further enhancing Broker and Distribution Management plans locally and be responsible for effective local implementation of centrally negotiated global broker agreements.
• Monitoring broker performance and managing remuneration levels across all lines with underwriting heads.
• Representing and marketing AXA XL and its products to the Insurance market, leading a customer focused approach providing innovative and customized solutions to customer needs.
• Providing strategic insight into the local market opportunities across AXA XL’s underwriting units.
• Ensuring that AXA XL is in compliance with appropriate legal, tax and regulatory issues, including acting as liaison with regulators.
• Developing business plans for Canada in line with Regional and Product heads and amend where applicable.
• Ensuring service delivery levels, both internal and external, are managed effectively and are at industry leading standards.
• Fulfilling various board responsibilities including relationship management with the regulator. Act as the Chief Agent in Canada of the company for the purposes of the Insurance Companies Act.
• Ensuring submission volumes, quote rates, new business and retention ratios are at budgeted levels.
• Effectively managing the Sales & Distribution operating costs and maintaining oversight of other operating costs to ensure the efficiency of the office.
• Leading the Canadian sales organization, including supervising Client & Distribution Leaders, an Office Manager and an Administrative Assistant for the Canadian market.
• Lead and promote a collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment.
• Develop and sustain a culture of high engagement by leading through the AXA XL Leadership Commitments

You will report to the CEO, Americas.

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We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive relevant work experience (experience in the large corporate insurance business, ideally with underwriting, claims or reinsurance background) in own functional and/or operational area.
• Experience managing relationships through impact and influencing skills.
• Ability to deliver performance through a team.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Experience in working in a globally managed company and within matrix organizations.
• Outstanding service mentality.
• Robust interpersonal and leadership skills and the ability to interact with different internal departments and external partners.

Desired Skills and Abilities:

• Analytical and organizational skills.
• Successful implementation of practical and theoretical understanding of:
  • people management techniques and approaches; and,
  • problem-solving and decision-making techniques.
• Sound understanding and use of financial planning, analysis and reporting approaches.
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements.

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com

Inclusion & Diversity

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe

• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems – the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We’re building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see axaxl.com/sustainability

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Location:CA-CA-Toronto

Work Locations: CA ON Toronto 100 King Street West 100 King Street West Suite 3020PO Box 310 Toronto M5X 1C9

Job Field:Country Management

Schedule:Full-time

Job Type:Standard