Director, Ceded Reinsurance
$232k - $254k USD
Why Openly
Openly is rebuilding insurance from the ground up. We are re-envisioning and enhancing every aspect of the customer experience. Doing this requires a rapidly growing team of exceptional, curious, empathetic people with a wide range of skill sets, spanning technology, data science, product, marketing, sales, service, claims handling, finance, etc.
The Openly Difference
We created Openly because we saw an evident gap in the market for premium insurance made simple. Consumers deserve more complete coverage at competitive prices.
- The Price Difference: Using cutting-edge data and technology, we provide you with customizable, competitive prices to protect your most valuable assets.
- The Policy Difference: Coverages are truly customizable to meet your individual protection needs, for both standard coverages and optional add-ons.
- The Experience Difference: From tailored claims handling to highly responsive customer service, we are focused on making the home insurance purchasing process a better overall experience.
Welcome to your next adventure.
At Openly, our people are just as important as our product. For us, collaboration, communication, and work-life balance are more than nice-to-haves— they’re the must-haves that make us who we are. We believe a great company is the result of a shared set of values, so we look for these qualities in every candidate we hire.
- Integrity
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- Curiosity
- Urgency
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Director, Ceded Reinsurance
Openly is seeking a ceded reinsurance director who will help lead the company’s day-to-day ceded reinsurance operations while developing iterative improvement of the company’s buying strategy. This role will critically contribute to improving spend efficiency, reducing EBIT volatility, and protecting risk capital.
Reporting to the Chief Accounting & Risk Officer, the Director, Ceded Reinsurance will collaborate in the development of and be responsible for the execution of the ceded reinsurance strategy for Openly by managing existing broker and reinsurance programs and relationships, forging new relationships and structures and serving as a liaison of reinsurance activities. This person will leverage and create strong relationships with brokers, reinsurers, carriers, and alternative capital providers supporting Openly’s growth and profitability strategies. This person will bring strong technical reinsurance experience, interpersonal skills, market relationships and innovative thinking to the reinsurance function.
Responsibilities include:
- Support Openly’s reinsurance program, including technical analysis and recommendation of structural strategies for Openly’s use and purchase of reinsurance coverage, developing relationships with incumbent and new markets, and managing the brokerage/placement process.
- Maintain and evolve reinsurance capacity development strategies, including forging new relationships with traditional and non-traditional reinsurance capital providers and industry participants.
- Collaborate with finance, insurance product, strategy, and legal teams to manage Openly’s reinsurance planning and placement processes.
- Support the work of various departments such as Insurance Product Management, Insurance Product Research, Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting & Reporting, and others.
- Provide insights into risk-bearing activities at Openly, offering up strategies that further Openly’s growth and profitability objectives.
- Be a thought leader within Finance & Strategy as the organization expands, spearheading projects as they arise.
Candidate Profile
Candidates are required to be analytical, highly effective communicators, and display thoughtful business judgement. The candidate will also have a proven track record within the reinsurance industry and have strong existing relationships within the industry. The candidate should be a self-starter with a strong work ethic who is highly results-oriented, inquisitive, and enjoys problem solving with minimal structure.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of related experience
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or another quantitative field. MBA preferred
- Deep technical experience in property and CAT reinsurance structuring
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically through challenging questions
- Frequent travel (US domestic travel & International travel to London, Bermuda, Cayman, Germany, etc.) is required
- Experience in networking with reinsurers, negotiating and placing reinsurance programs
- Familiarity with Cat modeling outputs (Verisk Touchstone & RMS RiskLink) and vendor model parameter risk is required
- Experience with unauthorized and/or unrated reinsurance requirements is highly desirable
- Ability to manage reinsurance brokerage relationships effectively and has a strong reinsurance negotiation experience
- Strong interpersonal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex and nuanced concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to fit into a unique culture that is highly nimble, adaptable, execution oriented and resilient
- Excels in a fast-paced, demanding environment; able to manage multiple tasks and juggle several time-sensitive demands, while adapting to changing priorities
- Able to create and deliver effective presentations to both external and internal audiences.
Compensation & Benefits:
Below is the budgeted salary range for this position. Actual compensation for this position will be determined based on the successful candidate's experience and skills. We are committed to providing a compensation package that not only reflects the responsibilities and requirements of the role, but also the unique expertise that the chosen candidate will bring to our team.
Budgeted Salary Range
$231,680—$253,745 USD
The full salary range shows the min to max salary range for this position. Actual compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications and determined based on various factors including the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience.
Full Salary Range
$200,325—$333,875 USD
Benefits & Perks
- Remote-First Culture - We supported #remotelife long before it was a given. We'll keep promoting it.
- Competitive Salary & Equity
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Plan Offerings
- Life and disability coverage including voluntary options
- Parental Leave - up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of paid parental leave based on meeting eligibility requirements
(Birthing parents may be eligible for additional leave through STD) - 401K Company Contribution - Openly contributes 3% of the employee's gross income, even if the employee does not contribute.
- Work-from-home stipend - We provide a $1,500 allowance to spend on setting up your home workplace
- Annual Professional Development Fund: Each employee has $2,000 in professional development (PD) funds to spend on activities or resources annually. We want each Openly employee to achieve personal and professional success and to feel supported, confident, and informed about improving their efficiency and productivity.
- Be Well Program - Employees receive $50 per month to use towards your overall well-being
- Paid Volunteer Service Hours
- Referral Program and Reward
Depending on position, Employees generally are eligible for cash incentive compensation, including commissions for sales eligible roles. In all cases, eligibility for compensation and benefits is subject to applicable plan and policy terms in effect from time to time.
U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, and those authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer and currently residing in the US will be considered.
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