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return on capital. That commitment to world-class customer service is one of the aspects I appreciate the most about the company. What we sell is a promise to be there when our clients need us most; I am proud to be part of a team that honours that promise.
What has been the biggest challenge you have encountered? Rebecca Roberts
Job: Senior vice president, underwriting Company: RenaissanceRe Career path 2010—Senior vice president, US property catastrophe underwriting, RenaissanceRe 2005—Vice president, RenaissanceRe 2002—Assistant vice president, RenaissanceRe 2001—Joined RenaissanceRe
Rebecca Roberts is responsible for underwriting primarily US Property Catastrophe business for Renaissance Reinsurance. Roberts has 20 years of experience in reinsurance. She joined RenaissanceRe in 2001, was promoted to assistant vice president in 2002, to vice president in 2005, and to her current position in 2010.
Roberts began her career as a reinsurance underwriter at Vesta
Fire Insurance Corporation, and later worked as a senior underwriter for HartRe Company. Roberts is an attorney, holding a JD from the University of Alabama School of Law in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and is licensed in Florida on inactive status. She also holds qualifications as a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and an Associate in Reinsurance. Roberts graduated cum laude with undergraduate degrees in Finance and Accounting from Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama.
What has been the highlight of your career so far?
The day I was offered a job at RenaissanceRe was the highlight of my career. I had been working for a competitor before, and had spent many hours studying RenaissanceRe’s annual report to figure out the secrets to their success. This was a company with a reputation for excellence and an outstanding track record of superior performance. When I started there, of course, I saw for myself that its reputation was merited. Along with the company’s relationships based on excellent customer service, RenaissanceRe’s technical capabilities and integrated systems provide employees with the ability to maximise
“The biggest challenge for me is the ever-changing dynamics of our industry, but it’s also what motivates me: finding innovative, market- relevant solutions for our clients.”
The biggest challenge for me is the ever-changing dynamics of our industry, but it’s also what motivates me: finding innovative, market- relevant solutions for our clients. The increasing convergence of the capital markets and traditional reinsurance, for example, is one of the prevalent themes in our market, currently. RenaissanceRe is well-positioned to assist clients in this market because it offers a suite of innovative products to match risk with the most efficient capital, something the company has actually been doing for years. It is exciting to be able to bring these proven products to our clients in today’s market, as well as to work on new ones.
What are your career aspirations now?
My aspiration is to continue to add value here at RenaissanceRe. I have been with the company for 13 years now and the company is in better shape than ever. One of the ways I would like to continue to add value is to play a bigger role in helping women in our company reach their highest potential. ■
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