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21 Sep 2016

Full-Time Senior Corporate Underwriting Specialist

Comma Recruitment – Posted by Comma Recruitment Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Job Description

Senior Corporate Underwriting Specialist

Comma Recruitment are looking for a Commercial Underwriting Specialist, reporting to the VP of Commercial Underwriting, with 10 years senior level Underwriting experience.

Responsible for:

  • Successfully achieving our corporate goals.
  • The profitable growth of our Commercial Lines department by accepting acceptable risks with acceptable conditions at adequate pricing levels.
  • Managing the training requirements of the commercial department.
  • Ensuring that audits are completed as per the audit guidelines and submitting an audit report to AVP Commercial. 
  • Ensuring department adheres to corporate underwriting standards, reinsurance treaty restrictions, limit capacity and Insurance Act regulations.
  • Assist or develop new product lines of business including appropriate wordings, underwriting rules and rates.
  • Evaluate ‘program’ opportunities, recommend appropriate action plan and develop/manage all programs as directed by management.
  • Collect and analyze competitor technical information and data and recommend any appropriate product changes or realignment of risk appetite.
  • Ensure the commercial intra-net site has updated wordings, manuals, rates, marketing material etc.
  • Working as a team player and leading by example, both within the department and with other departments for the overall success of the company.

The role includes:

  • Working with the commercial underwriting staff to successfully underwrite and price accounts to achieve profitable growth.
  • Implement the corporate goals that have been established.
  • Review the key management reports to determine what corporate goals are working effectively and what goals are not and submit a recommended action plan to AVP commercial.
  • Implement the established corporate strategies in order to achieve our corporate goals. 
  • Use in-depth product and market knowledge to successfully underwrite and price accounts for profit and growth.
  • Implement the new products or services that have been developed to successfully meet the needs of our customers.
  • Technical responsibility for establishing line limits, ensuring appropriate capacity to support product development. 
  • Identify business opportunities including what competitive product offerings are required to keep us competitive in the market place.
  • Complete underwriting audits as per the audit guidelines.
  • Conduct training sessions.
  • Act as a technical resource for underwriting, claims, brokers, IT and management for the intent and interpretations of relevant legislation, wordings and corporate guidelines.

Comma Recruitment offer amazing work / life balance and a superb remuneration package. Looking for 10 years experience with :

  • In depth technical knowledge and experience and the ability to apply that knowledge in order to work with managers and staff including other departments to achieve corporate goals. 
  • In depth knowledge of underwriting principles and practices, concepts and methodologies and how they are applied for the successful achievement of corporate goals.
  • In depth knowledge of commercial rates and pricing to effectively underwrite the types of business written.
  • Effective oral and written communications skills.
  • Effective IT skills to effectively manage corporate systems.
  • Excellent customer service and business skills.
  • Excellent coaching and mentoring skills, excellent presentation skills.

Education and Experience:

  • University / College degree, CIP, CRM designation.
  • 10 + years management / underwriting experience.

Please forward resume to info@commarecruitment.ca   

How to Apply

Please forward resume to info@commarecruitment.ca

Job Categories: Commercial. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: comma recruitment, Commercial Lines, insurance, Underwriter, and underwriting specialist. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.

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