Underwriting Assistant

1 week ago

Markham, Ontario, Canada Randstad Canada Full time
Are you an administrative or operations professional who is comfortable in a fast-paced setting? Have you previously been responsible for handling documentation and data entry activities, specifically in the insurance or financial services industry?


Are you looking for an opportunity to further develop your skills within a corporate environment? If so, we have an amazing opportunity for you We are currently looking for an Underwriting Assistant to support our client, a leading Insurance Firm, in their Markham, ON office (remote).


In this role you will work full-time hours on a 12 month assignment, and earn a rate of $23.36 per hour.

Advantages

  • Gain experience working for a globally recognized Insurance firm
  • Work full-time hours on a 12 month assignment
  • Earn a rate of $23.36 per hour
  • Markham, ON location (hybrid, potential for fully remote)

Start date:

ASAP
Responsibilities
Accountabilities

  • You are responsible for delivering superior quality commitments and fostering a "One Stop Shop" environment for our broker partners.
  • You will service our broker partners' needs in a timely and informed manner. Broker connection should constantly be challenging status quo to ultimately provide premier underwriting service.
  • You will have an opportunity to strongly influence the results of the Broker Survey. Dedicated steps taken throughout the year will contribute to a successful outcome of this survey.
  • You are committed to exhibiting a high degree of integrity when representing Broker/Aviva and while dealing team members and the leadership team.
  • There will be a focus on service for our existing book of business and support to maintain our service level agreements
  • Data entry for New Business, creating Salesforce accounts, creating portal submissions, documentation within new submissions
  • Maintenance of new business trackers and ensuring a high level of data accuracy
  • Processing new business binds, ensuring proper storage of documentation and communication, following up on outstanding risk items
  • Ordering MVR, Auto+ and Hits reports for the business
  • Completing risk follow ups with our broker partners and adhering to our abeyance system framework
  • Working closely with leadership on work distribution, triage and SLA data builds
Qualifications
Required Qualifications

  • 3 years insurance experience is an asset
  • Strong use of Excel and other Microsoft Office applications is required
  • Familiarity with an office environment and the ability to work independently, with little supervision
  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities
  • Drive the Business – think strategically, champion the brand, make effective decisions
  • Know the Customer – build trust and strengthen operations relationship
  • Win with People – communicate with impact, lead and develop skills and knowledge of all those you come in contact with every single day
  • Execute with Excellence – cultivate collaboration between teams and between underwriting and other business units
  • Will to Win – set a clear vision, welcome and support challenge and change, influence others, defy uncertainty and eliminate ambiguity
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills coupled with confident decision-making and analytical skills
  • Organized and strong time management skills
Summary
Interested in the Underwriting Assistant role in Markham? Apply online today
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Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada.

As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees.

In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.


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