Underwriting Specialist

4 weeks ago

Calgary, Canada DGA Careers Full time

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Job number: IW-9312

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Join our client's team as an Underwriting Specialist focused on managing intricate risks associated with property and casualty products in the Western Region. This role is pivotal in collaborating with diverse stakeholders, evaluating underwriting submissions, managing account portfolios, and cultivating strong relationships with clients and brokers.


Key Responsibilities:


• Analyze risks, evaluate underwriting submissions, and make informed decisions.
• Develop, negotiate, and oversee a portfolio of accounts aligned with strategic objectives.
• Foster enduring relationships with clients, brokers, and internal stakeholders while delivering exceptional service.
• Strategically plan, prioritize, and execute tasks to meet defined objectives.
• Operate within guidelines, promptly identifying and escalating potential risks.
Qualifications and Skills:
• University degree and advanced insurance-related certifications like CIP or equivalent.
• 6-8 years' progressive underwriting experience, specializing in property and casualty products with demonstrated success in intermediate roles.
• Proficiency in underwriting tools, systems, and data analysis techniques to assess risks, determine coverage, and calculate premiums.
• Strong attention to detail, exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, and effective time management.
• Negotiation proficiency, adaptability to evolving market conditions and guidelines, and managing multiple underwriting files concurrently.
• Comprehensive understanding of underwriting guidelines, policy wordings, pricing tools, and the regional insurance market.
• Ability to coach and mentor underwriting professionals and commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• High ethical standards, adherence to industry regulations, and discretion in handling sensitive information.


• Competitive market salary.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Annual transportation subsidy.
• Defined contribution pension plan and voluntary RRSP and TFSA programs.
• Generous annual bonus program for permanent full-time staff.
• Vacation, wellness, personal, volunteer, and sick days.
• Comprehensive employee group benefits.
• Charitable grant allocation.
• Family and Employee Assistance Program, discount and perks program, and fitness reimbursement.
• Family-friendly benefits including maternity/parental top-up payments.
• Support for professional designations and personal development courses.
• Wellness perks and engagement activities.

About Us:
At DGA Careers, finding and assessing talented insurance professionals is what we do all day long, every day. DGA Careers has been proudly serving the Canadian insurance industry for over 25 years, as the largest executive search and recruiting company focused exclusively on the insurance industry. With offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Montreal, DGA Careers is well-positioned to conduct searches with a national scope. Our unrivaled professional network across Canada provides us with the ability to reach vital key influencers and passive candidates nationally.


Interested candidates, please contact Katie Ellwood at katie@dgacareers.com. If you are working with another DGA Recruiter, feel free to ask them about this position directly.

Information
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Education: CIP, CIP Partial Completion, FCIP, FCIP - Partial Completion, Post Secondary Education
  • Minimum experience required: 7 to 10 Years #J-18808-Ljbffr

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