Commercial Property Underwriting Specialist

5 months ago

Toronto, Canada Tokio Marine Canada Ltd Full time

**We Are Looking for a COMMERCIAL PROPERTY UNDERWRITING SPECIALIST**

**Who We Are**

We are Tokio Marine Canada (TMCAN), a new, entrepreneurial, start-up Canadian insurance company based in Toronto, with a focus on the commercial Property and Casualty industry. We are part of the Japanese-based Tokio Marine Group of Companies, one of the world’s largest and most reputable insurance organizations. At TMCAN we will work with select brokers across Canada providing business insurance solutions for Canadian customers across a broad spectrum of insurance coverages.

**Our Noble Purpose**: We believe in a future Canadian Society that is innovative, progressive, and prosperous. This will require businesses to grow, challenge the status quo, and take calculated risks. We exist to help Canadian business by supporting them in the risks they take on by partnering with select professional brokers in providing practical solutions, superb service and being there in their times of need. We are Tokio Marine Canada - **we aspire to be a Good Company** - and you can trust us to always do the right thing.

**The Opportunity**

Reporting to the Vice President, Property, and working closely with business leaders and your peers, we are looking for a Commercial Property Underwriting Specialist to join our team. Our focus is simple - create the best team of professionals in the business. If you enjoy the excitement, challenges and rewards that come with creating better ways to do business, this may be the opportunity for you.

**What You Will Do**

Your responsibilities will include:

- Underwrite construction (contractors or builder’s risk), property and equipment breakdown or crime exposures including but not limited to builders’ risk, contractor’s equipment, commercial property and property portion of package accounts across Canada.
- Review submissions, identify hazards and exposures, evaluate risks, determine terms, establish capacity, set price, discuss with facultative reinsurers, and negotiate with brokers for new business, renewals, or project extensions. Terms provided will be based on TMC’s underwriting guidelines.
- Active use of interpersonal relationship-building skills will be used by the individual to connect TMC with brokers, MGA’s, reinsurers and customers on new business or renewal case opportunities.
- Working collaboratively with brokers, the individual will seek out solutions to find a way for TMC to assist their client via property or another line of coverage available through TMC. Periodic responsibilities will include the need to attend and participate in insurance industry, reinsurance, or broker events.
- Working collaboratively alongside representatives from other lines of business, internal or external risk control and internal or external claims staff with a focus on delivering exceptional service to TMC brokers, MGA’s and customers.
- The individual will operate within their underwriting authority to ensure TMC’s guidelines have been followed. In addition, the individual will work alongside their colleagues and the VP Property to ensure TMC’s governance and control ambitions are addressed through peer audits or file reviews within the established timelines outlined.
- Will work with the VP Property to meet established thresholds relating to gross premium, net premium, new business, renewal retention, inflation uplift, rate uplift and profitability targets for the various property and equipment breakdown portfolios. The individual will also work with SVP Commercial Insurance as well as representatives from other lines of business to ensure cross-sell targets for top-line are also achieved.
- Developing and adhering to standards and maintaining underwriting discipline in line with the established underwriting framework.
- Understanding and enhancing underwriting strategies, developing new business propositions, documenting renewal strategies and plans, enhancing value propositions, and working with others to build marketing messages and materials.
- Conduct analysis of lead carrier or broker manuscript policy wordings.
- Providing technical training and other learning and development opportunities to Underwriters, Underwriting Assistants and other applicable staff.

**Who You Are**

You are experienced underwriter with broad property underwriting experience across various sectors of the economy. You are team player with a positive attitude who thrives in a consensus culture with an emphasis on collaboration. You are a self-starter who is excited by the opportunity to jump right in and can come up to speed quickly. You are comfortable working on a lean team and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves and do the work that needs to be done.
- 8+ years of experience
- Established expertise in commercial property underwriting in the mid-market, upper mid-market, risk managed or specialty space
- Understanding of Equipment Breakdown Insurance coverages and service requirements for exposures

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