Underwriting Specialist, Commercial Mid-Market

4 days ago


Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada CNA Insurance Full time

You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA Insurance, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential.

Key Responsibilities

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
  1. Perform a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines, focusing on commercial underwriting and risk assessment.
  2. Work on highly complex underwriting risks employing diagnostic and systematic analysis to assess acceptability, developing specialized endorsement language for highly complex risk.
  3. Determine appropriate pricing of complex risks for assigned book of business based on financial and competitive analysis in line with compliance requirements and with little oversight needed from superiors.
  4. Make recommendations on underwriting policy and pricing strategy, ensuring alignment with company goals.
  5. Analyze quality, quantity, and profitability of highly complex risks underwritten; prepare and present reports to management.
  6. Market products and services through the brokerage community and make field visits, building relationships with key stakeholders.
  7. Develop and maintain broker relationships with large producers within the assigned territory to reach positive and profitable outcomes on complex, high-risk business.
  8. Keep current on provincial/territory issues and regulations, industry activity and trends. May participate in industry trade groups.
  9. Mentor and guide less experienced underwriters and assist in the development of underwriting training.
  10. Utilize advanced functionality in relevant CNA systems to perform day-to-day activities.
  11. Responsible for special underwriting projects and presentations.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
  1. Advanced technical expertise, underwriting skill and high level of knowledge of insurance and underwriting principles, practices and procedures.
  2. Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills. Ability to effectively interact with all levels of CNA's internal and external business partners.
  3. Advanced analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects.
  4. Ability to deal with ambiguous situations and issues.
  5. Creativity in resolving unique and challenging business problems.
  6. Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software.
  7. Demonstrated leadership skills.
Education and Experience
  1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Professional designations preferred.
  2. Typically a minimum eight to ten years underwriting experience.

At CNA Insurance, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job. If you require an accommodation during the hiring process or upon hire, please inform Human Resources. If a selected applicant requests accommodation during the recruitment process, CNA will consult with the applicant in order to provide suitable accommodation that takes into account the applicant's accessibility needs.



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