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Insurance Underwriting Specialist

2 months ago


Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Heartland Farm Mutual Inc. Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Insurance Underwriting Specialist to join our team at Heartland Farm Mutual Inc. As a key member of our underwriting team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and quality of our underwriting decisions.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead Underwriting Projects: Act as the lead person on all special projects and initiatives, providing guidance and support to team members as needed.
  • Develop and Deliver Training: Assist in the development and delivery of technical and non-technical underwriting training to internal staff and external brokers and business partners.
  • Train Junior Staff: Lead training initiatives both in group and one-on-one settings, developing training materials and providing guidance to junior staff.
  • Interpret Policy Wordings: Use full knowledge of policy wordings to train junior staff on risk analysis, recommendation of missing coverage, and generation of additional product line sales.
  • Provide Compliance Guidance: Provide training to new hires and junior staff to ensure compliance and minimize company exposure.
  • Understand Policy Coverage: Fully understand the common terms, conditions, and exclusions of policy coverage and can recognize gaps in coverage or exposure to loss.
  • Stay Up-to-Date on Industry Developments: Understand the political, legal, and social influences on underwriting our product line and ensure compliance with established principles.
  • Collaborate with Other Teams: Aware of acceptance rules for other related lines of business and refer to other product line underwriters accordingly.
  • Analyze Risk Data: Can explain factors affecting loss ratios, severity, and frequency and analyze all relevant data using appropriate software to determine whether the level of risk is acceptable.
Requirements
  • Experience: 8-10 years of complex underwriting experience.
  • Education: Post-secondary education, CIP designation is an asset.
  • Skills: Exemplary analytical skills, ability to make informed decisions, skilled communicator, ability to influence decisions and negotiate strategically, enthusiastic learner, effective communication and interpersonal skills, and proven decision-making and analytical skills.
About Us

We offer a dynamic and supportive work environment, opportunities for growth and development, and a competitive compensation package. If you are a motivated and experienced underwriting professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply.