Senior Commercial Underwriting Specialist
6 days ago
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Commercial Underwriting Specialist to join our team at DGA Careers. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about commercial underwriting and wants to contribute to the success of our organization.
Job Summary
The Senior Commercial Underwriting Specialist will be responsible for underwriting and servicing moderately complex accounts in accordance with established guidelines and business objectives. The successful candidate will have excellent analytical and communication skills, as well as the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Main Responsibilities
- Underwriting and Servicing: Evaluate, select, negotiate, and price assigned policies to ensure a profitable book of business within established underwriting authority.
- Risk Selection and Pricing: Execute individual pricing and risk selection decisions within assigned underwriting authority and in accordance with corporate guidelines for correct pricing techniques.
- Referral and Recommendation: Refer and redirect requests for pricing decision and risk selection for risks beyond personal authority, along with recommendations.
- Data Entry and Analysis: Complete data entry of policy information to ensure timeliness of transactions and analyze new business for risk profitability with guidance from a more senior underwriter.
- Professional Relationships: Develop and maintain professional relationships with brokers and/or customers to enhance understanding of the target market and contribute to quality service, problem solving, and risk selection.
- Service Standards and Knowledge: Understand and adhere to service standards in accordance with company guidelines and maintain knowledge of industry trends, developments, and regulatory changes including competitive analysis and information.
- Collaboration and Education: Collaborate with brokers and customers to assist in business retention and customer satisfaction through regular interactions and participate in the communication and education of brokers concerning the corporate underwriting philosophy, policies, and procedures as required.
- Operational Risk Controls: Understand and apply best business practices towards compliance, internal control, and operational risk controls in accordance with national standards and regulatory standards and policies.
- Trend Monitoring and Review: Monitor trends and developments identifying areas of concern regarding loss ratios, risk trends, or other discrepancies and assist in the price monitoring, risk selection, and data quality performance reviews.
Requirements
- Demonstrated Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency at managing multiple, changing priorities/projects, and delivering results.
- Communication Skills: Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills, and ability to foster and build good long-term working relationships with brokers, customers, and business areas inside and outside the work unit.
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with ability to focus on broker and customer needs, ensuring a high quality of service is provided.
- Education and Experience: Post-secondary school education and/or equivalent job experience, with 5 to 10 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance industry (commercial).
- Languages: Fluent in French, English is a definite asset.
- CIP/FCIP Designation: Actively pursuing CIP/FCIP designation.
Salary Range: $80,000 - $110,000 per year, depending on experience.
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