Underwriting Assistant

Being a part of BrokerLink, means you live our values: to act with integrity, be respectful of others, have a customer-driven mindset, strive for excellence and always treat others with generosity. These values drive our diversity and inclusion efforts to ensure a respectful and inclusive work environment is present.

We want like-minded individuals who want to provide the highest level of customer service, who carry themselves with utmost professionalism.

We want to invest in you Your success is our success and our purpose of “we’re here to help people” is what motivates us to keep the amazing talent we attract, for a long time. We want to bring out the best of all our team members Offering countless opportunities to grow and an environment which values our most important assets, you, our team members. We have over 200 offices across Canada, ask us about our flexible work arrangements

We have an exciting opportunity to join our **National Underwriting Team, Risk-Can**, as an **Underwriting Assistant,**and to work out of our: Calgary, Edmonton, Oakville, Aurora, Woodbridge, Pickering, Barrie, or Sudbury office. On a **Permanent (FT)** Basis.

**Who we are**:
At **Risk-Can**, we are passionate about building a leading Canadian MGA provider and have ambitious goals to get us there. People are at the heart of all we do, and our employees are important to us.

**As part of our employee promise, here are some of the many perks of working with us**:

- Flexible health and dental insurance benefits package
- Personal Spending amount to invest in your healthy lifestyle
- RRSP - Registered Retirement Savings Plan with Company matching
- ESPP - Employee Share Purchase Plan (TSX:IFC) program with matching aspect
- ‘Dress for your day’, dress according to your daily schedule
- Competitive compensation package with bonus aspect
- Employee discount program, including Apple, Bell, Rogers and more
- Paid Time Off in the form of: Personal days, Volunteer days, Exam/Study Time, Jury Duty and starting at 3 weeks of vacation per year
- Working for an employer who is regularly recognized as one of Canada’s best employers such as Kincentric 2023

**What the Role Entails**:

- Retrieve information relevant to the underwriting function either by pulling files or checking policy history through appropriate channels.
- Work within established authority limits, structured parameters, rating matrices, and defined guidelines within the Underwriting Authority given under the various Lloyd’s Contracts.
- Answer straightforward inquiries from brokers promptly and courteously.
- Other tasks related to supporting our underwriting functions

**If you feel you have the equivalent skills, please apply**
- Post Secondary Education
- Excellent data entry and typing skills with the ability to quickly learn new systems and processes.
- Demonstrate strong attention to detail with the capability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Thrive working in a virtual Team using shared electronic mailboxes and files
- Highly organized to manage workload proficiently and can work in a face paced and changing environment
- Analytical and decision-making skills with attention to detail
- Positive team player while working independently
- High degree of professionalism and accountability
- Willing to obtain insurance license
- Excellent Knowledge of MS Office - Outlook, Word, Excel
- Ability to quickly learn new systems and processes

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

BrokerLink is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment which embraces our diversities and sees them as our strength We want to foster a workplace that makes all our team members and customers feel welcome and appreciated.

At BrokerLink, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that inspires each of us to be the best we can be. Join our team and make a difference