Intermediate Underwriter, Personal Lines

**About Us**:
families and businesses across Canada, through our trusted network of Broker partners. Echelon is a member of the CAA Club Group of Companies, and is an equal opportunity employer who offers a professional environment that champions collaboration, trust, and growth to drive success. We cultivate a great working dynamic to help us deliver what is best for our associates, Brokers, and Customers.

**Who we are**:
Get ready to drive your career forward. Life at Echelon is fast paced, performance-driven and rewarding. We value our Associates' career growth and ongoing professional development - and we regularly recognize their achievements and outstanding results.

We are caring. We are leaders. We are innovators. We are collaborative.

We work hard and play hard. We're about doing what's right and feeling good about it.

**Position Details**:
**What You Will Do**:

- Demonstrates a working knowledge of core products including non-standard personal lines auto, motorcycle and other recreational vehicle insurance
- Underwriting and pricing of new business, endorsements and renewals of a straightforward nature, while adhering to established policies, procedures and guidelines
- Can effectively interpret insurance policy wordings when assessing the risk to determine acceptability, classification and rating
- Uses rational judgement to make sound underwriting decisions that positively contributes to company results
- Will be required to work within set authority levels and/or referral processes
- Works collaboratively with both internal and external partners to resolve matters in a professional manner while balancing needs to achieve “win-win” solutions
- Effectively builds a professional rapport with Brokers and Agents to facilitate a positive working relationship
- Maintains service level agreements in order to maximize profitability
- Develop and manage internal relationships to improve cross functional communications

**Who You Are**:

- A minimum of 3 years Personal Lines experience
- College or University education in a related field is required
- Presently enrolled in the CIP program would be an asset
- Proficient with MS Office
- Excellent customer service skills
- Effective time management
- Strong mathematical skills and commonsense
- Sound judgement and confident decision making abilities
- Affinity for learning new technologies
- Good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
- Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to work with mínimal supervision
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Excellent inter-personal skills
- Ability to work and contribute in a team environment
- Good business writing skills

**What’s In It For You**:

- Competitive total compensation and benefits package
- Annual shared success program based on performance
- Annual merit increases based on performance
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan with a matching contribution component
- Complimentary CAA Membership

**Our Commitment**:

- We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Echelon Insurance will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs._

**Vaccination Policy**

As an organization we are focused on safety, which includes the safety and well-being of our Associates. Therefore, you must be and remain fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.