Manager, Commercial Underwriting

1 month ago


Toronto, Canada BrokerLink Full time

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 a Commercial Underwriting Manager working from one of our offices in the Greater Toronto Area on a Permanent (FT) Basis. 

At  Risk-Can Underwriting Managers,  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:

Help us achieve our objective of becoming a leading Canadian MGA provider. As the  Risk-Can Commercial Underwriting Manager  you will be responsible for leading a high performing team and contributing to the strategy and success of  Risk-Can .

Contribute to the success of our business by participating in business plan objectives and committing to individual team objectives Manage the Risk-Can portfolio to achieve profitability and growth through risk-selection, pricing and relationship development Determine goals and objectives for direct reports; assign responsibilities; provide guidance and feedback regarding performance, facilitate continuous learning, career development and succession planning Provide effective leadership by continuously keeping your team informed on changes/results and share accountability for the overall performance, productivity and engagement with team members Develop and nurture successful working relationships with our broker and insurance carrier partners through strong communication, visibility and participation in achieving results Recommend and develop products to aid in growth targets. Ad hoc project work as required. Improve workflows to aid in department efficiencies

The Successful candidate will have:

*If you feel you have the equivalent skills, please apply*

Proven track record: 5+ years of management experience leading high performing teams. Sales driven mindset and self-starter: We have ambitious growth targets – you are able to find opportunities to grow better and faster without a pre-determined road map to follow. Relationship builder: Cultivating relationships excites you. Technical underwriting ability: 5+ years commercial underwriting experience. Exposure to developing niche products or growing program business an asset. A team player and natural leader: You thrive in a face-paced collaborative team environment and are passionate about developing and empowering your team to achieve their full potential and perform at a high level. Comfortable with change: Building a leading MGA will require pivoting on strategies and initiatives. You are okay with priority shifts as we grow together. Ability to travel RIBO license an asset or willingness to obtain CIP/FCIP/RPLU an asset Ability to pass a criminal and credit background check
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