Bilingual Underwriting Assistant

Aviva Canada Inc.; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the insurance sector as an Underwriting Support Specialist. This bilingual role involves assisting underwriting teams with submissions, document processing, and broker communications. Ideal for candidates with a degree and administrative experience, looking to build a career in commercial insurance.

Benefits

Annual Bonus

Retirement Savings

Health Benefits

Competitive Vacation Package

Corporate Wellness Programs

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of administrative experience in an underwriting environment.
• Strong work proficiency in web and DOS based systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist underwriters in logging submissions and processing documents.
• Respond to broker service requests and manage data entry.

Skills

Bilingual Communication

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Education

University Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

RTM

RTG

SFDC

Job description

Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values – Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.

An excellent opportunity exists to join our Corporate and Specialty Risk team! This is a bilingual (French and English) opportunity to help service underwriting teams.

Your role is to support our Underwriting teams, learn, grow, and work towards an underwriting career.

In this role, you will play a meaningful role in supporting our Underwriting teams that are driven every single day to think bigger, do better for our customers, and achieve desired results.

Come join our team!

What You'll Do:

Working both collaboratively and autonomously while ensuring deadlines are met as part of a remote team is critical to the success of this role.

Assisting underwriters in logging new submissions, processing declinatures as well as renewal and endorsement preparation while completing electronic filing of underwriting documents.

Processing loss control reports, assisting underwriters in attaining D&B reports, preparing catastrophe analysis, insurance binders and other documents as required for underwriters.

Responding to broker service requests on behalf of underwriting as well as following up on information needed from brokers on behalf of underwriting.

Data entry in RTM, RTG and SFDC systems while updating tracking documents.

Timely reconciliation of financial discrepancies working collaboratively and effectively with GCS Stakeholders.

Produce reports, presentations and information summaries as required.

Special projects as required.

What You'll Bring:

Bilingual French and English communication skills (written and verbal) is a requirement.

Excellent articulation via phone, email, and in a meeting setting in both French and English is a requirement

Completion of a related educational degree/diploma and/or accreditation.

Preferred candidate has 1-2 years of administrative experience with strong attention to detail and accuracy. Time management skills are essential in an underwriting environment.

Manage autonomy confidently, accountable to various teams for role responsibilities.

Strong work proficiency in web and DOS based systems and databases; must have a solid understanding of the Microsoft Office Suite.

Excellent oral and written communication skills with the capability to communicate at all levels (with internal and external partners) is meaningful to the role.

Outstanding organization and time-management skills with the ability to adapt in a dynamic, priority-changing environment is critical for success in this role.

Vested interest in learning and building a career in the commercial insurance space.

What You’ll Get:

Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.

Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year

Employee driven programs passionate about gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity and inclusion

Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health

Hybrid flexible work model

Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process. This is a new position which has been posted both internally & externally.

Aviva Canada has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities. If upon commencement of employment you require a specific accommodation because of a disability, please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged. This process applies throughout your career with Aviva Canada.

Education Required

Exp. equivalent to University/College
University Degree