Commercial Underwriter

Aviva plc; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Commercial Lines Underwriter to join their Calgary team. This role focuses on underwriting medium-sized commercial accounts, ensuring profitable growth through quality assessments and strong relationships with brokers and customers. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in the insurance industry, particularly in property and casualty policies, and will be adept at identifying business opportunities while maintaining compliance and quality standards.

Benefits

Competitive rewards package

Annual bonus eligibility

Retirement savings plan

Health benefits

Personal wellness opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Career Development opportunities

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in commercial lines underwriting.
• Strong knowledge of underwriting, pricing, and product.

Responsibilities

• Qualify and underwrite accounts to drive profitable growth.
• Develop relationships with brokers and customers.

Skills

Underwriting

Customer Service

Relationship Management

Education

Post-secondary education in Business

CIP/FCIP

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

RTM

Commercial systems

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.

Aviva has an excellent opportunity in our Calgary Commercial Insurance Underwriting Branch. We are recruiting for a Commercial Lines Underwriter (Property & Casualty) to help expand our business.

As a commercial underwriter the accountability in this role isto drive profitable growth through quality underwriting of our medium-sized commercial accounts in all business segments. As an Underwriter, you are accountable to collaborate with internal partners to identify new business opportunities and to provide superior technical expertise to brokers and customers to price the risk appropriately.

What You’ll Do:

• Qualify and underwrite accounts through understanding needs and risk characteristics of the customer, ensuring benefit from both top-line and profitability perspective.
• Develop and maintain relationships cross-functionally and with external stakeholders, to deliver exceptional broker and customer service.
• Maintain the quality and profitability of the portfolio.
• Help identify areas of concern regarding loss ratios, risk trends, or other discrepancies, applying remediation strategies as appropriate.
• Build knowledge of all Information Systems/Programs within Commercial Insurance.
• Participate in Quality Reviews and audits as required.
• Support maintenance of a compliant UW environment in relation to guidelines and rules.

What You’ll Bring:

• 3+ years experience in the insurance industry as commercial lines underwriter with property and casualty policies.
• Post-secondary education (Business or related discipline) or equivalent practical experience
• CIP/FCIP preferred
• Strong knowledge of underwriting, pricing and product in various segments
• Working knowledge of other functional areas (i.e. Claims, Risk Management, Accounting, etc.).
• Strong level of understanding of underwriting philosophy, policy contracts, rating programs, risk information sources, underwriting/technical manual information, statuary constraints, and computer workflow procedures.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, RTM, Commercial systems and other related systems.
• Ability to interact in a professional manner to develop long-term relationships with brokers and customers.
• Ability to work with internal business partners to deliver a great broker and customer experience.
• Ability to be self-motivated and proactively pursue potential business opportunities with brokers and customers.
• Ability to listen to broker and customer needs in order to effectively and efficiently meet them.

What You’ll Get:

• Competitive rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
• Exceptional Career Development opportunities.
• Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement
• Hybrid model ( presence to the office at least twice a week )

Additional Information:

Aviva Canada is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities during all phases of the hiring process including the application process. If you require an accommodation because of a disability, we will work with you to meet your needs. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. If you are selected for an interview and require an accommodation, you are encouraged to advise the Talent Acquisition Partner who will consult with you to determine an appropriate accommodation.

About Us

We help our 19.5 million customers to save forthe future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight.

So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.