Practice Leader

DGA; Barrie; Remote; CAD 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading brokerage is seeking a Practice Leader to build a new D&O division. This role involves strategic marketing, team building, and client engagement, with a salary up to $200,000 depending on experience. Candidates should have a strong background in D&O risks and relevant qualifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years experience placing D&O risks.
• Understanding of professional liability coverage for private and publicly traded entities.

Responsibilities

• Helping build out a D&O team.
• Preparing submissions and performing due diligence.
• Leading marketing strategies and negotiating rates.

Skills

D&O risk assessment

Marketing strategies

Negotiation

Client presentations

Due diligence

Education

CAIB

RIBO

Job description

Do you have strong experience with large corporations and D&O? Are you a technical expert seeking to join a well-respected brokerage and build a legacy? Then this role is for you!

Our client in Burnaby, BC, is seeking a strong technical broker to work closely with the Producer and help build a new division. This is a fantastic opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a new area within a well-established brokerage.

Our client is working exclusively with associations to break new ground, and this Practice Leader will be strategically involved in building marketing materials and working with these associations. If you are not in the Vancouver area, no problem! You can work remotely with periodic travel to BC or from their Ontario office if you are in the East.

Ideally, you have:

• Minimum 7 years experience placing D&O risks
• Understanding of how to assess, structure, market, and place professional liability coverage for private and publicly traded entities

Responsibilities include:

• Helping build out a D&O team
• Preparing submissions
• Performing due diligence and gap analysis on wordings
• Accessing and presenting benchmarking data to prospects and clients
• Leading marketing strategies, negotiating rates and coverages
• Supporting producers with client and prospect presentations
• Attending client and prospect events hosted by the brokerage
• Collaborating on marketing materials targeted at prospects
• Ensuring internal compliance and documentation for E&O purposes
• Leading brokerage efforts for insurance market-facing events related to professional liability
• Overseeing support staff for day-to-day client needs

Salary up to $200,000 depending on experience

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their resumes confidentially. If you are working with another DGA Recruiter, feel free to ask them about this position. DGA Careers has been Canada’s only national Executive Search and Recruitment firm focused exclusively on the insurance industry since 1986. Our industry expertise, knowledge, and strong relationships enable us to connect leading insurers, brokerage firms, and independent adjusters with talented mid to senior-level professionals for leadership roles.

As specialists, we thoroughly understand the issues, trends, and challenges in the insurance industry. Our team includes former insurance executives and professionals, providing unparalleled access to senior industry leaders. Unlike generalist firms that fill few insurance roles annually, we successfully place multiple senior executives each year, ensuring we find and assess great talent for the insurance industry.

Information

• City: Toronto
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Education: CAIB, RIBO
• Minimum experience required: 7 to 10 years