Executive Underwriter, Corporate Underwriting

Northbridge Financial; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian insurance company is seeking an experienced Executive Underwriter to play a national leadership role in developing underwriting frameworks and driving digital transformation. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of relevant experience, strong problem-solving skills, and a customer-first mentality. The position offers a hybrid work schedule, competitive salary, and benefits to support employee well-being and professional growth. Join a team that values innovation and making a positive impact.

Benefits

Hybrid work model

Employee share purchase plan

Pension plans

Flexible health benefits

Education assistance

Community support programs

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Underwriting experience.
• Strong customer service background.
• Team-first mentality.

Responsibilities

• Shape underwriting frameworks and product development.
• Provide technical expertise for complex portfolio challenges.
• Lead modernization and digital transformation initiatives.

Skills

Complex underwriting

Problem-solving and critical thinking

Written communications

Operational leadership

Education

CIP, FCIP, or RPLU designations

Job description

What it’s like to be a Northbridge Executive Underwriter

The Executive Underwriter plays a national leadership role in shaping underwriting frameworks, product development, and authority structures for the Small Business segment across Northbridge Financial Corporation’s commercial brands. Working closely with the Director of Underwriting, this role provides technical expertise to address complex portfolio challenges, supports profit centres on unique accounts, and ensures governance through robust file reviews.

Beyond technical leadership, the Executive Underwriter is a key driver of modernization and digital transformation, leading initiatives that enhance automation, accelerate flow underwriting, and optimize processes for efficiency and ease of doing business across all regions.

The salary range for this role is $120,000 - $140,000 annually. Actual compensation may vary above or below this range based on a candidate’s knowledge, skills, and experience relative the role’s requirements. We encourage candidates with expectations outside of this range to apply, as we value finding the right fit for the team.

We want your talent

If you are great at

• Complex underwriting
• Problem-solving and critical thinking
• Written communications
• Operational leadership

If you have:

• 7+ years of Underwriting experience
• Completed, or pursuing your CIP, FCIP, or RPLU designations
• Strong customer service background
• Team-first mentality

We really mean it when we say we put you first. Here are a few ways how:

• Hybrid work! you get to work from the office and at home 50/50, allowing you to manage both worlds with the ease and flexibility you need.
• We offer competitive salaries and support your financial health through our employee share purchase plan, pension plans, RRSP, discounts on staff insurance, and more!
• We help you prioritize your well-being from day one through flexible health benefits, early leave days, wellness programs, rewards, and recognition programs.
• We are invested in helping you grow in your career through education assistance to complete your CIP, FCIP, CRM or other courses desired, internal mobility, Leadership training and mentoring programs.
• NBFC cares about the community and supports the causes you believe in with donation matching and team volunteer days.

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Who we are:

We’re Northbridge Financial. We’re proud to be 100% Canadian and owned by Fairfax Financial. We serve through our Northbridge Insurance, Federated Insurance, and TruShield Insurance brands. We have a reputation for being one of Canada’s leading commercial property and casualty insurance company. Our employees are dedicated to understanding the needs of our customers and we go above and beyond to help Canadian businesses have a safer and brighter future. We’re a company of passionate people who put people first. Do you want to join a team that believes in working hard – and having fun at work – all while making a difference? Look no further than Northbridge.

At Northbridge Financial we embrace and celebrate you and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all! No matter who you are or what makes you unique, we welcome you. Please let us know how we can assist or accommodate you during the selection process.