Intermediate/Senior Commercial Underwriter (Remote-Ontario/Atlantic) - Job# 217

DGA Careers Inc.; Toronto; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus structure

Employee benefits

Job summary

DGA Careers seeks an experienced Commercial Lines Underwriter for a fully remote Canada-wide role. You will handle a steady flow of commercial submissions and build strong broker partnerships while contributing to portfolio growth under leadership guidance.

The ideal candidate has intermediate to senior underwriting experience, strong new business capabilities, and a collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset in a remote MGA-style environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commercial lines underwriting experience at an intermediate to senior level.
• Strong new business underwriting capabilities.
• Ability to review risks and apply pricing, terms, conditions, and underwriting judgment.
• Experience managing a meaningful volume of commercial submissions and quotations.
• Strong broker relationship and business development skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess a steady flow of commercial submissions for risk and pricing suitability.
• Build productive broker relationships to support submission flow and hit ratios.
• Contribute to portfolio growth with independent judgment and collaboration.

Skills

Commercial lines underwriting

New business underwriting

Broker relationships

Underwriting judgment

Negotiation

Organization/time management

Education

CIP/CAIB/CRM/FCIP designation

Progress toward designation

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Commercial Lines Underwriter to join its specialty underwriting team in a fully remote capacity. This is a Canadian-based position supporting commercial business across multiple regions.

The opportunity is particularly well suited to an intermediate-level underwriter who is ready to take on meaningful new business responsibility while continuing to develop under the mentorship of experienced underwriting leadership. A more senior candidate may also be considered.

The role has a strong new business focus and requires someone who can confidently assess a steady flow of commercial submissions, build productive broker relationships, and contribute to the continued growth of the portfolio. Candidates should be comfortable working independently in a remote environment while remaining highly collaborative with the broader underwriting team.

Candidates must be located in Canada and able to effectively support Eastern Canadian business hours.

The Employer

Our client is an established Canadian Managing General Agent focused on specialty and complex commercial insurance risks.

The organization operates in an entrepreneurial underwriting environment and provides underwriters with exposure to a broad range of commercial risks rather than limiting them to narrowly defined market segments. The business includes a mix of casualty, property, construction-related, hospitality, and other specialty commercial classes.

The organization offers the autonomy and pace of an MGA environment together with access to experienced underwriting leadership, professional development, and broader organizational resources.

About You

You are a commercially minded underwriter who enjoys new business, broker interaction, and solving complex underwriting problems.

You are confident making underwriting decisions but also value collaboration and are comfortable discussing differing perspectives with colleagues. You can advocate for your position while remaining open to feedback, coaching, and alternative approaches.

You are self-motivated, organized, and comfortable managing a meaningful volume of submissions without requiring significant day-to-day oversight. You enjoy developing broker relationships and understand how strong service, responsiveness, and underwriting judgment can help generate better submission flow and stronger hit ratios.

An MGA or specialty insurance background would be highly valued, although strong commercial underwriting experience from an insurer environment may also be considered.

Necessary Qualifications Include

• Demonstrated commercial lines underwriting experience at an intermediate to senior level
• Strong new business underwriting capabilities
• Ability to review risks and apply appropriate pricing, terms, conditions, and underwriting judgment
• Experience managing a meaningful volume of commercial submissions and quotations
• Strong broker relationship and business development skills
• Ability to encourage additional submission flow and build productive broker partnerships
• Strong negotiation and professional communication skills
• Excellent organization, prioritization, and time-management abilities
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong independent work ethic and comfort working remotely
• Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively with underwriting colleagues
• Entrepreneurial, solutions-focused mindset
• Flexibility and adaptability in a changing business environment
• MGA or specialty commercial underwriting experience considered a strong asset
• Experience with complex commercial risks considered an asset
• Insurance designation such as CIP, CAIB, CRM, FCIP, or progress toward a designation considered an asset
• Ability to obtain any required provincial insurance licensing within the required timeframe
• Must be located in Canada and able to effectively support Eastern Canadian business hours

What’s in It for You

• Fully remote opportunity within Canada
• Opportunity to support commercial business across multiple regions
• Broad underwriting exposure across specialty and commercial risks
• Strong new business focus with meaningful underwriting responsibility
• Opportunity to develop relationships directly with producing brokers
• Exposure to a wider variety of business rather than a narrowly segmented portfolio
• Mentorship and support from experienced underwriting leadership
• Opportunity to attend broker meetings, conferences, conventions, and industry events
• Entrepreneurial environment that values initiative and problem solving
• Collaborative team culture
• Professional development and continuing education support
• Bonus structure and additional employee benefits
• Opportunity for continued career growth within an established insurance organization

About Us

DGA Careers has been proudly serving the Canadian insurance industry for over 30 years, specializing in providing insurance recruiting services to major insurers, insurance brokerage firms, and independent adjusting firms. With offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton, and Calgary, DGA Careers is well-positioned to conduct searches with a national scope. Our unrivalled professional network across Canada provides us with the ability to reach key influencers and passive candidates nationally.