Manager, Commercial Underwriting (Property and Casualty)

Definity Financial Corporation; Calgary; On-site; CAD 87,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader to drive the growth of its commercial auto and property insurance business. In this pivotal role, you will lead a team of underwriters, ensuring the selection of profitable risks while maintaining a strong portfolio. You will collaborate closely with senior leadership to implement effective strategies, foster broker relationships, and promote a culture of high performance and professionalism. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a thriving organization that values collaboration and innovation in the insurance sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial underwriting experience is essential.
• Leadership experience is an asset for guiding teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive profitable growth in commercial auto and property insurance.
• Lead underwriters in selecting profitable risks and managing portfolios.

Skills

Commercial Property & Casualty Underwriting

Leadership

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Education

University Degree

College Diploma

CIP Designation

Job description

What can you expect in this role?

• Drive the profitable growth of Definity's commercial auto and property insurance business in the region.
• Lead a team of underwriters in selecting mid to large market auto and property risks that generate an underwriting profit.
• Maintain a profitable mid-market commercial insurance portfolio.
• Achieve profitable growth targets within the West Region.
• Support the Regional Director in effectively communicating and successfully implementing Commercial Insurance strategy for mid-market and large market underwriting.
• Develop, coach/mentor, and manage the performance of Direct Reports, including identification of areas where performance improvement plans are needed to ensure achievement of business, functional and individual productivity levels, profitability targets, service level agreements, and KPIs.
• Ensure adherence to corporate underwriting and quality control initiatives to achieve Return-on-Equity targets.
• Help build a culture of high performance and sustained profitable growth by promoting and supporting an environment that encourages productivity, collaboration, teamwork, and a high level of professionalism.
• Ensure that your team is compliant with federal and provincial regulations related to Auto and Property Insurance.
• Collaborate with the Vice President and the Business Development team to define and execute a regional broker relationship management strategy to drive profitable and sustainable growth of the commercial insurance portfolio within the Region.
• Support direct reports in building and managing relationships with assigned brokers and the broader broker network within the region.

What do you bring to the role?

• University degree, college diploma, or the CIP designation is required.
• Minimum of 5 years Commercial Property & Casualty underwriting experience.
• Minimum of 2-3 years leadership experience (formal or informal) would be an asset.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain positive broker relations.
• Exceptional customer service, verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong management and leadership skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with business partners and Brokers.
• Leadership experience in guiding a team through sustained organizational change.
• Strong ability to influence and effectively negotiate with stakeholders.

Salary range: $87,400 - $161,000