Personal Lines Underwriter

Ontario Mutual Insurance Association; Wingham; Hybrid; CAD 49,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Employer-paid benefits

Job summary

Howick Mutual Insurance in Ontario seeks a dynamic underwriting professional to join our team. You will underwrite a profitable book of residential and automobile business, build broker relationships, and contribute to a collaborative, hybrid workplace with employer-paid benefits.

Reporting to the Manager of Underwriting, you will apply technical knowledge, meet service level goals, review claims data and maintain confidentiality while delivering excellent client service.

Qualifications

• CIP designation, or actively pursuing.
• Minimum of 3 years of residential and/or auto underwriting experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Experience with Cognition+ is an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and customer service skills.
• Sound analytical, problem solving and decision‑making skills.
• Detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Brokers and other business partners.
• Apply technical knowledge and underwriting to new business, renewals, endorsements and cancellations while following binding authority and policies.
• Meet established goals and service level requirements.
• Review claims experience, MVRs, auto plus reports, HITS, loss prevention information and underwrite accordingly.
• Demonstrate professionalism, confidentiality and a collaborative team approach.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Customer service

Analytical skills

Decision making

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

CIP designation / pursuing

Tools

Cognition+

Microsoft Office

Job description

Howick Mutual Insurance is an established and well-respected Ontario farm mutual, providing insurance to the residents of Huron, Bruce, Grey and surrounding counties for over 150 years. We are seeking a dynamic and results oriented team player to join our underwriting team.
We offer a competitive salary and employer-paid benefits program in a flexible, hybrid, collaborative working environment.
Reporting to the Manager of Underwriting, this position is responsible for underwriting a profitable book of residential and automobile business.
Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Brokers and other business partners.
• Apply technical knowledge and expertise to underwrite and issue new business, renewals, endorsements and cancellations while adhering to binding authority, reinsurance guidelines and company policies.
• Meet established goals and service level requirements.
• Review claims experience, MVR’s, auto plus reports, HITS, loss prevention information and underwrite accordingly
• Demonstrate strong organizational and time management skills to meet workload demands – Adhere to team and organizational policies and procedures.
• Consistently demonstrate professional behaviour and a positive attitude.
• Maintain strict confidentiality.

Qualifications:

• CIP designation, or actively pursuing
• Minimum of 3 years of residential and/or auto underwriting experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office; Outlook, Word and Excel
• Experience working with Cognition+ would be considered an asset
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and customer service skills
• Sound analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work well within a team environment

Salary Range: $48,735. – $73,103.

We thank you for your interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process.