Senior Advisor, Corporate Underwriting & Coverages – National Personal Lines

Desjardins Group; Aurora; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Canada is seeking a Senior Corporate Underwriting Advisor to take ownership of personal lines insurance products, ensuring they meet client needs and regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will have over seven years of experience in the property and casualty sector, as well as relevant educational qualifications. This role also offers competitive salary, flexible vacation, and a defined benefit pension plan among other benefits, promoting a positive and inclusive workplace environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years of relevant experience in property and casualty.
• Experience in Omni-channel client and the digital channel shift.
• CIP, FCIP or CRM designations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own development of personal lines insurance products.
• Establish insurance risks and promote understandings.
• Ensure underwriting guidelines meet regulatory requirements.

Skills

Ambiguity

Collaboration

Decision quality

Resourcefulness

Strategic mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Actuarial Science or Finance

Job description

As a senior corporate underwriting advisor, you help define the corporate appetite through assessment and development of underwriting rules and guidelines on a national basis, across all distribution channels, to create an outstanding client experience while managing our profit and loss. You play an active role in the development of personal lines insurance solutions by being the owner of the product offers, their creation, development, and evolution and you leverage data to monitor and optimize our performance while continuously improving the quality of our offer, rules and products. You serve as specialist advisor and subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for decision‑making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Own the development, execution and maintenance of personal lines insurance products
• Develop new coverages, new business rules, and leverage the use of applications to meet emerging member/client needs while supporting profitability
• Creation and maintenance of the pre‑configured recommended insurance package offers
• Identify and establish insurance risks and intentions on a portfolio basis, and promote their understanding, interpretation and application by the operational sectors
• Maintain, update, and develop insurance wordings, documents and validation of legal insurance documents
• Oversee the realization of recommendations by adequately leveraging underwriting expertise and seeking support from our partners within the organization for the development of solutions in their area of expertise
• Continually monitor the existing book of business and market trends to ensure that our coverages and products continue to evolve to meet the current and emerging needs of our members and clients, while maintaining adequate controls
• Maintain an expert role in insurance within the organization by advising leadership, partners, and facilitating the transfer of knowledge to other departments of the organization when underwriting expertise is required
• Ensure that underwriting guidelines and products meet regulatory and compliance requirements and be responsible for all the provincial filing
• Liaise with decision‑making and regulatory bodies that set industry rules and influence stakeholders with respect to insurance products and practices

What we offer*

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

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What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Actuarial Science or Finance
• A minimum of seven years of relevant experience in property and casualty
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Experience in Omni-channel client and the digital channel shift
• CIP, FCIP or CRM designations

Ambiguity, Collaborates, Decision quality, Resourcefulness, Strategic mindset

Trade Union (If applicable)

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Job Family

Property and casualty insurance (FG)

Unposting Date

2026-01-11