Senior Field Underwriter- Equipment Breakdown

Aviva; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Calgary is seeking a Senior Field Underwriter to join its Engineering Underwriting team. This role focuses on assessing risk and delivering exceptional service to brokers, with a commitment to collaboration and excellence. Candidates should have 5+ years of insurance experience and strong negotiation skills. This position offers a hybrid work model, competitive rewards, and outstanding career development opportunities.

Benefits

Compelling rewards package

Hybrid flexible work model

Outstanding career development opportunities

Competitive vacation package

Qualifications

• 5+ years insurance experience.
• Proven ability to think strategically and drive business.
• Capability to build trust with customers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate risk on new and renewal business.
• Apply technical knowledge to underwriting and documentation.
• Co-ordinate and provide coaching to other underwriters.

Skills

Strong negotiation skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Analytical skills

Leadership capabilities

Collaboration

Education

College Diploma or Undergraduate degree

Enrollment in/completion of industry courses (CIP)

Job description

Experience Aviva

Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values – Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.

At Aviva Canada, we put people first, our employees, our customers, and our communities. We’re proud of a culture built on care, inclusion, and collaboration, where your voice matters and your growth is supported. We’re not just about insurance; we’re about making a real difference by protecting what matters most.

The Opportunity

We have a new opportunity within our Engineering Underwriting team for a Senior Field Underwriter.

This role is central to our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our Branch and Broker Partners. By providing a personalized and proactive approach, you will help strengthen relationships and deliver a trusted broker experience.

As a Sr. Field Underwriter, you will take ownership of risk decisions and ensure every interaction reflects confidence and professionalism. Building strong, collaborative relationships with Broker Partners will be critical to your success. You will deliver best-in-class underwriting service, balancing broker needs with corporate priorities to drive profitable growth and underwriting excellence.

What you’ll do

• Direct Underwriter Support to Manager, Branch, Broker and MG: Assess and evaluate risk on new and renewal business on complex cases for respected regions across Canada.
• Apply technical knowledge and experience to rating underwriting and documentation.
• Analyze reports to determine exposure and loss ratings.
• Determine all risks to which insured may be exposed.
• Apply loss control and risk management concepts.
• Establish premium for assigned accounts.

Sales

• Maintain awareness of market trends, price levels and legal requirements.
• Act as a leader in promoting team dynamics with the regional structure. Conduct broker visits in order to help the teams achieve production goals but to also recognize and develop mutually profitable opportunities.
• Responsible for profitability and the Equipment breakdown line of business in assigned region.
• Cross Border Facility. Broker and Branch visits promoting and training on the Cross-Border facility for equipment breakdown.
• Maintain awareness to Commercial lines retention and promote Equipment Breakdown accounts at renewal and vice versa.

Technical Support

• Co-ordinate and provide coaching and mentoring skills to all commercial lines underwriters which will assist in developing and enhancing their ability to profitably grow and retain the book of business in that region.
• Working with Junior Underwriter’s and Intermediate Underwriter’s with assessing equipment breakdown risks and offer guidance.

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years insurance experience
• Strong negotiations skills
• Demonstrate leadership capabilities
• Drive the Business – think strategically, champion the brand, make effective decisions
• Know the Customer – build trust and strengthen operations relationship
• Win with People – communicate with impact, lead and develop skills and knowledge of all those you come in contact with on a daily basis
• Execute with Excellence – foster collaboration between teams and between underwriting and other business units.
• Will to Win – set a clear vision, embrace and support challenge and change, influence others, manage conflict and ambiguity
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent decision making and analytical skills
• College Diploma/Undergraduate degree
• Enrollment in /completion of industry courses (CIP)

What you’ll get

• Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
• Hybrid flexible work model.
• Outstanding career development opportunities.
• We’ll support your professional development education.
• Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.
• Employee-driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.
• Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health.

Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process. This is a new position which has been posted internally & externally.

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