Senior Underwriter

ROSS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in downtown Toronto seeks a Senior Underwriter to manage a D&O portfolio, maintaining vital relationships with brokers and senior executives in major Canadian companies. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience, strong analytical skills, and a degree in Business/Finance. This role requires excellent communication and organizational abilities, with occasional travel involved.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working experience in a professional environment.

Responsibilities

• Underwriting D&O portfolio and industry classes.
• Relationship management and servicing of brokers.
• Risk/financial assessment and development of underwriting solutions.
• Growing the target business.
• Occasional traveling to support broker relationships.

Skills

Advanced skills in analyzing and interpreting financial statements

Excellent oral communication skills

Excellent written communication skills

Proven organizational skills

Time management skills

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

Detail oriented

Problem solving ability

Flexible and initiative

Team oriented approach

Independent to meet deadlines

Bilingualism (English/French)

Education

College/University education with emphasis on Business/Finance

Tools

Windows

Outlook

MS Word

Excel

Data processing systems

Job description

Senior Underwriter - Toronto

Our client is one of the worlds leading insurance underwriters. As a Senior Underwriter working out of the downtown Toronto office, you would manage a portfolio which would require you to develop/maintain relationships with brokers and senior executives from major publicly traded Canadian companies.

Key Responsibilities include

• Underwriting D&O portfolio and industry classes
• Relationship management and servicing of brokers
• Risk/financial assessment and development of underwriting solutions
• Growing the target business
• Occasional traveling to support broker relationships

Ideal Traits/Qualifications

• College/University education with emphasis on Business/Finance preferred
• Advanced skills in analyzing and interpreting financial statements
• 5+ years working experience in a professional environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proven organizational, time management, presentation and negotiation skills
• Emphasis on being detail oriented
• Good problem solving ability
• Willingness to be flexible and take initiative
• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines, as well as in a team oriented approach to accomplish goals
• Knowledge of systems and PC applications (Windows, Outlook, MSWord, Excel, and data processing systems)
• Billingualism (English/French) is an asset

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