Senior Underwriter, Middle Market

AXA Group; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic individual to join their new Middle Markets division. This role offers the opportunity to build and maintain broker relationships while underwriting innovative insurance products tailored for the Canadian market. You'll collaborate with a talented team to ensure high-quality service standards and compliance. With a focus on growth and customer satisfaction, this position is perfect for someone passionate about the insurance industry and eager to make a significant impact. Join a forward-thinking company that values creativity and teamwork in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Outstanding knowledge of the Canadian insurance industry and product offerings.
• Extensive experience in Middle Market insurance including underwriting and claims.

Responsibilities

• Support development and marketing of new insurance products.
• Underwrite new and renewal business while achieving financial goals.
• Develop and maintain broker relationships to support business growth.

Skills

Knowledge of the Canadian insurance industry

Middle Market insurance experience

Broker relationship management

Communication skills

Customer service focus

Team collaboration

Job description

As a newly established business division of AXA XL Americas, our Middle Markets business focuses on the expansion of AXA XL’s current offerings to Middle Market clients in the Canadian Commercial P&C market. In this role you will be responsible for establishing new broker and client relationships, market and underwrite our Middle Market products and to support growing this exciting new business.

DISCOVER your opportunity

What will your essential responsibilities include?

1. Support the development and marketing of our new products across, GL, Property, Auto, Umbrella and Environmental.
2. Underwriting both new and renewal business. Assisting in achieving profitable premium and rate goals, working with actuarial and claims and successfully delivering results consistent with financial plan.
3. Developing, maintaining and servicing broker relationships within the distribution model. Coordinate with brokers to determine their marketing and education needs supported by AXAXL Middle Market.
4. Interacting directly with insureds, brokers and producers and service accounts and brokers.
5. Working collaboratively in a team environment, assisting underwriters, underwriting assistants and management team.
6. Ensuring high quality service standards and compliance with all internal audit guidelines.
7. Acting as a representative of the company and our agents by attending internal / external company functions, agent sponsored and industry events.
8. Meet with brokers and set annual targets, issue monthly status reports, monitor P&L against plan.
9. Take initiative and proactively support broker and market interactions which support growth. Meet with customers and prospects to develop relationships, deliver Middle Market education and to support business targets.

You will report to Chief Underwriting Officer, Middle Market.

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

1. Outstanding knowledge of the Canadian insurance industry, combined with in-depth technical knowledge of insurance product offerings. Effective broker relationships within the Canadian market.
2. Extensive Middle Market insurance experience (underwriting, claims, or insurance related business development experience).
3. Consistently pursue opportunities to differentiate AXA XL in the industry through our offerings and how we conduct business.
4. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain robust insured and broker contacts.
5. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Excellent customer service focus is a must.
6. Collaborative team player who provides creative solutions and ideas for resolution.

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.