Senior Underwriter Onyx

Northbridge Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Underwriter to join their dynamic team. This role involves customizing insurance solutions for clients while fostering strong relationships with brokers. With a focus on collaboration, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills through mentoring and coaching from experienced underwriters. The company values work-life balance, offering a hybrid work model and a range of employee benefits designed to support your financial and personal well-being. If you are passionate about the insurance industry and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Hybrid work model

Employee share purchase plan

Pension plans

Discounts on staff insurance

Flexible health benefits

Wellness programs

Education assistance

Leadership training

Donation matching

Team volunteer days

Qualifications

• 5+ years of underwriting experience required.
• Strong customer service background is essential.

Responsibilities

• Customize solutions for clients and maintain strong broker relationships.
• Collaborate with team members for coaching and mentoring.

Skills

Commercial underwriting

Problem-solving

Customer service

Relationship-building

Education

Post-secondary school education

Equivalent on-the-job experience

Tools

Underwriting manuals

Policy contracts

Rating programs

Risk information sources

Computer workflow procedures

Job description

What it’s like to be a Northbridge Senior Underwriter

Northbridge Insurance Senior Underwriters customize solutions for our clients. They work closely with our extensive broker network to develop unique solutions for all classes of risk.

Our Senior Underwriters are passionate about maintaining strong relationships with our brokers – this means emails and phone calls don’t go unanswered, and in-person broker meetings are regularly penned into their calendars. Working in a collaborative team, there is the opportunity for coaching, mentoring and development from our more experienced underwriters to help grow your appetite of risks.

We want your talent

If you are great at

• Commercial underwriting
• Problem-solving and critical thinking
• Customer service and relationship-building

If you have:

• 5+ years of Underwriting experience
• Post-secondary school education and/or equivalent on-the-job experience.
• Experience in the property and casualty industry an asset.
• Working knowledge of underwriting manuals, policy contracts, rating programs, risk information sources, underwriting/technical manual information, statutory constraints, and computer workflow procedures. Strong customer service background.

We really mean it when we say we put you first. Here are a few ways how:

• Hybrid work! You get to work from the office and at home 50/50, allowing you to manage both worlds with the ease and flexibility you need.
• We offer competitive salaries and support your financial health through our employee share purchase plan, pension plans, RRSP, discounts on staff insurance, and more!
• We help you prioritize your well-being from day one through flexible health benefits, early leave days, wellness programs, rewards, and recognition programs.
• We are invested in helping you grow in your career through education assistance to complete your CIP, FCIP, CRM or other courses desired, internal mobility, Leadership training and mentoring programs.
• NBFC cares about the community and supports the causes you believe in with donation matching and team volunteer days.

Who we are:

We’re Northbridge Insurance. We’re proud to work with Canada’s most trusted commercial broker networks. We have a reputation for being one of Canada’s leading commercial insurance providers. Our employees are dedicated to understanding the needs of our customers and creating solutions that help Canadian businesses have a safer and brighter future. We’re a company of passionate people who put people first. Do you want to join a team that believes in working hard – and having fun at work – all while making a difference? Look no further than Northbridge.

At Northbridge Financial we embrace and celebrate you and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all! No matter who you are or what makes you unique, we welcome you. Please let us know how we can assist or accommodate you during the selection process.