Underwriter

Northbridge Financial; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Underwriter to join their team. This role involves customizing insurance solutions for commercial clients, collaborating with brokers, and ensuring risks are assessed accurately. Candidates should have a strong background in underwriting and customer service, with a passion for building relationships. The company offers a hybrid work model, competitive salaries, and a commitment to employee well-being and career growth. Join a team that values collaboration and community engagement while making a difference in the insurance industry.

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

• 3+ years of Underwriting experience with a commercial focus.
• Strong customer service background and team-first mentality.

Responsibilities

• Customize insurance solutions for commercial clients.
• Analyze new business for risk profitability and monitor trends.

Skills

Underwriting

Risk Analysis

Customer Service

Relationship Building

Trend Monitoring

Education

CIP designation (completed or pursuing)

Job description

What it’s like to be a Northbridge Underwriter

Our Underwriters customize solutions for our commercial clients when they need insurance products to cover construction, property and auto and more. They work closely with our extensive broker network to develop unique solutions for all classes of risk. Through close collaboration with our Risk Services and Claims departments they can get a holistic picture of each risk and make Underwriting decisions that make sense for all parties.

They are passionate about maintaining strong relationships with our internal and external stakeholders and love utilizing their strong technical skills to ensure that risks are assessed properly.

They are experts in their field and passionate about servicing our brokers – this means emails and phone calls don’t go unanswered, and broker meetings are regularly penned into their calendars.

We want your talent

If you are great at:

• Underwriting

• Executing renewal rates and exposure, retention, and rate adequacy guidelines

• Analyzing new business for risk profitability

• Monitoring trends and developments, identifying areas of concern regarding loss ratio

• Building relationships

If you have:

• 3+ years of Underwriting experience with a commercial focus

• Completed, or pursuing your CIP designation

• Strong customer service background

• Experience connecting with clients in a virtual world

• Team-first mentality

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

Salary range- $65,000 - $77,000 for Vancouver, BC.

Actual pay may be below, or above the range based on candidates' knowledge, skills, and level of ability relative to expectations for the role applied to. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are encouraged to apply.

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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.