Underwriting Manager, Casualty

AXA XL; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA XL is seeking an Underwriting Manager for its Casualty division in Toronto. This role focuses on leading underwriting efforts, driving strategic initiatives with an emphasis on client service and team development. Candidates should have strong industry knowledge and proven leadership skills to excel in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive underwriting experience in casualty insurance with large accounts.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to guide a team.
• Ability to manage complex relationships with clients and brokers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Casualty underwriting team.
• Coordinate new business initiatives and manage complex accounts.
• Foster collaboration with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Business Acumen

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

CIP (Chartered Insurance Professional)

CRM (Certified Risk Manager)

CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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The Underwriting Manager position is responsible for the profitable production and underwriting of Casualty accounts from retail brokers across Canada. This person will operate as the Casualty leader and guide others in the production/retention of profitable business.

The position reports directly to the CUO (Large Commercial), Canada. This position is key in driving the successful execution of the unit’s strategic plan, with particular emphasis on growth and excellent service standards.

What you’ll be doing

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Coordinate, facilitate, and lead new business initiatives, renewals, re-pricings, restrictions, special acceptances, commutations, and cancellations, determining risk acceptability and coverage in accordance with underwriting guidelines and authorities.
• Lead and develop the Casualty underwriting team in Canada, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Assist in generating revenue and expense budgets, ensuring adherence to financial targets.
• Utilize extensive underwriting expertise in Casualty to manage complex accounts and mentor team members.
• Foster collaboration and communication with key internal stakeholders, including Claims, Risk Engineering, Actuarial, Underwriting Support, Financial Credit Control, Billing, Marketing, and Compliance/Regulatory departments.
• Travel throughout the territory (20%) for client, broker and internal meetings.
  
  

You will report to Chief Underwriting Officer, Large Commercial, Canada.

What you’ll bring

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

• Comprehensive knowledge of the Canadian insurance industry, with in-depth technical expertise in Casualty insurance products.
• Proven leadership skills to guide a team in delivering the highest level of customer experience.
• Robust business acumen to align team efforts with the needs of customers, utilizing vision, strategy, and operational plans. Experience in developing business plans through data and analytics is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex relationships with diplomacy and confidence across all organizational levels.
• A proactive approach to anticipating customer and market trends to position AXA XL as a responsible and innovative market leader.
• Bachelor’s Degree required. Professional designations (CIP, CRM, CPCU) preferred.
• Extensive underwriting experience in the casualty sector, with a preference for experience with large accounts.
• Established relationships with insured clients and brokers.
• Outstanding negotiation, organizational, and communication skills (both written and oral).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Team-oriented mindset with a collaborative approach.
  
  

Who we are

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.

Learn more at axaxl.com

What we offer

Inclusion

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
  
  

Learn more at Inclusion & Diversity at AXA XL | AXA XL. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Total Rewards

AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society - are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature - from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard - by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day - the Global Day of Giving.
  
  

For more information, please see Sustainability at AXA XL.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Insurance

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