Underwriting Specialist

Northbridge Financial; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a passionate Underwriting Specialist to join their dynamic team. This role involves customizing insurance solutions for commercial clients and maintaining strong relationships with brokers. You will have the opportunity to mentor junior colleagues while working in a collaborative environment. Enjoy a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and a commitment to your professional growth. If you are ready to make a significant impact in the insurance sector and thrive in a supportive workplace, this opportunity is 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.
• Completed or pursuing CIP, FCIP, or RPLU designations.

Responsibilities

• Underwriting and servicing complex accounts according to guidelines.
• Maintaining strong relationships with brokers through communication.

Skills

Underwriting

Sales and negotiations

Solutions-oriented

Relationship management

Coaching and mentoring

Education

CIP designation

FCIP designation

RPLU designation

Job description

What it’s like to be a Northbridge Underwriting Specialist

Northbridge Underwriters customize solutions for our commercial clients when they need insurance products. They work closely with our extensive broker network to develop unique solutions for all classes of risk while being responsible for servicing increasingly complex accounts in accordance with existing guidelines and business objectives.

The Underwriting Specialist is responsible for underwriting and servicing increasingly complex accounts in accordance with established guidelines and business objectives in the achievement of national standards for data quality and service level agreements. Our Underwriting Specialists are experts in their field and 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 to coach and mentor junior colleagues and further develop your skills from our more experienced underwriters to help grow your appetite for complex risks.

We want your talent

If you are great at:

• Underwriting – executing renewal rates, evaluating, and negotiating proper rates
• Sales and negotiations
• Solutions-oriented
• Developing and maintaining professional relationships with brokers and/or customers
• Coaching and mentoring more junior underwriters on the team

If you have:

• 5+ years of Underwriting experience
• Completed or pursuing your CIP, FCIP, or RPLU designations
• Strong customer service background
• 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.

Pay Range for Vancouver is Base: 90-105k.

* Actual pay may be below or above 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.

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.