Vice President, Energy, Resources and Renewables

Axis Insurance; Calgary; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Employee Benefits Plan

Career potential & leadership opportunities

Work/Life Balance

Job summary

Axis Insurance in Calgary, Alberta is seeking a Vice President for their Energy team. This role involves developing business opportunities, managing a wide-ranging insurance book, and fostering strong client and insurer relationships. The ideal candidate will possess a General Insurance Agent Level 2 license, experience with the EPIC broker system, and a passion for providing exceptional service. The company offers a competitive benefits plan, focused on work/life balance and career growth.

Qualifications

• General Insurance Agent Level 2 license through the Insurance Council of Alberta.
• Experience in D&O, cyber, and other specialty lines preferred.
• Post Secondary Degree considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement marketing strategies for commercial insurance.
• Manage insurance book ensuring adequate client coverage.
• Conduct regular review meetings with existing clients.

Skills

Relationship building

Time management

Attention to detail

Proactive execution

Education

General Insurance Agent Level 2 license

Post Secondary Degree

CAIB, CIP, CRM designations

Tools

EPIC broker management system

Job description

Axis Insurance Managers Inc. dares to be Elite. We strive to be the best in our industry, helping people protect what matters most to them. We innovate. We collaborate. We push ourselves, and one another, to be more than we were the day before. To work with us means approaching each day with a passion for what you do, knowing that you make a difference – to your clients, to your colleagues, to yourself.

We’re looking for people who are continuously growing – from Good to Great, from Great to Elite.

We’re looking for YOU.

As a Vice President of the Energy team, a typical day might include:

• Developing and implementing a marketing strategy to grow the commercial insurance book of business, developing new business opportunities
• Managing an insurance book of business, ensuring clients have the necessary coverage in place, quoting and binding coverage, and cross and up-selling additional coverage where possible
• Selling brokerage services to reach mutually agreed target revenue and activity quotas
• Conducting regular review meetings with existing clients to service and identify opportunities for new prospecting activities
• Maintaining a highly technical and service-oriented relationship with clients
• Developing and maintaining relationships with Insurers to ensure clients receive favourable pricing and claims handling and to potentially develop new products
• Keeping abreast of changes within the industry, attending seminars, reviewing industry publications, and liaising with others (underwriters, adjusters, etc.) within the industry
• Attending client, insurer, and industry functions to build networks and identify new business streams
• Referring business opportunities outside specialty area to other Vice Presidents
• Coaching and mentoring support staff, on an on-going basis
• Preparing and presenting annual business plans with projected sales goals, strategies, obstacles, and areas for growth

You are passionate about:

• Providing friendly, professional service
• Making a positive difference to those around you
• Sharing ideas and working with a great team of proactive, innovative thinkers
• Learning, growing, and pushing past barriers
• Living with integrity
• Taking ownership of your work and actions

You’re outstanding at:

• Building relationships – with clients, with underwriters, with colleagues … YOU are a people person!
• Staying on top of priorities … YOU know every deadline and live by your To-Do list!
• Paying attention to the little things that make a big difference … YOU dot your I’s, cross your T’s, and check all your boxes to make sure it’s done right ... the first time!
• Managing your time … even in a pressure cooker, with deadlines looming, YOU keep your cool, knowing you’ve got this!
• Proactively getting stuff done … YOU follow up and follow through!
• Working behind the scenes to ensure an exceptional customer experience … YOU know that the customer expects excellence … and so do you!

Must haves:

• General Insurance Agent Level 2 license through the Insurance Council of Alberta, with the ability to obtain license in other provinces
• CAIB, CIP, CRM or other insurance designations considered an asset
• Post Secondary Degree considered an asset
• Experience using EPIC broker management system an asset

You want a leg up?

• Experience using the Epic broker management system
• Insurance experience in D&O, cyber, and other specialty lines, rate sheets, including split rating, process of learning/understanding clients’ operations, pre-underwriting process for the practice group’s specialty industry/industries

What’s in it for YOU?

• Fun! From team-building activities to contests and giveaways, holiday parties to virtual/in-person social events, we believe in building connections, knowing that a happy team makes a happy workplace!
• Career potential & leadership opportunities. We pride ourselves on training and mentoring for success.
• Competitive Employee Benefits Plan. The Axis Group has customized medical, dental, long-term disability, AD&D, critical illness, EAP, and life insurance coverage for your & your family.
• Work/Life Balance. Our offices operate 8:30am – 4:30pm, so no evenings or weekends. And we offer competitive vacation time and flex work options, meaning more time for you to get out and do YOU.

We’re excited to meet YOU!

Axis Insurance Managers Inc. is committed to fostering a culture of mutual respect and inclusion, recognizing that our success is enhanced by diversity. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain top talent from a diverse candidate pool.