Professional Liability Underwriter (Canada)

Professional Liability Underwriter (Canada)

Department: Professions

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London

Reporting To: Nathan McCabe

Description

Thanks to continued significant organic growth, we have an exciting opportunity to join an established Professional Liability team in London, who focus on underwriting Professional Liability driven business in Canada.

We are a market leader in providing solutions to both small and large enterprises in Canada and we have 5 products: Architects and Engineers, Miscellaneous Professionals, Recruitment, Oil and Gas, and Contractors E&O. The team works on package policy solutions, which means we offer a number of coverages under one policy, including Casualty and our market leading Cyber coverage, giving you the ability to gain experience and exposure you are unlikely to find elsewhere.

We pride ourselves on thought leadership, adaptability to new industry classes and exceptional service, all while having a good time. This is a great opportunity for a high performer to join us and CFC, as we build the underwriting team of the future.

About the role

As an underwriter, you will work on key aspects of the underwriting journey, including new business and renewal underwriting, responding to broker queries, managing portfolios and driving broker development.

In this role, you will be underwriting and working with brokers from day one, but training and support will be provided with other underwriters and managers on the team to understand the products on offer, appetite and broker base.

1. Underwriting new business and renewals
2. Respond to and manage enquiries from brokers in a timely and professional manner, producing new and renewal quotations within agreed SLAs;
3. Proactively develop and seek out new business opportunities, building strong broker relationships (both face to face and over phone)
4. Able to contribute to initiatives within the team and at group level
5. Deliver internal and external presentations on CFC products, key trends and emerging exposures;

About you

We’re looking for a driven individual who is striving to achieve high performance. You will enjoy working in a team environment and are keen to continue to develop your skill set but also share experiences learned to date. The candidate should have at least 3 years of underwriting or broking experience in a professional liability (E&O) role, preferably with multi-class underwriting exposure and experience with insuring North American business would be an advantage but not a necessity.

You will have a sales focus, but also be proficient in problem solving. Strong numeracy skills and an attention to detail will help drive data-led decisions. You should have a strong work ethic and be comfortable communicating and collaborating in a team environment but also operating independently when required. The ideal candidate should be driven to join an ambitious, high-performance team and want to be part of the underwriting team of the future, today.

Core Values

Love what you do:
We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.

Challenge everything:
We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to make things better.

Have fun, be good:
Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.