Commercial Insurance Underwriter

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual with a desire to make a significant growth and profit contribution to our Commercial Property Department. The primary responsibility of an In-House Production Underwriter is to meet or exceed the commercial growth and profit goals for your assigned field of brokers with respect to our small business products.

Summary of Role & Responsibilities:

• Liaise between Company and assigned field of brokers to produce and underwrite profitable commercial property/casualty small business within service standards in accordance with company guidelines and within assigned authority.
• Develop and maintain strong broker relationships.
• Analyze and evaluate results and use individual/collaborative judgment to maintain profit and growth.
• Communicate results, outstanding issues, opportunities to Manager and Director of Commercial Insurance.
• Record underwriting information for the purpose of evaluation, assessment, and profitability.
• Negotiate Facultative Reinsurance and process as required, within assigned authority and maintain facultative closings and certificates.
• Market Unica Commercial Insurance products and services to brokers through presentations.
• Assist with training and coaching of other staff as required.
• Any other duties as required

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Strong product knowledge, and the ability to make sound underwriting decisions
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, superb time management and organizational skills and strong negotiation and sales skills.
• Ability to work well independently as well as part of a team.
• Accountability, customer-centric thinking, teamwork and a commitment to excellence.

Education and Experience:

• 5+ years underwriting experience
• University / College degree
• Enrollment in or completion of the CIP (FCIP) Designation

What you get:

• Award winning culture
• Flexible hybrid working conditions (1 day in the office per week)
• Group Benefits from first day
• Defined Benefits pension plan
• Generous time off benefits
• Growth opportunities

L'Unique and Unica are equal opportunity employers, so we encourage all Women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous people as well as visible and ethnic minorities to apply.