Job title: Regional Manager, Engineering Underwriting

Company: Aviva

Job description: There are great opportunities ahead with Engineering Services team. We currently have a preferred candidate for the Regional Manager opportunity, however, open to explore interest from our employees across Canada for other anticipated roles.

An excellent opportunity exists on our Ontario Engineering team for an engaging leader with a real passion for developing talent, and who can live the Aviva values every single day. As a leader in the Western Region, you have the opportunity to create legacy and contribute to our employee investment and the customer experience.

You will be responsible to provide leadership to a team of talented underwriters passionate about Equipment breakdown, including team and one-on-one leadership, training, employee development, and crafting strategies. As a leader, you will ensure that underwriting quality and service standards within the team meet and/or exceed corporate and Engineering branch objectives.

What you’ll do

Does building a sales culture with our underwriting teams excite you?

Do you thrive in an environment that focuses on strategic profitably?

We need you to help grow the commercial equipment breakdown insurance book of business through selective underwriting of new business, and renewal of existing business.

Through the cultivation of outstanding Broker relationships and clients, we want to establish the best approach to meeting our production goals and building mutually profitable partnerships.

You will be involved in the underwriting, assessment, and evaluation of new and existing commercial equipment breakdown accounts as necessary to assist the underwriting team.

You motivate and guide the quality of underwriting. You conduct file reviews in accordance with governance standards as required.

Building and delivering training seminars, conduct team huddles and provide specific training to the underwriters as per the need and to mitigate risk.

• As a passionate and engaging leader, mentorship and development of our underwriters is key to our success, and involves performance reviews and development plans.
• A good balance of departmental workflows and service levels will help to keep the teams motivated, and ensure optimum performance, also providing feedback and support to the branch Senior management as required.
• With a designated team, your support with from a mentorship perspective will be aligned to the Aviva values.

What you’ll bring

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in commercial insurance underwriting risk in Equipment Breakdown.
• Leadership experience and mindset are imperative to succeed, we need leaders who can have open and transparent conversations, and motivate a team through teamwork.
• Good business insights and real passion for relationship management.
• Excellent underwriting skills with knowledge of rating and risk selection.
• Ability to develop strong business relationships, externally with brokers, clients, and internally with other areas of Aviva (e.g. commercial lines branches).
• Strong organizational skills showing attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Be a role model
• Prior experience leading people is a big advantage
• Experience with Aviva systems a huge plus
• Post-Secondary education or equivalent practical experience
• Successful completion of the Insurance Institute FCIP certification, or in progress is ideal

Additional Information:

Aviva Canada is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities during all phases of the hiring process including the application process. If you require an accommodation because of a disability, we will work with you to meet your needs. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. If you are selected for an interview and require an accommodation, you are encouraged to advise the Talent Acquisition Partner who will consult with you to determine an appropriate accommodation.

Expected salary:

Location: Markham, ON

Job date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 05:48:44 GMT