Job title: Senior Casualty Underwriter

Company: DGA

Job description: I am working with one of Canada’s largest P&C insurance companies that is looking for a Senior Underwriter to focus on complex casualty business. Excellent opportunity for someone that enjoys the flexibility of their home office and in the office once a week with some flexibility.

The role will focus on large commercial casualty accounts. This role requires strong broker/client relationships with the ability to identify new business opportunities with both Domestic and International exposures.

Title: Senior Underwriter – Casualty

Location: Vancouver (Lots of flexibility for remote work)

Responsibilities:

• Large Commercial and Multinational Business Development and Underwriting
• Focus on new business generation – national scope, deal making role
• Complex Risk, Casualty, assessment of opportunities
• Qualify potential deals for appetite and profit opportunity.
• Constructs initial deal for review with Sr. Management.
• Ability to assess sophisticated deals from a macro perspective and make “tough” decisions.
• Ability to qualify and underwrite deal to ensure benefit from both top line and profitability perspective.
• Ability to build strong partnerships and collaborate to ensure win/win for the company and the Broker.

Qualifications:

• 10 + years of experience underwriting casualty business.
• University degree or college diploma in Insurance, CIP is preferred.
• Proficient technical knowledge of complex risks in line of business and segments
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills & negotiating skills.
• Ability to problem seek and to make/impact decisions.
• Strong leadership, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment.
• Very strong marketing and relationship building skills with internal and external partners.
• Seeks opportunities to improve broker/customer experience.
• Professional attitude, teamwork, strong pipeline management/sales consultation skills
• Good understanding of line of business; discusses barriers with leadership.
• Developing proficiency in applying highly niche knowledge and expertise of complex risks for large commercial accounts
• Proficient in sales data analytics to generate leads.

DGA Careers has been proudly serving the Canadian insurance industry for over 30 years, specializing in providing insurance recruiting services to major insurers, insurance brokerage firms and independent adjusting firms. With offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton, and Calgary, DGA Careers is well positioned to conduct searches with a national scope. Our unrivalled professional network across Canada provides us with the ability to reach vital key influencers and passive candidates nationally.

Interested candidates please contact Maurice Reichberg at 416-868-6711 x.232 or forward your resume in confidence to . If you are working with another DGA recruiter, feel free to ask them about this position.

Expected salary:

Location: Vancouver, BC

Job date: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 02:10:24 GMT