Job title: Associate Underwriter

Company: Northbridge Financial Corporation

Job description: We’re Northbridge Insurance. We’re proud to work with Canada’s most trusted commercial broker networks. We have a reputation for being one of Canada’s leading commercial insurance providers. Our employees are dedicated to understanding the needs of our customers and creating solutions that help Canadian businesses have a safer and brighter future. We’re a company of passionate people who put people first. Do you want to join a team that believes in working hard – and having fun at work – all while making a difference? Look no further than Northbridge.

Northbridge Insurance Underwriters customize solutions for our commercial clients when they need insurance products to cover Small Business, Mid-Market, Consumer and Business Services. You will evaluate risks, while working with our extensive network of Broker partners to create customized solutions for their clients for all classes of risk. The Associate Underwriter assists the Underwriting department in a variety of ways, including processing renewals and generating new business, while also working with the Actuarial and Corporate Underwriting teams to ensure that we are always making the right decisions. Our Underwriters are passionate about maintaining strong relationships with our brokers – this means emails and phone calls don’t go unanswered, and in-person broker meetings are regularly penned into their calendars. Working in a collaborative team, there is the opportunity for coaching, mentoring and development from our more experienced underwriters to help grow your appetite of risks.

In other words, they’re awesome. If you are too, consider joining us.

You’re great at:

Sales & Negotiation

Communicating, with exceptional interpersonal skills that allow you to building relationships

Problem solving with your deductive reasoning skills and detailed orientated approach

Staying exceptionally organized

Passionate about lifelong learning

Committed to completing your Professional Insurance Designation and have chosen Insurance as your career path

You have:

Recent Post-Secondary Education specializing in Insurance

A genuine interest in pursuing a career in Insurance Underwriting

A strong customer service background

Team-first mentality

We’re great at putting you first by:

Prioritizing your well-being (Wellness Program, flexible health benefits, employee assistance)

Promoting balance (flexible schedules, generous time off, and work from home options)

Supporting your financial health (employee share purchase plan, pension plans, discount on staff insurance)

Helping you grow in your career (education assistance, internal mobility)

Caring about the community and the causes you believe in (donation matching, team volunteering)

At Northbridge Financial we embrace and celebrate you and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all! No matter who you are or what makes you unique, we welcome you. Please let us know how we can assist or accommodate you during the selection process.

Expected salary:

Location: Vancouver, BC

Job date: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:56:29 GMT