Senior Underwriter, Commercial

Talent Acquisition Team at Westland Insurance. Text reply only.•Dartmouth, NS

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Agile Underwriting Solutions (Agile) has an exciting opportunity for a permanent, full-time Senior Commercial Underwriter. This is a hybrid position based out of our Dartmouth, NS office, however, we are also open to fully remote candidates located across Atlantic Canada. We are seeking candidates with commercial property and casualty underwriting experience. Agile is committed to continuous learning where employees can grow their potential and write the stories of their careers. Financial assistance is available for approved work-related training/development courses leading to certification, and programs that offer professional development, including seminars and conferences.

Requirements

Minimum of 5+ years’ experience as a property/casualty underwriter
Experience working for an MGA an asset
Completion of CIP/CAIB/CRM or working towards it
Critical thinking and analysis
Excellent time management and ability to multitask
Exceptional customer service and organizational skills
Strong interpersonal skills & existing broker relationships
Ability to take initiative and work effectively with minimal direction

Responsibilities

Develop and grow the business by writing new business, managing a renewal portfolio and bringing existing products across Canada while maintaining profitability, and delivering exceptional response times.
Property & casualty production underwriting
Underwriting basic to moderately complex books of commercial property and casualty products, coverage, pricing, production and delivery, risk management and managing local brokerage plans
Quoting and underwriting new business as presented by a broker's office
Underwriting and negotiating renewals
Achieving assigned monthly production goals
Ensuring customer service standards are met
Applying underwriting guidelines