Underwriter, Property & Casualty

Liberty Mutual Canada • Calgary, AB

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Liberty Mutual Canada is seeking an Underwriter to join their Underwriting team in Calgary. This role will focus on underwriting, maintaining, and growing an assigned renewal portfolio, as well as prospecting and pursuing new business targets. The successful candidate will be responsible for Middle Market Property and Casualty business within the Alberta & Prairies Region Underwriting team. Liberty Mutual Canada is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees feel valued and supported, and is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the communities it operates in and serves.

Requirements

• A minimum of 2-4 years’ experience underwriting commercial P&C insurance.
• Firm understanding of core P&C policy wordings, trends, pricing and strategies, with strong industry knowledge.
• Self-starter with strong analytical skills, in addition to strong business and interpersonal communication skills required.
• Superior relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Must portray action oriented behavioral traits and is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Able to make sound underwriting decisions in a timely manner under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills.
• Collaborates well across business units.

Nice To Haves

• University degree or equivalent post-secondary education with relevant insurance designations/ education is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Focus on proactive market engagement activities to drive organic new business growth, including appetite delivery, submission generation, proactive pipelining, and core marketing and market presence activities.
• Responsible for proactive account management and new business production and underwriting of Middle Market accounts, including analysis of risk, negotiation of policy terms and conditions, and confirmation of rate adequacy, consistent with Liberty underwriting guidelines and strategies, with a focus on building a long-term and profitable portfolio.
• Ensure proper exposure analysis, documentation, quality and timeliness of account summaries, file organization, adherence to Underwriter guidelines, and effective use of risk services, actuary and claims resources.
• Maintain and expand Liberty broker and client relationships through regular marketing activities, and the development of a pipeline of preferred Middle Market clients.
• Work closely with other Liberty business units to leverage multi-line business opportunities.
• Demonstrate effective prioritization of workload and provide superior customer service to brokers and clients.
• Demonstrate a desire for and continuous pursuit towards ‘elite underwriting’ skills and knowledge of Liberty products, with a focus on Property products.
• Engage in continuous learning and development through attendance of industry events, relevant seminars, and courses, and learning from existing Liberty expertise.
• Follow Liberty’s Guidelines for Inclusion and encourage its use at Liberty. Build personal DE&I knowledge and act as an early adopter of new DE&I skills and processes to drive positive change.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Benefits

• A premier flexible work environment (a combination of on-site & remote work) supporting our employees in their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance
• Competitive health & dental benefits plan
• Market-leading pension plan
• Competitive time off policy
• External education & tuition reimbursement programs
• Employee & Family Assistance Programs
• An opportunity to get involved and become a member of one of our national employee committees – social responsibility, employee engagement, diversity, equity & inclusion

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees