Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values – Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence. Aviva has excellent opportunity in our Ontario Commercial Insurance Underwriting Branch. We are recruiting for an Underwriter Property & Casualty to help expand our business. As an underwriter, the accountability in this role is to drive profitable growth through quality underwriting of our medium-mid-market sized commercial accounts in all business segments, which typically fall above the annual premium band of $10,000+. As an Underwriter, you are accountable to collaborate with internal partners to identify new business opportunities and to provide superior technical expertise to brokers and customers to price the risk appropriately. What You’ll Do: Qualify and underwrite accounts deal through understanding needs and risk characteristics of the customer, ensuring benefit from both top-line and profitability perspective. Develop and maintain relationships cross-functionally and with external stakeholders, to deliver exceptional broker and customer service. Maintain the quality and profitability of the portfolio, and refer all risks outside established authority level to Specialist. Help identify areas of concern regarding loss ratios, risk trends, or other discrepancies, applying remediation strategies as appropriate. Build knowledge of all Information Systems/Programs within Commercial Insurance. Participate in Quality Reviews and audits as required. Support maintenance of a compliant UW environment in relation to guidelines and rules. What You’ll Bring: 5+ years experience in the insurance industry as commercial lines underwriter with property and casualty policies. Post-secondary education (Business or related discipline) or equivalent practical experience CIP/FCIP preferred Strong knowledge of underwriting, pricing and product in various segments Working knowledge of other functional areas (i.e. Claims, Risk Management, Accounting, etc.). Strong level of understanding of underwriting philosophy, policy contracts, rating programs, risk information sources, underwriting/technical manual information, statuary constraints, and computer workflow procedures. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, RTM, Commercial systems and other related systems. Ability to interact in a professional manner to develop long-term relationships with brokers and customers. Ability to work with internal business partners to deliver a great broker and customer experience. Ability to be self-motivated and proactively pursue potential business opportunities with brokers and customers. Ability to listen to broker and customer needs in order to effectively and efficiently meet them. We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.
