We put our people first. As an employer of choice, Acera Insurance, offers an outstanding workplace and employee culture that creates valuable opportunities for all employees.
Our people are:
Encouraged to challenge the status quo and never stop learning in their commitment to excellence.
Empowered with a sense of accountability and autonomy to take ownership of their work.
Treated with respect and act with integrity by putting clients, colleagues, and community first.
Recognized for their achievements and celebrate festivities, big and small, to make work fun.
We also proudly offer most employees the opportunity to become owners. With over 700 employee owners, Acera Insurance is the only Canadian brokerage that is widely owned by its employees. Our employee owners have a vested interest and get to share in Acera Insurance’s success — which they make possible.
Join our award-winning network of over 1,300 professionals across Canada and change the way people feel about insurance.
You might be asking: What is “Surety”? Surety - otherwise known as bonding - is NOT Insurance. Although Surety Bonds are usually issued by an Insurance Company, they are not really a form of insurance but a form of credit. The company issuing the bonds guarantees the contractor will fulfill contractual obligations and the liability is of a financial nature. In essence, the Bond serves as security for the contractual obligation. Interesting!
You might now be wondering, what does a day in the life of this role look like? The “traditional” answer includes: issuing bonds, managing logistics on getting those bonds to our clients as soon as possible, taking payments, following up on receivables, pulling project specifications from the construction planrooms, collaborating with the insurance producers ensuring they receive those specifications, invoicing, issuing insurance certificates and preparing insurance proposals, talking with clients and underwriters at the bonding companies to obtain approvals, requesting financial updates from clients, updating bond trackers, and other responsibilities and interesting projects that arise on a day to day.
The “non-traditional” answer includes: working in a “niche” role within the insurance industry, being mentored by one of our experts, moving quickly with accuracy, taking care of urgent requests, adapting to priorities, building trusting relationships with clients, having confidential and sensitive discussions with clients around their next big project and helping them cross the finish line, mitigating risk, having fun and being part of large organization but working within a work “family”. We have each other’s backs and we win together. We are about the collective, and we make it happen when we need to, we move quick and deliberate in the high season and we enjoy the flexibility of the down season. This is not a sales role, it is an opportunity to assist one of our finest in managing a book of business.
No experience? No problem! We know that finding someone with experience in this area will be rare, as that experts in this area are limited. With solid expertise in house and one of best looking to mentor the next Surety expert, we are seeking a highly motivated “go getter” with fantastic energy, a can-do disposition with a focus on team, to join our team!
What’s in it for you? Opportunity! Mentorship! Reward and recognition and working in collaboration with some of the best in the business! Fun events throughout the year, ongoing education, opportunities for growth and leadership, long time career and management opportunity, working in collaboration with other locations, building a great network, annual base salary of $45,000 to $55,000, pension, employee ownership opportunity, extended health package, wellness package…..but most of all, the opportunity to start a career in a stable industry working with fantastic people.
Who you are? As the successful candidate, your attention to detail is impeccable. You thrive in a walk fast, talk fast supportive environment. You are a self-directed learner. You are always looking for what’s next and not afraid to go get it. You ask lots of questions, you have an inquisitive mind and you are a go getter. You understand the importance of offering exceptional client service and work hard to be the best. You take initiative to stretch, and you are comfortable helping those around you do the same. You are a problem solver, and like a good puzzle. You have been known to be analytical and are not afraid of numbers. You are efficient. You accomplish this by being tech savvy, leveraging technology, tools resources and information to help you accomplish your goal. You are a high performer, and you are looking for mentorship in an organization recognized as one of the Greatest Places to Work in Canada.
Acera Insurance is the largest independent, employee-controlled brokerage in Canada. We are proudly 100% Canadian owned and operated. With over 70 locations across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and the Yukon, $1.4 billion in gross written premium, and $1.3 billion group retirement savings assets under management, our team provides individuals, families and businesses unbiased insurance and risk management solutions that have a distinct Canadian perspective. Our collaborative work structure combines our people’s strength and expertise to offer greater value, knowledge, and resources to our personal and commercial clients nationwide, including comprehensive group benefits.
Acera Insurance is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to all forms of diversity in the workplace. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
