Commercial Insurance Advisor – Independent

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About the role

  • Independent Commercial Insurance Advisor building client portfolios and risk-management relationships. Growing a Co-operators-branded advisory business through prospecting, networking, and community engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Build strong relationships with local business owners, entrepreneurs, and organizations
  • Understand clients' risks and provide tailored commercial insurance and risk management solutions
  • Build and grow a profitable, sustainable commercial insurance portfolio
  • Prospect, network, and develop referral relationships in high-opportunity markets
  • Deliver proactive, advice-based service to strengthen client loyalty and retention
  • Act as a visible and professional independent representative of Co-operators
  • Run an independent advisory practice as an independent contractor
  • Distribute Co-operators products under the Co-operators brand
  • Manage business development activity, portfolio development, sales pipeline, time, and priorities

Requirements

  • Hold a valid provincial general insurance license or be willing to obtain one
  • Meet ongoing licensing and continuing education requirements
  • Experience in commercial or personal lines insurance
  • Experience running your own business
  • Background in financial services, banking, B2B sales, account management, or business development
  • Experience in client-facing advisory or relationship-management roles
  • Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and convert them into sustainable business growth
  • Strong sales and business-development mindset
  • Comfort prospecting, networking, and creating opportunity
  • Clear, confident communication, strong organization, and disciplined follow-through
  • Client-first, advice-based approach to helping businesses manage risk
  • Resilience, accountability, and self-motivation
  • Ability to operate independently while upholding Co-operators' values, brand standards, and client-first approach
  • Required to complete comprehensive background, credit, and eligibility checks

Benefits

  • Opportunities to grow your compensation through business development, client retention, and new business success
  • Flexible, remote-friendly work model with autonomy over your schedule
  • Comprehensive onboarding, training, mentorship, and ongoing development
  • Access to enterprise-level tools, marketing resources, product specialists, and dedicated support teams
  • Backing of a trusted Canadian brand with a strong community presence and values-driven, client-first culture
  • Opportunity to build and grow your own commercial client portfolio with ownership over results

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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