AVP, Executive Underwriter managing a portfolio of property & casualty business at Liberty Mutual Canada. Responsible for coaching and mentoring team while managing key broker relationships.
Responsibilities
Manage a portfolio of new and renewal P&C business, significantly contributing to the region’s profitable growth in target lines of business.
Collaborate with internal teams (risk services, actuary, claims) to achieve profitable growth through technical research and relationship building.
Significantly contribute to the region’s new business goals by maintaining a quality pipeline of prospects through targeted marketing, cross-selling and account rounding efforts with our key broker partners.
Ensure proper risk selection, exposure review, setting of profitable terms and conditions, file documentation, adherence to underwriting guidelines and strategies.
Support team’s overall underwriting knowledge through handling of referrals, sharing of best practices and formal/informal training.
Coach, mentor, and train colleagues on underwriting, business development, negotiation skills, and other necessary soft skills to ensure their ongoing professional development.
Responsible for relationship management with key brokers, clients, and prospects to ensure exceptional service and gather market intelligence to expand Liberty’s product and service offerings.
Collaborate and manage multi-line account solutions while highlighting differentiators in product offerings and value propositions.
Provide recommendations towards regional growth strategies, broker, and client plans.
Propose alternate solutions to existing underwriting processes to improve service and simplify our business, and act as an early adopter of new systems and processes.
Commitment to continuous learning and development through attendance at 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.
Requirements
A minimum of 6 years’ experience underwriting commercial P&C insurance.
Post-secondary education including relevant Insurance designation(s)/education is considered an asset.
Proficient in understanding P&C policy wordings and their impact on claims scenarios.
Self-starter with proven analytical skills and a proven track record in a solutions-oriented approach to underwriting that drives profitable growth.
Comfortable with critical thinking and a growth mindset, with thoughtful consideration of diverse perspectives during decision-making and respectful of differences.
Able to respectfully give and receive positive and constructive feedback.
Effective at managing internal and external meetings with professionalism and clarity while driving mutual accountability for results.
Effective at change management and adapting to new systems and processes.
Helps drive innovation through a growth mindset, viewing roadblocks as opportunities for growth and supporting new idea testing, training, and ongoing monitoring of changes.
Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills.
Collaborates well across business units.
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
An opportunity to get involved and become a member of one of our national employee committees – social responsibility, employee engagement, diversity, equity & inclusion
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