Senior Production Underwriter, Commercial Insurance
Burns & Wilcox
- Calgary, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Identifies new growth opportunities with key brokers and ensure they are qualified and meet with the organization's appetite
- Develop broker clientele by networking to identify new clients and generate lists of prospective focus brokers
- Conduct marketing visits to build broker relationships and advertise B&W offerings
- Maintain existing broker relationships to solicit renewals and generate new business
- Develop marketing strategies to compete with other companies
- Utilize other Burns & Wilcox offices via referrals to place business
- Ensure prompt and courteous client service is provided to all agents and brokers
- Work collaboratively with other Underwriters on the team develop ownership of a book of regional business
- Maintain knowledge of carriers’ underwriting guidelines and/or brokerage markets
- Obtain adequate underwriting information for quoting, binding, and issuing
- Review coverage requirements, prices, and conditions
- Negotiate prices, terms, and conditions
- Submit quality submissions to markets
- Provide consultation to brokers regarding differences between quotes and coverages
- Promptly review inspections to verify quality of risk
- Ensure all files are documented properly to avoid potential E&O’s
- Maintain carrier relationships
- Stay abreast of underwriting practices and maintain licenses and certifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- CIP or equivalent industry experience
- Provincial License or eligibility for obtaining
- High Industry Participation
- 5+ years of Commercial Insurance experience
- Strong underwriting expertise strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of domestic and international Commercial markets
- Competitive base compensation & opportunities to participate in highly lucrative sales incentive bonus plan
- Employer paid Health and Wellness benefits including Health Care and Lifestyle Spending Account
- Employer matched RRSP
- Employer paid continuing education courses, designations and licensing
- Many opportunities for career advancement including internal training and development through our Kaufman Institute, internal progression, and management opportunities