Jr Commercial Underwriter
Aviva
- Vancouver, BC
- $38,800-72,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- It's crucial for this role's success to work collaboratively and autonomously, ensuring that deadlines are met. You'll support the team by logging new submissions, processing renewals and endorsements, and completing associated underwriting activities.
- You'll review program and account submissions, assessing them against our current guidelines and pricing strategy. Additionally, you'll manage mid-term requests and changes for medium to complex accounts. Our robotics tools will support you in processing monthly broker placements.
- You'll review broker placements every month to ensure that the broker authority adheres to our standards.
- Working collaboratively with stakeholders, you'll reconcile financial discrepancies promptly.
- You'll be responsible for negotiating terms and pricing with our broker partners to ensure sustainable, profitable business.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with our broker partners, promoting Aviva products, and prioritizing service levels will be key.
- You'll represent Aviva at industry or broker events and provide feedback and support to the Segment Leader as required.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in commercial lines property and casualty underwriting or a technical support function. You must be confident and comfortable managing a high level of autonomy while being accountable for your responsibilities.
- Excellent communication skills are essential, including the ability to articulate well via phone, email, and virtual meetings.
- Strong analytical skills with an ability to adapt to portfolio underwriting.
- Superior organization and time-management skills with the ability to adapt in a dynamic, priority-changing environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and overall communication style and approach.
- A good technical aptitude including sound working knowledge of MS Office Suite products.
- Vested interest in learning and building a career in the commercial insurance space with an emphasis on portfolio underwriting. CIP designation or enrollment is desirable.
- Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
- Salary range: $38 800 - $72,000
- Outstanding Career Development opportunities.
- We’ll support your professional development education.
- Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year
- Employee driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity and inclusion
- Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health
- Hybrid flexible work model