Commercial Underwriter – COC / Builders Risk

Commercial Underwriter – COC / Builders Risk

Comma Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual with a desire to make a significant growth and profit contribution to a successful underwriting team.

We have an existing book of business, a superb product and distribution model, great opportunity for an underwriter with experience in COC / Builders Risk .

You will be joining one of Canada’s largest insurance companies with amazing growth and development opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Underwrite Builders Risk insurance, provide specialized solutions, experience, financial capacity and underwriting flexibility to meet the insurance needs of commercial contractors and developers with ongoing construction activity.
• Maintain in-force policies and ensure all policies are issued within service standards with the appropriate wordings, schedules, and certificates attached
• Record underwriting information for the purpose of evaluation, assessment, and profitability;
• Assist with training and coaching of other staff as required;
• Market our insurance products, solutions and services
• Foster good broker/ client relationships with face to face meetings and telephone communication

Required Experience, Qualifications and Expectations:

• Minimum 1 years of relevant underwriting experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills and superb time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work well independently as well as part of a team.
• Accountability, customer-centric thinking, teamwork and a commitment to excellence.
• Enjoy working with our partners to establish professional relationships to achieve our growth and profit goals.
• Professional, friendly, and courteous in all interactions with external and internal customers.
• Computer literacy is required with working knowledge of Microsoft products and a comfort level with a company operating system.
• A University/College Diploma or equivalent is required or completion of or working towards CIP/FCIP designation

Please forward resume to [email protected]

Senior Special Risks Underwriter – Financial Lines

Senior Underwriter – Financial Lines

Comma Recruitment are looking for an experienced and talented Underwriter, ideally 5+ years experience, a great opportunity to be a technical specialist working with all our Canadian offices.

 

• Handle risks located throughout Canada with carrier and Lloyds of London partners
• Serve as an internal resource and product expert
• Travel and entertain clients and prospects
• See opportunities to access and cultivate new markets and products
• Manage relationships with retail brokers
• Develop and execute marketing plan to drive new business, including in-person visits, networking, marketing and distribution of marketing materials
• Underwrite new and renewal business based on underwriting authority and guidelines
• Participate in a highly lucrative sales incentive plan
• Evaluate, classify, and rate each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing
• Apply appropriate quality underwriting and risk selection on quoted business
• Monitor key metrics, such as, new business hit ratio, renewal retention ratio, premium growth, and loss ratio, formulating corrective action where necessary
• Use cutting-edge technology to deliver high quality service to agents and agencies
• Mentor and train Underwriters and Assistant Underwriters, as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5-10 years underwriting experience, preferably significant experience in Financial Lines
• CIP, RPLU or equivalent preferred

Please forward resume to [email protected]

Environmental Underwriter – Toronto

Special Risks Underwriter  –  Environmental

Comma Recruitment are looking for an experienced and talented Special Risks Underwriter with 3+ years experience and expertise within Environmental Underwriting, experience with Pollution or Construction an asset.

• Develop and execute marketing plan to drive new and renewal business, including in-person visits and distribution of marketing materials for insurance company partners
  • Evaluate, classify, and rate each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing
  • Develop and submit underwriting referrals, where required.
  • Monitor key metrics, such as, new business hit ratio, renewal retention ratio, premium growth, and loss ratio, formulating corrective action where necessary
  • Mentor and train Assistant Underwriters as needed
  
  QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Strong background and connections in Environmental Underwriting

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Minimum 3 years of multi-line underwriting experience, excess & surplus experience an advantage
  • Strong sales and marketing skills a must, business acumen, interest in continued education and professional development
• Insurance license, CIP or comparable designations preferred

 
COMPENSATION PACKAGE:

• Competitive base compensation & highly lucrative sales incentive bonus plan
• Employer paid continuing education courses and designations
• Many opportunities for career advancement

This is an outstanding opportunity for candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit, drive for career advancement and desire to develop relationships while growing a book of business.

Please forward resume to [email protected]