P&C Manager, Toronto

Property and Casualty Manager

Comma Recruitment are looking for a Property and Casualty Underwriter with management experience, to lead a team of underwriters and support staff.

You must have a strong background in P&C with MGA experience, driven, results-oriented, and a team player to join our dynamic company.

This is a great opportunity to work alongside industry experts, develop management skills and experience, client relationships, and grow a career and a book of business to support our ambitious goals.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a team of senior and junior underwriters plus a processor/admin support staff
• Manage a book of mid market Property and Casualty risks
• Underwrite new and renewal business based on underwriting authority and contract guidelines and produce business in assigned territories
• Strong aptitude for property and casualty policies, experience in other lines (Cyber, E&O A&E, Lawyers, D&O etc.) an asset
• Maintain the long-term profitability of a significant portfolio of accounts; the ability to successfully negotiate terms, conditions and pricing to achieve new business, renewal and profitability targets
• Develop and execute marketing plans with target brokers to drive new business and achieve retention goals
• Understand and leverage the breadth of products and markets, develop and submit underwriting referrals, where required.
• Develop and maintain a professional relationship with brokers and/or clients to enhance understanding of the target market and to contribute to quality service, problem solving, and risk selection
• Support in the development of new products by leveraging strong market and product knowledge
• Manage renewals and develop long term to execute marketing plan to drive new business
• 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 junior underwriters, as needed
• Enter computer data of quotations, binders and related support documents
• Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

• 5 years or more of property and casualty underwriting experience
• Experience managing a team or mentoring/training junior staff, ideally leadership experience.
• Provincial License or eligibility for obtaining, CIP, FCIP or comparable designations an asset
• Proven underwriting experience and the ability to make informed underwriting decisions in-house
• MGA experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in sales and marketing
• Proven organization skills and ability with a strong attention to detail
• Strong broker relationships
• Ability to work independently, but also be a team player

Please forward resume to [email protected]