Underwriter

Founded as a farmers' mutual in 1936, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in Canada.

The Underwriter reviews and prices commercial insurance submissions from independent agents and decides what to write, and on what terms. Remote position. Most of the team is in Hamilton, but nobody is required to come in. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

Key responsibilities:

• Negotiate terms, deductibles and pricing with agents
• Track production, hit ratio and loss ratio for your book monthly
• Quote, bind and issue policies within your letter of authority
• Re-underwrite renewals for loss trends, exposure changes and rate adequacy

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of commercial lines underwriting experience
• Familiar with Guidewire, Duck Creek or a similar policy system
• Able to travel up to 20% for agency visits
• Experience reading loss runs, schedules and financial statements
• Clear written underwriting rationale
• Comfortable negotiating with agents

What you get:

Salary range: $78,000 - $99,000 annually

• Extended health and dental benefits
• RRSP matching
• Three weeks paid vacation to start
• Paid sick days
• Professional development budget
• Health spending account
• Annual bonus

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Hamilton Insurance Agency.