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About the Role

Zurich Canada is looking for an Underwriting Specialist to join the Quebec Region Casualty team in Montreal. This role involves generating new business opportunities and managing a renewal portfolio of upper mid-market, large, and multinational clients with revenues over $300M. It offers a unique opportunity to build knowledge and experience in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Proactively seek renewal and new account opportunities.
• Complete detailed opportunity assessment with key distributors to identify growth opportunities.
• Qualify accounts to meet the organization's appetite, balanced with sound business opportunity.
• Make agent/broker/customer and on-sight calls with a planned and well-prepared purpose.
• Negotiate Terms & Conditions and close deals.
• Cross-Sell other lines of business to increase product density with the account.
• Participate in Sales Team meetings as related to assigned brokers and / or territory.
• Proactively engage in the target account process, managing a qualified list of opportunities 90 to 120 days prior to effective date.
• Update required systems with details of broker / client visits and account status within specified time frame.
• Serve as key contact for assigned target accounts.
• Develop strong broker and client networks as related to industries underwritten by Business Unit.
• Calculate Target Price accurately by utilizing underwriting tools appropriately.
• Measure exposure/analyze risk.
• Initiate product development idea.
• Assist in training and developing staff.
• Provide expertise on coverage issues with claims programs and guidelines.
• Contribute to development of u/w manuals, programs and guidelines.
• Approve/place facultative purchases.
• Develop and lead marketing presentations to new and current agents/brokers.
• Promote the organization's products and services in order to increase penetration within agency plant.
• Ensure the successful completion of projects by maintaining continuing dialogue with business unit sponsors during implementation of major projects.
• Diagnose and develop recommendations to solve unique business unit and customer problems.
• Lead complex technical or long-term (over 6 months) business projects to implement new or changed systems, programs or products.
• Investigate, recommend and implement leading edge technical solutions when they meet customer needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree and 5 or more years of experience in the Commercial Underwriting or Market Facing area OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Commercial Claims or Commercial Underwriting Support area.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Experience working on time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• French proficiency is a mandatory requirement for this role.
• English proficiency is an asset.
• Fluency in both spoken and written English is required to facilitate communication with internal and external stakeholders outside Quebec.

Skills

• Commercial Casualty Underwriting
• Microsoft Office
• Bilingual in French/English
• Liability Underwriting (Multinational Clients)
• Risk Management
• Insurance
• Legal knowledge
• Verbal and written communication skills

Location

• 100 King Street West, Suite 5500, Toronto, ON, M5X 1C9
• 1800 McGill College Avenue, Suite 1100, Montreal, QC, H3A 3J6

Work Type

• Permanent
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 5+ years in Liability Underwriting (Multinational Clients)
• 5 or more years of experience in the Commercial Underwriting or Market Facing area
• 10 or more years of experience in the Commercial Claims or Commercial Underwriting Support area

Education Level

• Bachelor Degree
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Post-Secondary Education in Risk Management or Insurance

Salary/Compensations

• $110,000 to $130,000

Benefits

• Comprehensive health/benefits plan with varying levels of coverage
• Minimum of four weeks of vacation per year
• Four personal days per year
• Access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities

About the Company

• Zurich Canada is part of the Zurich Insurance Group, a multi-line insurer with approximately 55,000 employees worldwide serving customers in global and local markets.
• Zurich Canada has been a leading insurance provider serving mid-sized and large companies, including multinational corporations, in the Canadian commercial market for 100 years.
• With over 650 employees in offices across the country, Zurich offers the global strength of a top insurance provider combined with in-depth knowledge of industries and local markets.
• Zurich Canada aspires to be risk management professionals’ first choice as their premier partner to help meet the risk challenges of today and tomorrow.
• Zurich North America has over 148 years of experience managing risk and supporting resilience.
• We are a leading provider of commercial property-casualty insurance solutions and a wide range of risk management products and services for businesses and individuals.
• Today, we serve more than 25 industries, from agriculture to technology and insure 90% of the Fortune 500®.
• Zurich strives to provide ongoing career development opportunities and foster an environment where voices are diverse, behaviors are inclusive, actions drive equity, and our people feel a sense of belonging.

Equal Opportunity

• Zurich Canada is committed to pay equity.
• At Zurich, we are proud of our culture. We are passionate about Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging (DIEB).
• We want you to bring your whole self to work, and we want our employees to be reflective of the communities in which we live and work.
• Our DIEB initiatives are creating an environment where everyone feels welcome.
• We have a collaborative culture where diversity of thought is valued.
• We value your input and strive to give our employees the tools they need to make an impact.
• We care about our employees’ well-being.
• We care about our communities.
• We have won numerous awards for our workplace culture. We are proud to be one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers and to have received Insurance Business Canada’s 5-Star Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award.
• As a global company, Zurich recognizes the diversity of our workforce as an asset.
• We recruit talented people from a variety of backgrounds with unique perspectives that are truly welcome here.
• Taken together, diversity and inclusion bring us closer to our common goal: exceeding our customers’ expectations.
• Zurich is committed to providing a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free environment resulting in an accessible organization for employees, customers, and other parties who interact with, or on behalf of, Zurich.
• We strive to achieve a workplace free of discrimination of all forms, including discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disability, or medical condition.
• If you are interested in a job opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation, so we can work with you to provide a more accessible process.
• For Zurich Canada's commitment to diversity and accessibility please click here.