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About the Role
This role focuses on Canada product line management, encompassing relationship, underwriting, and expense management. It involves developing and maintaining business relationships with agencies and/or brokers to drive sales growth and distribution expansion, and independently underwriting accounts within granted authority and company appetite.
Responsibilities
- Monitors market conditions and confirms gathered information.
- Analyzes portfolio and individual account performance to develop action plans for profitable growth.
- Reviews underwriting guidelines and provides input for new guidelines.
- Participates in operational initiatives within Political Risk, Credit and Bond (PRCB) to execute the operational plan.
- Collaborates with the PRCB team and wider Large Commercial Canada to pursue cross-selling opportunities.
- Plans, develops, and integrates territory sales plans to achieve objectives.
- Communicates strategic direction and operational plans to external partners.
- Communicates policies, procedures, and financial budgets to achieve business objectives.
- Develops and maintains strong business relationships within the commercial lines market.
- Develops customer service standards for the commercial bond team and drives performance.
- Partners with leaders to manage employee training and ensure competency.
- Sets operational expectations, goals, and strategies.
- Reports to the Chief Underwriting Officer, Large Commercial Canada, and collaborates with the Americas PRCB group.
Requirements
- Extensive commercial or contract surety or related underwriting experience preferred.
- Requires advanced knowledge of contract and/or commercial surety operations products, procedures, and practices.
- Expertise in bond lines of business, ratings, customer environment, and markets.
- Requires extensive knowledge of bond underwriting best practices, field underwriting operations, and day-to-day underwriting operational needs.
- Familiarity with other company products preferred.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to set work priorities and initiate, evaluate, and recommend solutions.
- Must have the ability to perform duties with independent judgment, underwriting authority, and company underwriting standards.
- Demonstrated decision-making ability required in day-to-day operations.
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to set work priorities
- Ability to initiate, evaluate, and recommend solutions
- Independent judgment
- Decision-making ability
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Extensive commercial or contract surety or related underwriting experience preferred
Education Level
- Undergraduate degree in business, insurance, or a related field preferred
Salary/Compensations
- CAD (122,000 to 171,000)
Benefits
- Competitive retirement savings plan
- Health and wellness programs
- Wide range of learning opportunities
- Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
- Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
About the Company
- AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, solves complex risks by combining a comprehensive capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and talent in an agile and inclusive workspace.
- AXA XL partners with those who move the world forward through an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions.
- Sustainability is integral to AXA XL's business strategy, focusing on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices.
- AXA XL's "Roots of resilience" strategy focuses on valuing nature, addressing climate change, and integrating ESG.
- AXA Hearts in Action programs support volunteering and charitable giving.
Equal Opportunity
- AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
- AXA XL has a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce and create an inclusive culture.
- AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.