Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Location: Dartmouth

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Commercial Underwriter for our Eastern Region team, an individual who is ready to embrace and manage complex risks associated with property and casualty products. In this role, you'll work closely with a diverse array of stakeholders, handling underwriting submissions, managing a portfolio of accounts, and forging strong relationships with customers and brokers. It's a role that will challenge and reward you in equal measure, offering an opportunity to flex your underwriting expertise in a forward-thinking organization that puts all available profits into worthy causes.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze risks, assess underwriting submissions, and make sound decisions.
• Develop, negotiate, and manage a portfolio of accounts in alignment with Ecclesiastical's strategic goals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, brokers, and internal stakeholders, providing exceptional customer service.
• Plan, prioritise, and manage individual tasks to meet agreed objectives and SLAs.
• Operate within the Ecclesiastical framework and promptly escalate potential risks.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• A University degree, advanced insurance-related certifications like CIP or equivalent.
• Minimum of 6-8 years' progressive experience in underwriting, with a focus on property and casualty products and success in intermediate-level roles.
• Proficiency in underwriting tools, systems, and data analysis techniques, with an ability to evaluate risks, determine appropriate coverage, and calculate premiums.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and effective time management skills.
• Strong negotiation skills, adaptability to changing market conditions and underwriting guidelines, and ability to handle multiple underwriting files simultaneously.
• Comprehensive understanding of underwriting guidelines, policy wordings, pricing tools, and the regional insurance market.
• Help to coach and mentor Underwriters and Underwriting Associates
• Maintain continuous learning and professional development.
• High ethical standards, adherence to industry regulations and guidelines, and the ability to handle sensitive information discreetly.
• French language verbal and written communication skills an asset in dealing with PQ and NB brokers but not essential
  
  

What we offer

• A market competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Flexible working program
• Annual transportation subsidy to assist with commuting costs
• Defined contribution pension plan - up to 8% with no employee matching required and voluntary RRSP and TFSA programs
• Generous annual bonus program for all permanent full-time staff
• Minimum of 3 weeks vacation plus paid wellness, personal, volunteer and sick days
• Comprehensive employee group benefits, including health and dental coverage, income protection plans, life insurance, ADD insurance and an annual Health Care Spending Account
• Up to $200 for an annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
• Family and Employee Assistance Program, a discount and perks program as well as an annual fitness reimbursement
• Family friendly benefits including maternity/parental top-up payments
• Support towards professional designations
• Personal development subsidy covering courses of personal interests or hobbies
• Wellness perks such as daily fresh fruit, healthy snacks and ice-cream days in the summer
• Engagement activities including regular lunch and learns, after-work get togethers and regular team communication
• A fun, collaborative and engaging regional team to work in
  
  

About Us

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people offer career opportunities and personal development through a fantastic learning and career framework. Luckily for us, the nature of who we are – our giving ethos, our 135 year history and the diversity of what we do – has built a culture of kindness, of great ambition, of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. We understand that the perfect candidate for this role may not necessarily meet every requirement listed in this advert, and we encourage you to apply even if you feel that you don't fulfil every single qualification. Your unique perspective and potential are valuable to us, and we invite you to submit an application if this opportunity resonates with you.