Underwriting Counsel - Toronto, Canada - Stewart Title Guaranty Company

Stewart Title Guaranty Company

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

We are the Canadian Division of Stewart Title Guaranty Company, a leading provider of residential and commercial title insurance.

As one of the largest title insurers in the world, Stewart Title specializes in providing our clients with exceptional service, deep expertise and innovative solutions to help close their real estate transactions with peace of mind.

Job Description
Job SummaryAn Underwriting Counsel with our Ontario Underwriting team is responsible for reviewing and handling underwriting issues and making insurability decisions for residential and commercial transactions

Responsibilities:

Handle policies for both residential and commercial real estate transactions.
Review and investigate complex underwriting issues (including title and offtitle matters) and real estate fraud mitigation issues, conduct risk assessments, and make insurability decisions.
Draft complex underwriting clauses (exceptions and coverage), policy documents (endorsements), and correspondence.
Review and interpret reports generated from identity verification tests.
Manage a high volume of files under tight timelines in accordance with established parameters.
Communicate and explain complex insurability decisions to clients both verbally and in writing.
Respond to external and internal enquiries regarding title insurance coverage, policyrelated matters (e.g. search requirements), fraud mitigation, identity verification tests, and other matters.
Answer and handle customer service calls through our general underwriting phone queue.
Provide high quality and timely service in response to enquiries from external and internal clients.
Recognize and redirect enquiries that should be addressed by other teams in the Company.
Other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications:

Lawyer in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
Minimum 5 years real estate law firm/transaction experience or equivalent.
Knowledge of residential and commercial real estate transactions.
Understanding of the real estate process and title and offtitle issues, and their resolutions.
Understanding of real estate fraud trends, fraud red flags, and fraud mitigation tools.
Ability to work independently and make independent decisions in accordance with established parameters.
Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines.
Excellent verbal and written communication, customer service, organizational, and problemsolving skills.
Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to work well in a team.
Good computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft Word Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint). )
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Mail: 200 Bay Street, North Tower, Suite 2600, Toronto, ON M5J 2J2
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