Underwriting Specialist - Montréal, Canada - Zurich Insurance

Zurich Insurance

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Montréal, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Job SummaryZurich Canadian Holdings Limited located at 100 King Street West, Suite 5500, Toronto, ON, M5X 1C9 has a permanent role for an Underwriting Specialist in our Eastern Region.

Working within the Quebec Region Casualty team in Montreal at 1800 McGill College Avenue, Suite 1100, Montreal, QC, H3A 3J6, the role of the Underwriting Specialist is to generate a pipeline of new business opportunities whilst managing a renewal portfolio of upper mid-market, large and multinational clients with revenues over $300M.

Supported by a dedicated local team of Underwriting Assistants, Liability Risk Engineers, International Service Specialists, Pricing Actuaries and an industry leading claims team, this is your opportunity to join a growing and highly successful organization, named a "Top Insurance Workplace" for 2020 by
Insurance Business Canada.

Imagine working for a company that truly cares about their employees, customers, stakeholders, and communities they serve.
Imagine working for a valuesdriven organization that has the ambition and desire to be the best and most impactful global insurance provider in the world.
Zurich is that place where 55,000 employees across approximately 200 countries and territories are all focused on helping people and helping companies protect what is truly most important to them. We are a valuesdriven organization that takes pride in the work that we do every day, and we have the ambition to be the best global insurer in the world.
Salary: $100,000120,000
What You Will Do:
Proactively seek renewal and new account opportunities.
Complete detailed opportunity assessment with key distributors to identify growth opportunities.
Qualify accounts to meet with the organization's appetite, balanced with sound business opportunity.
Make agent/broker/customer and onsight calls with a planned and wellprepared 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 longterm (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
Bilingual in French/English is a must
What You Bring to the Table:

Required:

High School Diploma or Equivalent and 5 or more years of experience in the Commercial Underwriting or Market Facing area.

High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Commercial Claims or Commercial Underwriting Support area

Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 3 or more years of experience in the Underwriting or Market Facing area

Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Claims or Underwriting Support

AND- Knowledge of Microsoft Office

Experience working on time restraints for quotes on new and renewal business
Experience working in a team environment

Preferred:

Bachelors Degree
Post-Secondary Education in Risk Management or Insurance
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Microsoft Office experience
Previous Legal knowledge or experience

What we bring to the table:

A comprehensive health/benefits plan with varying levels of coverage to suit your specific needs, dental and pension plan
A competitive total compensation package
A chance to work in the exciting world of insurance, with multiple career paths and the opportunity to grow we encourage internal mobility and take pride in assisting you to reach your career goals and aspirations

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