Team Leader, Underwriting Quality, Property/casualty - Cambridge, Canada - Ontario Mutuals

Ontario Mutuals

Verified Company

Cambridge, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Team Leader, Underwriting Quality, Property/Casualty
Farm Mutual Re Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

Join our Canadian reinsurance company and experience the passion it takes to empower and
**advance our mutual insurance community
We currently have an incredible opportunity for a Team Leader, Underwriting Quality for property and
casualty within our Underwriting and Loss Control Programs Department.

Within this exciting position, you will expand your technical expertise by building a deep understanding
of primary and reinsurance underwriting strategies, including loss control risk management. You will be
empowered to lead an underwriting team conducting quality reviews. As a liaison between Farm Mutual
Re and our mutual members, you will collaborate in the development of underwriting best practices and
execute initiatives to help Farm Mutual Re and the Mutual Community thrive

The Role:
This role has responsibility for leading the underwriting quality team. The team provides internal
reinsurance control by conducting underwriting audits on the underlying members' primary portfolios to
identify financial risk to the reinsurance program. The incumbent sets team procedures and builds
relationships with internal and external interested parties to influence the adoption of underwriting best
practices and support the mutual community in achieving long-term business success.

The job is hybrid and may involve infrequent travel to our mutual members.

Manage an endtoend underwriting audit cycle process to achieve goals and service standards,
Lead initiatives to improve profitability by converting audit findings into actional plans that

influence members to embed underwriting best practices into their operations,

Provide technical underwriting guidance to the team, membership and other interested parties,
Seek synergies with Reinsurance Underwriting, Loss Control, Technical Development and the

Ontario Mutual Insurance Association to influence consistent underwriting practices throughout
the mutual community,

Support the delivery of underwriting programs, including Portfolio Management and member

consultations.

Your Skills and Qualifications:

Strong technical knowledge with 7+ years of underwriting complex commercial or agriculture

and residential classes, with preference for corporate underwriting experience,

Prior experience in a supervisory or management role is preferred.
A postsecondary education is required, preferably in business or a related discipline.
Completion or working towards a professional designation such as the CIP/FCIP.
Strong organizational, analytical and problemsolving skills, and the ability to prioritize

competing demands and projects.

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) along with exceptional interpersonal skills to

develop deep-rooted relationships, influence change and exhibit a collaborative leadership style,
and

Demonstrates a complement of product, pricing, and underwriting knowledge in decision

making.
Join Our Team

Recognized as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers 2023 as well as one of Canada's Greenest
Employers 2023, at Farm Mutual Re we are committed to inclusion for all and cultivating belonging
where everyone can be their authentic and best selves.

Operating since 1959, Farm Mutual Re is a general reinsurer, sharing in the property, automobile,
liability, and other risks originally accepted by insurance companies operating principally in Canada.

We're passionate about empowering and supporting our employees and business partners. Our
relationships are the foundation that helps us advance the mutual insurance community. We take pride
in giving back to our community and the environment. We hold ourselves accountable for the promises
we make to our members, employees, and valued business partners.

Our office is in Cambridge, Ontario off the 401 in a state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly building.
Our employees enjoy perks including complimentary access to an on-site gym, a variety of fitness classes
and wellness sessions, as well as the flexibility to work remotely as we embrace the modern hybrid work
environment. Our culture is supportive of achieving a balanced and healthy lifestyle. In addition to a
great working environment, we invest in our employees continued professional development, offer a
competitive salary, employer-paid benefits, pension plan and more.

How to Apply:
Don't miss this opportunity to join our team. Visit our website and complete our Employment
Application found on our Careers page.

In accordance with our company values, Farm Mutual Re is committed to creating an equitable, diverse,
and inclusive work environment for all as well as to providing accommodations and achieving a barrierfree workplace. Should you require an accommodation to participate in our recruitment process, please