Aviva

Underwriting Specialist – MGA

Aviva

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Toronto • Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$120,000 - CA$140,000 per year

About the role

  • Qualify and underwrite non-standard or difficult to place P&C risks, as per Aviva MGA appetite and framework
  • Build and maintain proven business relationships with MGA partners through regular touchpoints and the provision of superior customer service
  • Provide underwriting support for existing MGA partners, including underwriting audits, risk referrals, and wording reviews
  • Drive growth through new business development opportunities
  • Participate in and/or lead quarterly business review with an MGA’s leadership and underwriting teams
  • Collaborate with various internal stakeholders to draft and update MGA contracts, achieve compliance goals, and ensure sufficient risk management and controls in place
  • Provide MGA portfolio steering recommendations to drive profits, manage controls, and enhance partnerships

Requirements

  • 5 plus years of technical commercial lines P&C underwriting experience
  • Technical knowledge of complex P&C risks and exposures
  • Proficiency in applying highly specialized knowledge and expertise to non-standard risks
  • Proven marketing and relationship building skills with internal and external partners
  • Strong pipeline management/sales consultation skills
  • Excellent written/verbal communication skills
  • Strong leadership, negotiation and influencing skills
  • Ability to identify and effectively articulate barriers in workflows or specific accounts with leadership
  • Ability to problem solve and to make/implement decisions
Benefits
  • Compelling rewards package including base compensation
  • Eligibility for annual bonus
  • Retirement savings
  • Share plan
  • Health benefits
  • Personal wellness
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year
  • Employee-driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion
  • Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
P&C underwritingcommercial lines underwritingrisk managementportfolio managementbusiness developmentunderwriting auditsrisk referralswording reviewspipeline managementsales consultation
Soft Skills
relationship buildingcustomer servicecommunicationleadershipnegotiationinfluencingproblem solvingdecision making