Ville : Toronto

Catégorie : PERMANENT FULLTIME

Industrie : Insurance

Employeur : Westland Insurance Group

Agile Underwriting Solutions (Agile) has an exciting opportunity for a Manager, Commercial Underwriting leading our Ontario Region.This is a remote based position, open to candidates in the Greater Toronto Area. We are seeking an experienced underwriting professional with strong leadership skills and a proven ability to manage teams, broker relationships, and underwriting performance.

Expected Compensation: The expected hiring range for this role is $92,800 to $116,000. Your rate of pay will be determined based on your individual qualifications and experience while considering internal equity.

Agile also offers a competitive annual short-term incentive program that enables employees to share in the rewards of the business and emphasizes the measures that are key to our success.

Reason for Vacancy: This posting is to fill a current vacancy on our team

What we offer:

• High-growth company environment with great opportunity for development
• Competitive salary and bonus structure
• Comprehensive medical and dental benefits
• Diverse mix of staff and demonstrated work/life balance
• Career growth opportunities and continuing education programs
• Flexible paid Values Days to celebrate days important to you

The opportunity:

As Manager, Commercial Underwriting, you'll shape the success of our Ontario operations by leading, developing, and empowering a team of underwriters while driving strong broker relationships and profitable results. In this role, you'll influence key decisions, optimize processes, and help build a high-performing, future-ready team.

In this role you will:

• Lead, manage, and develop the underwriting team to deliver strong client service, satisfaction, and retention
• Oversee sales and underwriting performance, including renewal retention, rate adequacy, cross-selling, and upselling
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators to drive profitability and operational success
• Lead regular team meetings and ensure execution of key initiatives and action items
• Support claims resolution and collaborate with internal stakeholders on complex or escalated issues
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes and efficiency
• Lead employee attraction, engagement, retention, and development to build a high-performing team
• Support organizational change initiatives and promote adaptability across the team

Here's what you bring:

• 5+ years of underwriting experience, including at least 2 years in a people management role
• CIP or FCIP designation required; undergraduate degree preferred
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills
• Solid business acumen with a deep understanding of underwriting performance drivers
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a solution-based approach to client service
• Strong organizational skills, accountability, and attention to detail
• Proven ability to lead teams through high-growth, evolving environments, driving transformation while delivering strong underwriting results and profitable growth

AI statement:As part of our commitment to transparency, we want to let you know that while our recruitment system includes AI capabilities, these are never used to screen, evaluate, or select candidates. The only AI functionality that Westland uses is for transcribing notes during candidate calls, and this occurs with your consent. These toolsaren'tused to make any hiring decisions throughout our recruitment process.

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