About Us: Gallagher is a global leader in insurance, risk management and consulting services. We help businesses grow, communities thrive and people prosper. We live a culture defined by The Gallagher Way, our set of shared values and guiding tenets. A culture driven by our people, over 40,000 strong, serving our clients with customized solutions that will protect them and fuel their futures.
At Gallagher, you can build a career whether it\xe2\x80\x99s with our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team. Responsibilities: Gallagher is a global leader in insurance, risk management and consulting services. We help businesses grow, communities thrive and people prosper. We live a culture defined by The Gallagher Way, our set of shared values and guiding tenets. A culture driven by our people, over 30,000 strong, serving our clients with customized solutions that will protect them and fuel their futures. Excess Underwriting (https://excessunderwriting.ca/) is a Canadian grown; commercial, and personal lines insurance provider that works with brokers and their clients to manage risk proactively, collaboratively and in partnership. Excess Underwriting is a part of Gallagher, however continues to operate independently as a managing general agency (MGA) and Lloyd\'s broker serving insurance brokers and their clients across Canada. Reporting to our Chief Underwriting Officer, the Sr. Commercial Underwriter will be driving the growth and development of the company\'s niche portfolio, owning the full underwriting process end-to-end including; managing the underwriting process for new clientele, overseeing compliance to binding authority framework and management reporting. The role will be responsible for underwriting strategy for these lines of business, which will include the development of underwriting guidelines, appetite development, pricing, wording review and development and product marketing. The role will also be responsible for the selection of markets to support a Lloyd\xe2\x80\x99s Binder, open market options and domestic market options. How You Will Affect the Business Review and develop sound underwriting standards and manage underwriting process for the construction speciality lines of business Implement and manage strategic underwriting decisions Ensure underwriting results by enhancing overall profitability, growth and retention of business Participate/lead strategic businesses planning Drive underwriting strategy for the specialty lines of business based on sound analysis of financial trends, territorial needs and marketplace dynamics Working closely with the team to provide clarity to our Broker channel on underwriting risk appetite through in person visits and the development of sales and marketing materials Set appropriate pricing for all products and risk classes to ensure that Excess is meeting its stated strategy of underwriting to a profit across all product lines Set optimal product strategies to maximize cross selling opportunities Provide innovation leadership for new products and insurance services in specialty areas Work closely with the team design solutions and products that meet the needs of our Brokers and create a unique value proposition for Excess Manage the Binder/Contract Renewal Process by creating renewal documents and the renewal presentation Ensure that the activities of underwriting are undertaken in strict compliance with our Syndicate and Domestic Market contractual obligations. Contribute to the general management team including participation in various key projects and initiatives outside of the direct core underwriting responsibilities Working in conjunction with the operations team to identify opportunities to improve processes and efficiency in Excess\xe2\x80\x99 underwriting operations. Qualifications: Education and Experience 7+ years of commercial underwriting experience College or University Degree or commensurate experience required. Insurance Designations an asset (CAIB, CRM etc.) with a strong preference for the CIP. Positive attitude, enthusiasm and drive Strong written and oral presentation skills Competency MS office suite of software Strong, established market relationships Ability to manage change effectively Strong leadership and management skills What We Can Offer You Gallagher offers competitive salaries and benefits plans. We offer benefits, including; medical/dental, life & dependent life, AD & D, pension/group savings plan, employee stock purchase plan, educational expense reimbursement, employee assistance programs, discounted gym membership, opportunity for flexible work hours, paid sick days, personal days, employee education recognition program, employee referral bonus program and more. We love to have fun and cultivate an enjoyable working environment. We have an active social club along with a service recognition program which ensures we share and celebrate the successes of our employees along with rewarding our employees for their achievements. We offer a diverse learning environment that challenges you to build on your strengths and to create new ones. We provide career pathing and advancement opportunities for our hard-working and dedicated employees. We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity in the workplace and are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. #LI-AM2 #LI-REMOTE