Job Description

Date: Aug 19, 2022 Location: Remote - Canada, CA Company: Wawanesa Insurance

We’re proud to give our employees the flexibility to choose how and where they want to work. In this role, you can decide whether your preference is to work from home (remote), work from the office or a hybrid of time spent at both. You may live in and work in any of the following locations: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador and/or the Yukon.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, founded in 1896, is Canada’s largest mutual insurer, with $3.9 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10.5 billion. Wawanesa Mutual, with executive offices in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa General, which offers property and casualty insurance in California and Oregon; Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada; and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Western Canada. With more than 5,700 employees, Wawanesa proudly serves more than two million policyholders in Canada and the United States. Wawanesa is thrilled to be named one of Canada’s Best Employers by Forbes for 2022. This certification recognizes us as a leading employer and reinforces that we’re a company that values our people for who they are and the work they do to support our customers, communities, and brokers. Wawanesa is also a Manitoba Top Employer for 2022 recognizing that we are an exceptional place to work. Wawanesa actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities where it operates, donating well above internationally recognized benchmarks for excellence in corporate philanthropy.
We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.

Job Overview

Reporting to the Supervisor of Group Underwriting, as part of the Group Underwriting team, the Group Underwriting Assistant prepares Quote and Renewal files used by Group Underwriters and maintains the request for quotation database. This role is responsible for processing new group applications with less complex plan designs in a timely manner and providing administrative assistance to Group Underwriters as required.
Job Responsibilities

• Review broker request for quotation emails, and identify and request missing information
• Review and prepare new request for quotation for underwriters’ review, including conducting NAIC code searches
• Meet request for quotation turnaround times by prioritizing workload
• Identify complex and/or large request for quotation and determine if an additional review by a senior member is required
• Provide exceptional customer service to plan advisors by accurately processing new business applications in a timely manner.
• Maintain and update the department request for quotation database using Microsoft Excel
• Prepare monthly renewal documents for Group Underwriters’ review, including running reports and reviewing plan design details
• Monitoring the Group underwriting team mailbox and assigning emails and appropriately tasks as received
• Perform other duties as assigned
  

Qualifications

• One to two years' experience in an administrative or customer service capacity in an office environment is required
• Good computer skills and knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite is required. (Microsoft Word and Excel software applications)
• Good time management and organization skills with the ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines, with the ability to handle a fluctuating workload
• Ability to contribute to a positive work atmosphere in a deadline driven environment
• Good attention to detail with the ability to review information carefully and to completion.
• Good communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to communicate at the right level for the audience
• Willingness to enroll in or actively working towards or completion of Group Benefits Associate designation is an asset.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment

Wawanesa provides its employees with a respectful, challenging and rewarding environment where they can maximize their potential while contributing to the company’s goals. Our full-time permanent employees are provided with highly competitive compensation packages (salaries, generous vacation allowance, leave top up, annual bonus plan, premium free benefits and a pension plan). Wawanesa provides a stable environment for its employees in today’s challenging markets.

Wawanesa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is equitable and inclusive for all. Wawanesa provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual’s protected status: race/ethnicity, colour, religion, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family or marital status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other protected status. Accommodations are available upon request throughout all aspects of the selection process. Candidates requiring accommodations may contact, in confidence, jobs@wawanesa.com.
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