Senior Underwriter, Ovation - Jobs in Saddledome

Job Description

Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values - Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.We have an excellent career opportunity with our Ovation Underwriting team, located at our head office in Markham. A critical objective of this role will be delivering a trusted Broker Experience, taking ownership of risk decisions and transcending a confident and professional experience to our Broker Partners.As a Senior Underwriter, you ensure communication with Broker Partners is consistent, fair and delivers a valuable service. Developing effective Broker Partner relationships is a key to the success for our business.You will play a meaningful role in delivering exclusive underwriting service and will balance the broker needs against the corporate priorities to enable profitable growth and underwriting excellence.What you #39;ll do:

• Responsible for delivering superior quality service and cultivating aquot;One Stop Shop quot; environment our brokers.
• Engage with our selected Brokers passionate about High Value business, and taking a high-priority approaching in the service delivery, maintaining an informed mindset and challenge the status quo to provide the best underwriting service.
• Produce new accounts through your engagement with our brokers, that includes price and coverage analysis, and tailoring the product to meet specific needs of the end customer.
• Strong ability to negotiate coverage options and premium while maintaining underwriting discipline/profitability as well as promoting the#39;ease of doing business with Aviva #39;
• Quoting and processing new quotes, bind, endorsements, renewals and inspections. This role is about building relationships and continuously learning and developing knowledge about the end customers #39; needs through the broker. This includes offering support for our Broker Partners through the process.
• Ordering and reviewing reports such as HITs, Autoplus and MVRs as required.
• Ability to multi-task and navigate through several applications at the same time (Portal, Insurac, Salesforce, DocVault, Google and other web based applications)
• You will need to prioritize, there are huge benefits to our end customers on how we as a team exceed broker expectations, and deliver in an informed and professional manner.
• You are given the opportunity to exhibit a high degree of integrity when representing Ovation to our Broker Partners, working with team members, and with the leadership team at Aviva Canada Inc.
• Responsible and are expected to continuously update soft skills through identified e-learn courses and product/industry knowledge through CIP or other related industry accreditations.

Does a high achieving team appeal to youThis role has the ability to and has a track record of achieving targets, goals, while keeping engaged with the broker.Are you looking to broaden your knowledge and exposure on a national scaleThis role provides the opportunity to engage with brokers across Canada, and therefore requires the flexibility to work within our operational hours of 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday to Friday.What you #39;ll bring:

• 5+ years #39; High Value personal lines experience is a huge plus.
• Your strong negotiations skills are needed
• Demonstrate leadership capabilities
• Drive the Business - think strategically, champion the brand, make effective decisions
• Know the Customer - build trust and strengthen operations relationship
• Win with People - communicate with impact, lead and develop skills and knowledge of all those you come in contact with daily
• Execute with Excellence - champion collaboration between teams and between underwriting along with other functions (i.e. operations, NUS, infrastructure)
• Will to Win - set a clear vision, embrace and support challenge and change, influence others, manage conflict and ambiguity
• Outstanding communication skills will drive your success in this role
• Excellent decision-making and analytical skills
• Organized and strong time management skills

What you #39;ll get

• Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
• Exceptional Career Development opportunities.
• We #39;ll support your professional development education.
• Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year
• Employee driven programs passionate about gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity and inclusion
• Corporate wellness programs to support our employees #39; physical and mental health
• Hybrid flexible work model

Additional Information: Aviva Canada has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities. If upon commencement of employment you require a specific accommodation because of a disability, please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged. This process applies throughout your career with Aviva Canada.