Intermediate Underwriter

We're searching for an Intermediate Commercial Underwriter. Are you searching for new possibilities.

Westland Insurance Group Ltd has an exciting opportunity for an Intermediate Commercial Underwriter in Surrey, BC. located at our head office in a hybrid work environment. This role will be responsible for representing Westland Insurance Group Ltd. and collecting information from reputable sources to evaluate and manage degrees of risk involved with an insurance policy.

Discover what's possible, with Westland.

The Westland story is all about growth, and that means plenty of possibility for everyone on our team. Every day, Westland proves that building a great business means taking care of communities, clients, and each other with equal commitment. As we continue to open new doors, we're inviting amazing people like you to join us.

As an Intermediate Commercial Underwriter, you will underwrite risk and prepare quotes for a wide variety of policies by reviewing related information and determining the acceptability of commercial risks. This position will also play an integral and active role in building relationships with our brokers.

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Why you'll love Westland:

• An open, flexible and welcoming workplace
• Plenty of opportunities to grow and learn
• Autonomy to own your own success
• Be part of our inclusive culture, alongside an extraordinarily talented community of people with a wide variety of backgrounds
• Total rewards program that takes care of your financial, physical, and mental health
• Flexible paid Values Days to celebrate days important to you
• Amplifying Communities, a program to support causes that matter most to our employees.

Why we'll love You:

• Self-starter with highly developed attention to detail, accuracy and analytical skills
• Sold communication skills with a natural ability to build trusting relationships
• Broad knowledge and understanding of underwriting discipline and pricing models
• 3-5 years' commercial underwriting experience
• Bonus! Working towards or completion of CIP/FCIP/CRM designations

Once here, you'll:

• Successfully evaluate, select, negotiate and price assigned policies in order to insure a profitable book of business within an established underwriting authorities
• Gather and assess appropriate risk information from the branches and internal sales departments and accept or decline submissions based on suitability of risk and market availability
• Utilize loss control and risk management practices in the underwriting process
• Establish an underwriting discipline to minimize exposure and appropriately price risks including leveraging risk controls and claims in managing accounts and pre-qualification of prospects
• Develop and maintain a professional relationship with brokers to enhance understanding of the target and contribute to high quality service, problem solving and risk selection

Want to get to know each other better? Send your resume our way.

You belong here
We strive to be much more than a great place to work. Here, you join a collective of incredibly vibrant, purpose driven, and open-minded people. Every day, Westland proves that building a great business means taking care of communities, clients, and each other with equal commitment. You will be supported and respected for who you are and for the voice you add to the conversation.

At Westland, you will feel the power of community. Westland Insurance Ltd. is an inclusive organization that values diversity in its workforce. We listen, champion equity and diversity, and create safe welcoming spaces where everyone has a voice and is free to be themselves. Westland Insurance Ltd. encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants' disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team by email at careers@westlandinsurance.ca