Desjardins Group

Advisor, Corporate Underwriting

Desjardins Group$75K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or related fields
  • Minimum of three years relevant experience in property and casualty insurance
  • Experience with Omni-channel client services and digital transformation
  • Professional designations such as CIP, FCIP or CRM preferred
  • Open to other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience

Responsibilities

  • Own the development, execution, and maintenance of personal lines insurance products
  • Create new insurance coverages and business rules while leveraging applications
  • Establish and manage pre-configured recommended insurance package offers
  • Identify insurance risks on a portfolio basis and promote understanding across operational sectors
  • Maintain and update insurance documentation and ensure compliance with legal requirements
  • Oversee implementation of solutions and leverage underwriting expertise
  • Monitor existing business and market trends to adapt coverages and products

Benefits

  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan for stable retirement income
  • Group insurance including telemedicine services
  • Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses
  • Support for telework equipment
Full Job Description
As a corporate underwriting advisor, you help define the corporate appetite through assessment and development of underwriting rules and guidelines on a national basis, across all distribution channels, to create an outstanding client experience while managing our profit and loss. You play an active role in the development of personal lines insurance solutions by being the owner of the product offers, their creation, development, and evolution and you leverage data to monitor and optimize our performance while continuously improving the quality of our offer, rules and products. You serve as specialist advisor and subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to:
  • Own the development, execution and maintenance of personal lines insurance products
  • Develop new coverages, new business rules, and leverage the use of applications to meet emerging member/client needs while supporting profitability
  • Creation and maintenance of the pre-configured recommended insurance package offers
  • Identify and establish insurance risks and intentions on a portfolio basis, and promote their understanding, interpretation and application by the operational sectors
  • Maintain, update, and develop insurance wordings, documents and validation of legal insurance documents
  • Oversee the realization of recommendations by adequately leveraging underwriting expertise and seeking support from our partners within the organization for the development of solutions in their area of expertise
  • Continually monitor the existing book of business and market trends to ensure that our coverages and products continue to evolve to meet the current and emerging needs of our members and clients, while maintaining adequate controls
  • Maintain an expert role in insurance within the organization by advising leadership, partners, and facilitating the transfer of knowledge to other departments of the organization when underwriting expertise is required
  • Ensure that underwriting guidelines and products meet regulatory and compliance requirements and be responsible for all the provincial filing
  • Liaise with decision-making and regulatory bodies that set industry rules and influence stakeholders with respect to insurance products and practices


What we offer*
  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

#LI-Hybrid, #ON08*

What you bring to the table
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or related fields
  • A minimum of three years of relevant experience in property and casualty
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Experience in Omni-channel client and the digital channel shift
  • CIP, FCIP or CRM designations
Action oriented, Business insight, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family
Property and casualty insurance (FG)

Unposting Date
2026-07-14

About Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group is a Canadian cooperative financial group with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. It was founded in 1900 and has since grown to become the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, with over 7 million members and clients. The group offers a range of financial services including banking, insurance, wealth management, and investment services. Desjardins Group operates primarily in Quebec and Ontario, but also has a presence in other Canadian provinces as well as in the United States and Europe. The group is committed to social responsibility and sustainability, and has implemented various initiatives to promote these values.
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Size
48,200 employees
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