Willis Towers Watson

Lead Associate

Willis Towers Watson$80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • AMF Quebec license required, with ongoing education needed.
  • Preferred experience in the insurance industry.
  • Minimum of 5 years in Commercial Underwriting or Brokerage.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Bilingual in French and English is essential.
  • Tech-savvy, proficient in agency management, Microsoft Office, and other software.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with global networks to service North American policies.
  • Document strategy meetings involving internal and external teams.
  • Draft and deliver underwriting information to clients, gathering updates as necessary.
  • Coordinate daily client service and consultations.
  • Create detailed submissions for placements and proposals.
  • Request and verify agency bill invoices, ensuring accurate delivery.
  • Conduct policy checks and ensure final policy letters are sent where applicable.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with multinational commercial clients.
  • Work in a specialized team environment with extensive collaboration.
  • Access to continuous education and development within the industry.
  • Exposure to diverse technology systems and industry practices.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Role

The Lead Associate is responsible for supporting the day-to-day servicing of large multinational commercial clients within Willis Canada's Incoming Specialty Group, working closely with clients, colleagues and WTW's global network in a specialized team environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate and communicate with the Network to process, invoice, deliver, and service globally placed North American policies.
  • Collaborate with the internal team to document internal and external strategy meetings.
  • Draft exposure and underwriting information, deliver to client, and gather updates from the client.
  • Coordinate and support all day-to-day client service and consultation.
  • Develop complete and accurate submissions for Placement.
  • Collaborate with Placement specialists throughout the placement process, and communicate and gather information to/from the client.
  • Design and build full client proposal, including the coverage comparison provided by Placement.
  • Request and obtain binders from insurers and perform or obtain the second set of eyes review as applicable.
  • Deliver binders and/or policies to client with appropriate transmittal letters.
  • Assist with follow-ups to client for subjectivities.
  • Collaborate with the internal team to request and process endorsements and audits.
  • Collaborate with Associates and other appropriate resources to draft fee agreement(s) as applicable.
  • Collaborate and communicate with Domestic and Global Center teams (e.g. Accounting, Certificate Center, Renewal Services, Policy Checking) to smoothly and effectively complete joint work/process steps including billing of premiums and fees.
  • Maintain account management information in appropriate systems.
  • Assist with unlicensed placement due diligence process. Complete documentation associated with filings.
  • Request and verify the accurate delivery of agency bill invoices and coordinate with accounting as applicable, including calculating premium and tax allocations.
  • Secure Premium Financing quotes and deliver to client.
  • Assist with billing adjustments as requested by Associates.
  • Complete review checklists and deliver the final policy check letter to client if no discrepancies found.
  • Complete policy checks, review checklists, and deliver the final policy letter to client if no discrepancies found.
  • Complete the Certificate template as needed to allow the Certs Team to issue certificates.
  • Attend client meetings as required.


Qualifications

The Requirements

  • Must achieve and maintain an AMF Quebeclicense and complete various continuing education activities as needed
  • Insurance industry experience and knowledge preferred
  • Minimum 5+ years of relevant working experience in a Commercial Underwriting or Commercial Broker environment
  • Possesses effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Bilingual proficiency in French and English.
  • Technological acumen to adapt to multitude of technology-based systems, including agency management software, Adobe PDF applications, Microsoft Office Suite, and proprietary applications.
  • Possesses excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to handle multiple priorities using sound judgment and resourcefulness in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong decision-making capabilities
  • Must be results-oriented
  • Ability to provide superior customer service to the client and the insured
  • Strong organizational skills in prioritizing duties and multi-tasking, with the ability to consistently meet deadlines
  • Independently carry out specific assignments and tasks


Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in the process to screen, assess, or select applicants for a position but all final decisions and determinations are made exclusively by authorized human personnel.

This job posting is an advertisement for an existing vacancy.

About Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson is a global insurance and risk management company that provides a range of services to clients in more than 140 countries. The company was formed in 2016 through the merger of Willis Group Holdings and Towers Watson & Co. Willis Towers Watson offers a range of insurance products, including property and casualty insurance, life insurance, and health insurance. The company also provides risk management and consulting services, including actuarial services, investment consulting, and human capital consulting. Willis Towers Watson is known for its expertise in risk management and its ability to help clients navigate complex insurance and regulatory environments.
Learn more about Willis Towers Watson
Size
46,000 employees
Market Cap
$26.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$996 million
Founded
1828
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$9.3 billion
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