Intact Financial Corporation

Senior Underwriter, Commercial Lines (Mid-Market - Property and Casualty)

Intact Financial Corporation$87K — $106K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of Commercial Lines Underwriting experience in Property & Casualty
  • Completion of CIP designation or progress towards it is an asset
  • Expert understanding of Commercial Underwriting Guides
  • Ability to handle complex risks
  • Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
  • Proactive customer service and negotiation skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication abilities

Responsibilities

  • Develop strong relationships with brokers through exceptional service and engagement in industry events
  • Assess and evaluate moderate to complex risk, recommending innovative solutions
  • Coach and mentor team members to enhance their underwriting skills
  • Contribute to process improvements that increase efficiency and best practices
  • Ensure regional underwriting service, production, and profitability objectives are met
  • Apply effective pricing strategies in accordance with company guidelines
  • Negotiate and authorize acceptance of new business and renewals within authority limits

Benefits

  • Annual bonus plan with a potential payout of up to double the target based on performance
  • Employee Share Purchase Plan with company match
  • Flexible pension offerings providing guaranteed income for life through a defined benefit plan
  • Encouragement for candidates to apply outside of the stated salary range based on multiple factors
Full Job Description

Salary range (but not limited to):

87,200 - 106,600

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

10%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.


About the role

We're looking for a Senior Underwriter for Mid-Market in the Property and Casualty Commercial Lines business to join the team in our Vancouver BC office.

This is a permanent full-time position and requires a minimum of 2 days per week working in the office.



What you'll do here:

  • Develop long-term and meaningful relationships with brokers by providing legendary service and participating in broker visits, field underwriting, insurance industry functions, and marketing events.
  • Assess and evaluate moderate to complex risks, analyzing requests for quotes, renewals and policy changes and recommend innovative solutions.
  • Coach and mentor team members to develop their technical underwriting knowledge and to enhance broker relationships.
  • Help shape the future of Commercial Lines Underwriting by providing creative solutions on process or workflow improvements to increase efficiency and elevate best practices
  • Provide leadership to ensure that the regional underwriting service, production and profitability levels are achieved.
  • Apply effective pricing and underwriting strategies in accordance with Company guidelines and personal underwriting authority limits.
  • Within your level of authority, quote, negotiate, sell, and authorize the acceptance of moderate to complex new business, renewals, and endorsements to develop and retain profitable business according to the business plan established for the department.
  • Arrange reinsurance if and when required.
  • Work closely to develop and maintain positive business partnerships with brokers, reinsurers and co-workers.
  • Use the computer system for policy inquiry, electronic filing, underwriting and rating transactions.
  • Attend broker meetings at broker offices.


What you bring to the table:

  • Minimum 5 to 7 years of Commercial Lines Underwriting experience in Property & Casualty
  • Completion of CIP designation (or progress towards) is an asset
  • Care for people by being supportive, providing candid feedback and recognizing performance
  • Maintain an expert and current understanding of all relevant Commercial Underwriting Guides and instructions related thereto
  • Demonstrate the ability to handle complex risks
  • Awareness of local community conditions and insurance issues
  • Superior organization and demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines
  • Exemplary and proactive customer service skills to identify needs, effectively negotiate, and provide tailored solutions to brokers
  • Great communication skills (both written and verbal)
  • Strong negotiating skills and business savvy
  • Initiative and ability to work under pressure
  • Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office products and computer tools
  • No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

This job posting will close on Tuesday June 9th, 2026 at 11:59 pm PST.

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About Intact Financial Corporation

Intact Financial Corporation is a Canadian insurance company that provides property and casualty insurance to individuals and businesses. The company operates in Canada and the United States and offers a range of insurance products, including auto, home, and commercial insurance. Intact Financial Corporation was founded in 1809 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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