Description de l'offre d'emploi
Step into a dynamic role where you'll lead the charge in executing our Directors & Officers (D&O) strategy, surpassing financial targets, and refining cutting-edge underwriting methodologies. With delegated authority, you'll foster relationships with our Canadian distribution partners, actively seeking new business opportunities and collaborating with our internal underwriters for comprehensive solutions. Proactively managing accounts, adjusting for long-term profitability, and staying at the forefront of legal and industry trends will be at the heart of your impact. Embrace a culture of accountability, teamwork, and flexibility, with opportunities for leadership roles as our business expands. Join us in shaping the future of our industry!
Title: AVP D&O Underwriting
Location: Downtown Toronto, hybrid
Responsibilities
- Successfully execute the single risk D&O strategy
- Achieve and exceed the financial targets (profitability, expense, premium) for this line of business while also making a positive contribution to the company results.
- Assist the Executive Risks team in growing and refining the underwriting methodology for D&O and related product lines.
- Contribute to long-term growth strategy including development of new policy forms.
- Operate within delegated authority levels on assignment of higher technical complexity and coordination.
- Develop relationships with distribution partners throughout Canada and proactively work with them to seek new business opportunities on targeted companies.
- Collaborate with other internal underwriters to provide comprehensive “all lines” whole account solutions where possible.
- Proactively manage your accounts and make any necessary adjustments in the industry mix, attachment points and limits to ensure a long term, profitable book of business.
- Develop and maintain relationships with distributors (brokers) in support of business retention and acquisition.
- Keeps abreast of legal, regulatory and industry trends that may impact this line of business.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Insurance Industry designations (RPLU, etc.) desired but not required.
- 5 to 10 years of successful underwriting of Directors & Officers Liability and related lines of business
- Experience focused on the Commercial and/or Financial Institutions
- Strong relationship with distribution partners throughout Canada
- Accountability, team-oriented, strong business acumen, communication skills (oral & written), self-starter, flexibility, time management, strong ethics.
- As the business grows, willingness to develop the competency skills needed to become a team leader.
DGA Careers has been proudly serving the Canadian insurance industry for over 30 years, specializing in providing insurance recruiting services to major insurers, insurance brokerage firms and independent adjusting firms. With offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton, and Calgary, DGA Careers is well positioned to conduct searches with a national scope. Our unrivalled professional network across Canada provides us with the ability to reach vital key influencers and passive candidates nationally.
Interested candidates please contact Maurice Reichberg at 416-868-6711 x.232 or forward your resume in confidence to maurice@dgacareers.com. If you are working with another DGA recruiter, feel free to ask them about this position.