Job Description
Director, Commercial Lines Mid Market
Hybrid role
based d/t Toronto
If you enjoy leading a team, developing business and technially savvy we want to hear from you!
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Duties and Responsibilities
- Directs the work activities and has full management responsibility for the performance and development of subordinate staff in accordance with corporate strategic direction.
- Coaches, leads and develops underwriters and directs the development of underwriting training.
- Participates with senior management in the development and implementation of underwriting policy, marketing and business strategy.
- Develops and implements operating plans for enhancing the business and meeting strategic objectives.
- Reviews and directs the application of underwriting policy and pricing for all risks within an assigned book of business.
- Market products and services to drive business through the brokerage community.
- Develops and maintains broker relationships to ensure positive and profitable outcomes.
- Reports business progress to senior management.
- Keeps current on provincial/federal issues and regulations, industry activity and trends.
- Represents the company in industry trade groups.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
- Ability to effectively lead, coach and develop an underwriting group.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
- Ability to effectively interact with all levels of the company's internal and external business partners.
- Senior level technical underwriting and people management skills.
- Strong knowledge of insurance and underwriting principles, practices and procedures.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to manage key strategic initiatives and deliver results
- Ability to deal with ambiguous situations and issues.
- Creativity in resolving unique, complex and challenging business problems.
- Provides input for setting long-term goals and objectives of assigned business sub-function.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software.
Education and Experience:
- MBA or its equivalent in experience. CIP or CRM designation would be an asset.
- Typically a minimum of eight - ten years of senior technical underwriting and management experience with a proven track record of results.
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 unrivaled professional network across Canada provides us with the ability to reach vital key influencers and passive candidates nationally.
Interested candidates please contact or text Antonella Leone at 647-624-9609.