Job Description
Our client, an established Canadian property and casualty insurer, is seeking an experienced Personal Lines Underwriter to join its Northern Alberta team in Edmonton, Alberta.
Reporting to the Personal Lines Underwriting Manager, this full-time position will play an important role in building and maintaining a profitable, growing portfolio of personal lines business. The successful candidate will use strong underwriting judgment, technical knowledge, and broker relationships to assess risks, provide responsive service, and support profitable growth.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced underwriter who enjoys working collaboratively with brokers and internal teams while contributing to the success of a well-established organization.
What You’ll Do
- Evaluate and analyze quote requests to determine risk acceptability, appropriate policy terms, and rates for new business.
- Review and process renewals, endorsements, and cancellations.
- Analyze broker production reports and portfolio performance.
- Provide underwriting guidance and respond to broker inquiries.
- Work closely with claims and accounting teams on shared concerns and issues.
- Visit broker partners to communicate underwriting approaches, strengthen relationships, and help resolve problems.
- Conduct broker audits and reviews as required.
- Attend industry functions and represent the organization within the insurance community.
- Perform other underwriting-related duties as required.
What You’ll Bring
- A minimum of 5 years of underwriting experience.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of personal automobile and property insurance contracts.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and time-management abilities.
- Strong computer skills.
- Proven auditing and review capabilities.
- The ability to maintain established service standards while providing exceptional customer service.
- A CIP or FCIP designation, or progress toward one, would be considered an asset.
What You’ll Experience
The organization offers a competitive compensation package and a workplace focused on balance, professional growth, and employee recognition. Benefits and perks include:
- Competitive base salary with annual bonus eligibility.
- A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a day off every four weeks.
- Matching contributions to a Registered Pension Plan.
- Personal insurance reimbursement.
- Social events throughout the year.
- An annual staff appreciation event celebrating team achievements.
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
- The stability of a career within an essential and established industry.
About the Organization
Our client is an established Western Canadian insurance company providing home, automobile, and commercial insurance products through a large network of independent insurance brokers.
With a long-standing presence across Western and Northern Canada, the organization has built its reputation around strong broker relationships, responsive service, creative insurance solutions, and a people-focused corporate culture.
About Us:
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 Heidi at 587-885-1852 or forward your resume in confidence to . If you are working with another DGA Recruiter, feel free to ask them about this position directly.