Personal Lines Underwriter I Permanent

VTRAC Consulting Corporation
Intelligent Solutions

Thank you for applying to VTRAC opportunities. Please e-mail your resume as a MS-WORD document in confidence Subject: Personal Lines Underwriter I, Attention: [email protected]or call: (647) 598 1825

Position#: 241xxx
Position: Personal Lines Underwriter I
Position Type: Permanent
No. of Positions: 1
Location: Waterloo, ON

Why join:

• Competitive Salary and Bonus
• RRSP matching up to 5% for future planning
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision care
• Growth Possibilities: Opportunity for career progression

Responsibilities

• Learn the technical aspects of insurance: assessing and evaluating risk to make empowered decisions;
• Understands and can apply basic knowledge of own product area (guidelines and rules, philosophies, services, ratings and available tools);
• Recognizes limitations in knowledge of risks and seeks assistance as required;
• Understands and can explain the basic terms, conditions and exclusions for the policy coverage provided in own specific areas of expertise;
• Seeks full understanding of risks, and where facts may be missing, uses additional underwriting tools, apps, reports, inspections to gain increased knowledge of risk
• Participate in, or provide training and development initiatives to constantly enhance the quality of decision making;
• Underwrite and negotiate low complexity renewals and policy endorsements.
• Gathering background information on potential customers from information provided in proposal forms for insurance;
• Analyzing all relevant data using appropriate software to determine whether the level of risk is acceptable;
• Preparing the terms and conditions of insurance policies.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of experience in the insurance industry
• Post-secondary education, working towards CIP designation
• Exemplary analytical skills and can make informed decisions.
• Skilled communicator who can adapt your approach to your audience.
• Influence decisions and negotiate strategically.
• Enthusiastic learner who thrives within a team or independently.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Proven decision-making and analytical skills, including the ability to determine how to grow business profitability through assessment and analysis of individual risks.

We thank all candidates in advance. Only selected candidates for interviews will be contacted. For other exciting opportunities, please visit us at www.vtrac.com. VTRAC is an equal opportunity employer.

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