Senior Manager, Specialty Personal Insurance Underwriting

Aviva Canada Inc
CA - Ontario - Ajax
January 26, 2025
Financial

Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values - Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.

We make a positive difference every single day offering protection and peace of mind.

Come Join Our Team!

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

Apply your expertise in a collaborative setting as a Senior Manager in Specialty Personal Insurance Underwriting at Aviva. Make a meaningful impact on our underwriting practices across the nation.

What You'll Do:

Underwriting Authority:
Authorize underwriting decisions that exceed regional risk authority, including policy voidance and reinsurance arrangements, while strictly adhering to your delegated binding authority limits.
Technical Direction:
Provide technical underwriting direction for complex risk matters and ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and corporate underwriting policy.
Policy Development:
Approve changes to underwriting rules, guidelines, and products, maintaining national consistency.
Regulatory Filings:
Prepare and negotiate filings with external regulators regarding underwriting rules and rate filings.
Corporate Projects:
Participate in corporate projects representing underwriting.
Risk Control:
Ensure robust controls across underwriting, contributing to effective insurance risk management.
Referral Point:
Act as a referral point for technical underwriting and pricing decisions.
Customer Focus:
Embed fair treatment of customers into all activities and ensure decisions result in fair customer outcomes.
Regulatory Compliance:
Support regulatory and compliance programs and ensure appropriate audit controls for regulatory reports.
Decision-Making Authority:
Authorize underwriting decisions that exceed regional authority and provide technical direction on compliance matters.
Underwriting Rules:
Develop and validate underwriting rules for risk mitigation, both automated and manual.
Broker Materials:
Ensure underwriting content for broker manuals is aligned with regulations.
Internal Manuals:
Develop internal underwriting manuals in line with policy.
Regulatory Communication:
Communicate with regulators to submit and defend underwriting filings.
Subject Matter Expertise:
Serve as an expert on rules, wordings, products, and regulations.
Policy Accuracy:
Validate the accuracy and compliance of policy outputs and communications.
Collaborative Projects:
Contribute to special projects and foster positive connections with both internal and external partners.
Fair Treatment:
Ensure fair treatment of customers is embedded in all functions.
Effective Mentorship:
Consistently provide effective mentorship regarding customer treatment expectations.

What You'll Bring:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance, or similar field. MBA or equivalent experience preferred. CRM, CIP, or FCIP certification preferred.
Minimum of 10 years in insurance, with at least 2 years in a comparable management role.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Strong organizational and customer service skills. Familiarity with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Lotus Notes.
Excellent judgment and analytical skills to manage and disseminate information accurately.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
High-level problem-solving skills to address policy gaps.
Ability to work collaboratively with a geographically dispersed team.
A leader with integrity, credibility, and excellent relationship management skills.

What You'll Get

The salary band for this position ranges from $92,100.00 - $171,000.00. Please note that individual salary is determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills and experience, as well as internal equity.

Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.

Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.

Employee driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity and inclusion.

Corporate wellness programs to support our employees' physical and mental health.

Hybrid flexible work model.

Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process. This is a new position which has been posted both internally & externally.

Aviva Canada has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities. If upon commencement of employment you require a specific accommodation because of a disability, please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged. This process applies throughout your career with Aviva Canada.

Education Required

Exp. equivalent to University/College. University Degree.

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