Underwriter I, Professional Liability and Design Professional

Job Description - Underwriter I, Professional Liability and Design Professional (78000907D20240925)

Job Description

Underwriter I, Professional Liability and Design Professional (

Job Number:

78000907D20240925 )

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Underwriter I - Professional Liability and Design Professional

Toronto, ON I Canada

AXA XL offers risk transfer and risk management solutions to global and local businesses. We offer worldwide capacity for a variety of exposures, experienced underwriting, dedicated loss prevention services and a team-based account management approach focused on better understanding each client's needs.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Underwriter to join an established underwriting team in a rapidly growing and dynamic segment. The individual will be responsible for servicing a renewal book and producing new business through exceptional underwriting practices for Canada.

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What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Build and enhance relationships with assigned brokers and clients to identify and establish new distribution relationships.
• Underwrite, manage and service Professional Liability and Design Professional renewal books and produce new business in accordance with business unit goals.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment in the analysis and evaluation of risk.
• Participate in roundtable discussions on risk assessment
• Negotiate with producers within the limits of delegated authority and in accordance with established underwriting standards to achieve profit objectives.
• Maintain expertise with the products, services, priorities and target markets to more effectively enable clients to uncover risks.
• Maintain compliance with all internal and external underwriting guidelines and legal requirements.

You will report to Underwriting Manager, Cyber, Design & Professional Liabilit y.

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Some underwriting or underwriting support experience, preferably within the Professional Liability or Design Professional insurance space.
• Outstanding technical skills with Microsoft Office and other relevant applications.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to perform accurate mathematical calculations.
• Robust collaborative skills in a fast-paced team-centric environment.
• Outstanding interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to demonstrate critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
• Continuing education or professional designations in insurance underwriting and information privacy including Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU), Chartered Insurance Professional designation are preferred but not required.

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AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience,” focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action : We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Location

Location

: CA-CA-Toronto

Job Field

Schedule

Schedule

: Full-time

Job Type

Job Type

: Standard

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any colleague or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status or any other category protected by local law.