Underwriter
Role Overview
The underwriter provides underwriting support and direction to underwriting management and their marketing forces for the purpose of improving growth and profit opportunities for new and in-force personal lines of insurance within assigned territories.
The Intermediate Underwrite builds and maintains relationships internally and externally for the common purpose of providing extraordinary customer relationships, while profitably growing a personal lines multi-line book of business.
The Intermediate Underwriter performs in a technical capacity, participates in quality reviews, problem solving, and other discussions, with appropriate input for solution-oriented goals.
Key Skills for This Role
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Job Description
The underwriter provides underwriting support and direction to underwriting management and their marketing forces for the purpose of improving growth and profit opportunities for new and in-force personal lines of insurance within assigned territories. The Intermediate Underwrite builds and maintains relationships internally and externally for the common purpose of providing extraordinary customer relationships, while profitably growing a personal lines multi-line book of business. The Intermediate Underwriter performs in a technical capacity, participates in quality reviews, problem solving, and other discussions, with appropriate input for solution-oriented goals.
Key Responsibilities
- File documentation is clear and within Best Practice adopted by organization
- Works within a team that reviews policies and procedures
- Answers underwriting inquiries regarding interpretation of policy, procedures, rules and regulations
- Effectively communicates additional information needs, analysis process within eligibility guidelines, and decisions
- Work is within set parameters of quality and production standards, as applicable, and within agreed upon Service Level Agreements and regulations
- Assesses accuracy of data, considers alternative options, and prepares recommendations on referral files within their authority
- Reviews, underwrites, and prepares new business, endorsements, and renewals within guidelines for position
Qualification
- Enrolled in CIP or actively pursuing designation.
- 3-5 years of Underwriting experience required
- Experience in the non-standard auto market as well as experience in a broker office would be an asset
- Knowledge of the Alberta regional insurance market and the broker within the market is considered an asset
- Strong negotiation skills, customer service skills and the ability and willingness to learn
- Strong attention to details
- Ability to collaborate with peers and subordinates to reach goals as well as the ability to work well independently
- Experience using Guidewire would be an asset
- Allstate Canada Group has policies and practices that provide workplace accommodations. If you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs
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Compensation
- Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.
- Allstate Canada Group uses AI technology tools to assist in screening, selecting, assessing, and scheduling interviews with candidates as part of the recruitment process.
- This job posting is for a current open role within the organization.
Keys to Success
At Allstate, it’s all about teamwork, flexibility, and thinking ahead. We all contribute to the bigger picture, combining unique ideas to design innovative, more affordable protection solutions for customers.
We look for candidates with these skills to help us achieve that goal:
Learning agility Quickly adapt to new situations, continually build new skills, experiment, and embrace new ways of doing things
Customer centricity Deliver exceptional experience with a customer-first mindset and human-centered design
Digital literacy Discover and apply emerging digital technology tools, data and insights.
Results-oriented Start with measurable outcomes and drive results with speed
Inclusive leadership Integrate diverse viewpoints into decision-making processes to enhance creativity and innovation
Together, we’re all working toward Our Shared Purpose , using our strengths to make a real difference for our people, our customers, our company, and the world around us.
You’re in Good Hands® is more than a promise we make to our customers. It’s a promise we make to our employees, too.
We want you to love where you work. That starts with the freedom to be yourself. Our workplace flexibility and focus on individuality means everyone is seen, heard and respected.
When you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to push your skills to the next level with access to development programs to support your career aspirations – whatever that means for you. Because as you learn and grow, so do we.
Working here also means getting the chance to make a real impact in your community. We have been driving change for over 90 years, but the mark we leave on the world can be even greater when we work together.
Benefits
- Experience the benefits that make Allstate a great place to work.
- *Benefits vary based on position.
- Health
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- HSAs and FSAs
- Wellbeing programs
- Free therapy sessions
- Retirement
- 401(k) plan
- Pension plan
- Free financial counseling
- Work-life balance
- Paid time off
- Work flexibility
- Career development
- Talent shares
- Tuition reimbursement
- Learning opportunities
- For a full description of Allstate’s benefits visit our benefits page
A workplace for everyone
- We are all stronger when everyone feels safe, respected, and heard. By bringing together diverse perspectives, values and ideas, we can give our employees, customers and communities a better experience.
- View inclusive initiatives
About Allstate
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