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Zurich Insurance

Global insurer providing property, casualty, life

Assistant Vice President - AVP, Commercial Automobile

UnderwritingUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeMontreal, QC, Canada$140k - $175k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A secondary-school diploma or equivalent and at least 7 years of underwriting or market-facing experience, or a bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of underwriting or market-facing experience.
  • At least 2 years of management experience.
  • Proficiency in spoken and written English to facilitate communication with internal and external stakeholders outside Quebec.

Responsibilities

  • Manage market-facing underwriters who proactively pursue renewal and new-business opportunities.
  • Identify new growth opportunities with key distributors in areas of responsibility.
  • Ensure accounts are qualified, align with the organization’s risk appetite, and offer strong business prospects.
  • Conduct planned, well-prepared visits with agents, brokers, clients, and on-site alongside underwriters in supervised areas.
  • Oversee negotiation of terms and conditions and the closing of agreements.
  • Cross-sell within areas of responsibility to increase product density in accounts.
  • Provide ongoing coaching on sales best practices.
  • Coach staff to develop strong broker and client networks in industries underwritten by the business unit.
  • Monitor the team’s sales pipeline and production metrics.
  • Identify market trends and coverage exposures that may affect business results, and collaborate with actuarial teams to ensure appropriate pricing structures.
  • Manage producer relationships by analyzing results by line of business, portfolio, category, and segment to support profitability and growth.
  • Promote company products and services within the agent network and broker community.
  • Support the development and maintenance of agent and broker relationships to achieve profitable growth, increased market share, an appropriate product mix, new business, and strong account retention.
  • Improve client relationships, profitability, and productivity by continuously analyzing office new business, loss ratios, expense ratios, claim frequency, agency distribution, product mix, and impacts on other business units.
  • Review agency portfolios and profitability and growth results and trends to recommend and implement action plans.

About the Company

Zurich Insurance

Global insurer providing property, casualty, life

Zurich Insurance Group provides global multi-line insurance for individuals, families, small and mid-sized businesses, public entities, and multinational corporations in more than 200 countries. Its Property & Casualty arm covers personal lines like car and home, plus a wide range of commercial coverages (property, casualty, motor fleet, marine, construction, energy, financial lines, international programs); its Life business offers protection, savings, retirement, and unit-linked products. The Farmers Group manages Farmers Exchanges in the United States. The company also provides risk engineering and prevention services to help customers reduce risk and build climate resilience, with products sold through agents, brokers, bank partners, and direct channels. Its goal is to provide financial protection and risk management solutions that help customers manage uncertainty and build resilience over the long term.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Zurich, Switzerland
Founded
1872

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