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Zurich Insurance

Global insurer providing property, casualty, life

Vice-président·e adjoint·e - AVP, Automobile commercial

UnderwritingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaCA$140k - CA$175k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent and at least seven years of experience in underwriting or a market-facing role, or a bachelor's degree and at least five years of experience in underwriting or a market-facing role.
  • At least two years of management experience.
  • Fluency in English, both spoken and written, is required to facilitate communication with internal and external stakeholders located outside Quebec.

Responsibilities

  • Manage market-facing underwriters who proactively pursue renewal and new-business opportunities.
  • Identify new growth opportunities with key distributors in the assigned areas of responsibility.
  • Ensure accounts are qualified, align with the organization's appetite, and offer strong business prospects.
  • Conduct planned and well-prepared visits with agents, brokers, clients, and at relevant sites alongside underwriters in the supervised sectors.
  • Supervise negotiation of terms and conditions and the closing of agreements.
  • Drive cross-selling in the assigned areas to increase product density within accounts.
  • Provide ongoing coaching on sales best practices.
  • Coach personnel to develop strong broker and client networks in the industries underwritten by the business unit.
  • Monitor the team's sales pipeline and production metrics.
  • Identify market trends and guarantee exposures that may affect business results, and collaborate with actuarial teams to ensure an appropriate pricing structure.
  • Manage producer relationships by conducting analyses by line of business, portfolio, category, and segment to ensure profitability and growth.
  • Promote the company's 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 customer relationships, profitability, and productivity through continuous analysis of office new business, loss ratio, expense ratio, loss frequency, agency distribution, product mix, and their impact on other business units.
  • Review agency portfolios and their 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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