Full-Time

Personal Lines Underwriter

Posted on 9/19/2025

Gore Mutual Insurance

Gore Mutual Insurance

501-1,000 employees

Mutual insurer of property and casualty

No salary listed

Cambridge, ON, Canada

Hybrid

Role is hybrid with two days per week in Cambridge Ontario office; travel requirements HYBRID; remote only for 100% remote not applicable.

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Requirements
  • 3 years of underwriting experience in personal insurance is required
  • CIP designation or working towards designation is preferred
  • Proficient computer skills with strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite programs
  • Excellent communicator with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders
  • Strong critical thinking and decision-making skills
  • Ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision
  • This role operates in a hybrid environment, with two days a week expected in our Cambridge Ontario office.
Responsibilities
  • Provide best in class customer service to our broker community by supporting them through various processes such as renewals, new business, and policy change transactions for both auto and property business lines
  • Managing phone queues ensuring all relevant information is provided to effectively support brokers through underwriting transaction including submissions and risk analysis
  • Explain underwriting decisions to our broker partners ensuring that strong broker relationships are maintained
  • Underwrite risks within assigned underwriting authority to drive profitability
  • Manage work duties as assigned in a fast paced, results driven environment ensuring department goals are met or exceeded
Desired Qualifications
  • CIP designation or working towards designation is preferred
Gore Mutual Insurance

Gore Mutual Insurance

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Gore Mutual Insurance provides property and casualty insurance in Canada through a network of trusted broker partners. As one of Canada’s oldest mutual insurers, it combines long-term financial strength with a purpose-driven approach to insurance. Products are offered via brokers and are designed to protect individuals and businesses from property, casualty, and related risks. The company operates through a mutual structure, meaning policyholders are members who participate in the company’s direction and benefits, with profits reinvested for the long-term benefit of customers and communities. In addition to competitive coverage, Gore Mutual emphasizes a digitally-led experience powered by its values and broker partnerships. Its goal is to be a national insurer that does good by employees, customers, broker partners, and the communities it serves, while delivering reliable coverage and service through a modern, digital-first approach.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cambridge, Canada

Founded

1839

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Chris Van Kooten joined as Chief Underwriting Officer on October 21, 2024, strengthening underwriting.
  • Merger boosts scale with $8B premiums and 6,100 employees for national growth.
  • Two-phase integration aligns operations with Unica, enhancing product development.

What critics are saying

  • BC court ruling in Young v. Gore Mutual triggers psychiatric injury lawsuits and reserves.
  • Definity's $3.3B Travelers Canada acquisition erodes Gore-Beneva's broker market share.
  • Beneva expansion dilutes Gore members' governance, sparking exodus and legal challenges.

What makes Gore Mutual Insurance unique

  • Gore Mutual merged with Beneva on January 1, 2026, creating Canada's 10th largest P&C insurer.
  • Gore brand persists through 2026, ensuring broker and customer continuity during transition.
  • Partnership with Wildfire Defense Systems defends BC policyholders from 2024 wildfires.

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Professional Development Budget

Company News

Coverager
Jan 21st, 2025
Beneva And Gore Mutual To Merge

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Canadian Underwriter
Oct 7th, 2024
Chris Van Kooten joining Gore as new Chief Underwriting Officer

TORONTO, ON, OCTOBER 7, 2024/insPRESS/ - Canadian Underwriter is thrilled to announce that Chris Van Kooten will join Gore Mutual as Chief Underwriting Officer, effective October 21.

Coverager
Jun 14th, 2024
Gore Mutual Partners With Wildfire Defense Systems

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Cision
May 23rd, 2024
Gore Mutual partners with Wildfire Defense Systems to protect British Columbia properties from wildfires

CAMBRIDGE, ON, May 23, 2024 /CNW/ - With the early start to the 2024 wildfire season, Gore Mutual Insurance has partnered with Wildfire Defense Systems (WDS), the largest provider in North America of Qualified Insurance Resource wildfire loss intervention services, to actively defend all Gore Mutual residential and commercial building policyholders in British Columbia.

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