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Aviva

Provides savings, retirement, and insurance solutions

Unit Director - Business Insurance, Small Business

UnderwritingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • A postsecondary diploma or equivalent experience.
  • At least five years of commercial insurance experience, ideally in property and liability insurance.
  • Understanding of commercial insurance operations.
  • Demonstrated leadership and team-management experience.
  • Strong underwriting judgment.
  • Ability to interpret data and performance indicators.
  • Advanced-intermediate English proficiency is required due to regular interactions with partners, brokers, and colleagues outside Quebec.
  • Knowledge of French is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, engage, and develop a team of property and liability insurance underwriters.
  • Provide coaching, mentoring, training, and follow-up on individual and team performance.
  • Collaborate on the development and execution of sector and branch strategies.
  • Set priorities for broker relationships based on results, business opportunities, and strategic objectives.
  • Support profitable growth while maintaining underwriting excellence.
  • Promote solutions-oriented practices to support sustainable business growth for the company, brokers, and clients.
  • Promote operational efficiency and continuous process improvement.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers and business partners.
  • Participate in underwriting, analysis, and evaluation of complex files when required.
  • Support team members' technical and professional development.
  • Set clear objectives, track performance, and contribute to performance-evaluation processes.
  • Ensure compliance with governance standards and participate in file-review processes.
  • Collaborate with specialists, underwriters, and other leaders to achieve business objectives.
  • Collaborate across organizational teams.
  • Pursue professional development and deepen understanding of the company's business.

Desired Qualifications

  • PAA (CIP) or FPAA (FCIP) designation.
  • Experience at a brokerage firm or in a related field.
  • Knowledge of competitors' products and underwriting appetite.
  • Experience with RTM and RTG systems.

About the Company

Aviva

Provides savings, retirement, and insurance solutions

Aviva is a financial services group that provides savings, retirement, and insurance products to individuals, families, and businesses mainly in the UK, Canada, and Ireland. Its products help people manage long-term financial security through life insurance, pensions, and investment options. The company earns money from insurance premiums, investment income, and fees for asset management, and its offerings span protections, savings accounts, retirement plans, and investment services. Aviva differentiates itself by integrating a strong focus on sustainability and responsible investing (such as its Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme and venture capital investments in emerging tech) and by prioritizing diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Its goal is to help clients secure their financial futures while growing its business through a broad, diversified portfolio of financial products and services.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1990

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