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The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity is available within Aviva’s Business Programs team for a Junior Program Underwriter. This role is ideal for someone looking to build their commercial underwriting expertise and grow their career.

We’re seeking a motivated Commercial Lines P&C Underwriter with Property & Casualty experience who is eager to learn and contribute. You’ll review coverage, assess risk, set premiums, and work closely with brokers to negotiate terms and deliver tailored solutions.

Strong relationship-building skills, a focus on service excellence, and an interest in market trends are key to success in this role.

Join a collaborative team where you can develop your skills and make a meaningful impact.

What you’ll do

• It's crucial for this role's success to work collaboratively and autonomously, ensuring that deadlines are met. You'll support the team by logging new submissions, processing renewals and endorsements, and completing associated underwriting activities.

• You'll review program and account submissions, assessing them against our current guidelines and pricing strategy. Additionally, you'll manage mid-term requests and changes for medium-to-complete accounts. Our robotics tools will support you in processing monthly broker placements.

• You'll review broker placements every month to ensure that the broker authority adheres to our standards.

• Working collaboratively with stakeholders, you'll reconcile financial discrepancies promptly.

• You'll be responsible for negotiating terms and pricing with our broker partners to ensure sustainable, profitable business.

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with our broker partners, promoting Aviva products, and prioritizing service levels will be key.

• You'll represent Aviva at industry or broker events and provide feedback and support to the Segment Leader as required.

What you’ll bring

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in commercial lines property and casualty underwriting or a technical support function. You must be confident and comfortable managing a high level of autonomy while being accountable for your responsibilities.
• Excellent communication skills are essential, including the ability to articulate well via phone, email, and virtual meetings.
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to adapt to portfolio underwriting.
• Superior organization and time-management skills with the ability to adapt in a dynamic, priority-changing environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and overall communication style and approach.
• A good technical aptitude including sound working knowledge of MS Office Suite products.
• Vested interest in learning and building a career in the commercial insurance space with an emphasis on portfolio underwriting. CIP designation or enrollment is desirable

What you’ll get

• The salary band for this position ranges from $50,000 to $60000. Please note that individual salary is determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills and experience, as well as internal equity
• Hybrid flexible work model .
• Outstanding career development opportunities.
• We’ll support your professional development education.
• Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.
• Employee-driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.
• Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health.

Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process. This is a new position which has been posted internally & externally.

Aviva Canada has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities. If upon commencement of employment you require a specific accommodation because of a disability, please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged. This process applies throughout your career with Aviva Canada.