Senior Underwriter – Construction and Energy

Senior Underwriter – Construction and Energy

Toronto, ON I Vancouver, BC I Calgary, AB I Canada

At AXA XL we provide dedicated expertise to solve risk management challenges for our clients by delivering unique solutions, significant capacity and diverse experience. We live up to that ambition by delivering value far beyond the insurance policies we provide. We help to find solutions to our clients’ risk management challenges that further their strategic goals and help them build more sustainable and thriving businesses. AXA XL are committed to a carbon net zero future.

Our Canadian Construction and Energy underwriting team is looking to add a Constuction and Energy underwriter.

Using your in-depth underwriting expertise, you will tailor effective solutions for our current and prospective clients, partnering with dedicated industry experts who have robust construction industry risk management experience. You will also have the support of highly qualified and experienced risk engineers to keep abreast of the latest developments and actuaries to help you quantify and price risks and will be working alongside an established team of Construction and Energy Underwriters

The role requires a significant amount of interaction with clients, brokers and internal stakeholders and the right candidate should be able to draw upon a solid background of technical underwriting expertise in Constuction and Energy risks underwriting. Outstanding verbal and written communication skills along with collaborative behavior, will be essential for the role.

This is an exciting role for someone who wants to be part of a greener future and who can combine technical knowledge with adaptive underwriting while delivering profit.

DISCOVER your opportunity

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Developing and structuring tailor-made solutions by considering the Underwriting guidelines and Underwriting policy to win new business and retain existing customers.
• Reviewing of submissions, terms and conditions, statement of values, loss history and catastrophic modeling and conducting appropriate research to determine the degree of risk for each account based upon company Guidelines and underwriting authority granted
• Coordinating with varied business divisions including Actuarial, Claims, Reinsurance, Accounting, Marketing, Risk Engineering, Regulatory and others internally, that support our businesses
• Determining quote or declination of risk.
• Calculating rates and premium charges using approved rating models.
• Developing and modifying policy wording in accordance with delegated underwriting authority when the standard forms are not appropriate.
• Actively cross-sell afforded products and services.
• Supporting service standards in delivery of Construction and Energy products and services.
• Marketing to producers to secure new and renewal business and initiate opportunities for cross-selling within your unit and across all lines of business in Canada
• The role may have a responsibility for the development of skills, knowledge and competencies of less experienced colleagues.
• Working effectively with other members of your team.
• Leadership and involvement in special projects as assigned by management.

In this role you will report to the Head of Construction and Energy at AXA XL, Toronto, Canada. The Candidate can be located in Toronto, Calgary, or Vancouver.

SHARE your talent

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Extensive Construction Property (Builders Risk) and Operational Energy (Renewables, Power etc.) Property Underwriting Experience
• Work independently with the ability to be an open-minded team player with a willingness to actively listen to and comprehend unique circumstances that require practical and unique solutions to complex issues.
• Robust insured and broker interaction with the ability to effectively target current and prospective contacts in order to effectively promote offered products.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to work with both internal teams and external brokers as you will work in a team environment, assisting other underwriters as part of their overall responsibility.
• Excellent organizational, time-management and multi-tasking skills.
• Excellent comprehension and work experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Bilingual (English/ French) Skills are an asset
• Knowledge of Primary Casualty including Wrap-Ups and Excess and Umbrella liability is a plus
• Bachelor's Degree required with advanced education and / or professional designations including but not limited to FCIP, CRIS preferred but not required.
• Willingness to travel (approximately 25% travel as necessary) within Canada and the USA

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business - property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com

Inclusion & Diversity

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience,” focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see Sustainability at AXA XL.