Senior Underwriter or Specialist, Surety

About the role

A Surety career is an opportunity to define Intact's Specialty Solutions offering and expand our business beyond $20 billion of total annual premiums. Leverage your insurance or financial background and strong people skills as you grow your career and solve the exciting challenges that each day brings in managing complex risks. Be part of a team whose size and sophistication help separate us from the competition in the space and contributes to our growing leadership in the Specialty Solutions market both in Canada and globally. We're looking for a Senior Underwriter or Specialist, Surety, to join our growing team! What you'll do here: Obtain and analyze underwriting data, perform financial analysis and apply critical thinking on underwriting decisions and client relationship issues. Analyze financial position of current and new contract clients. Provide recommendations to management on contract surety bond support to provide to existing and prospective contract clients. Negotiate specific terms and conditions for issuing Contract Surety bonds to clients. Monitor the development projects and exposures. Develop new business through networking/marketing with brokers, clients, contractors, consultants, lawyers, and other market participants. Gain and expand upon industry knowledge to improve underwriting decisions. Represent Intact at various contractors' associations and industry-related functions. What you bring to the table: Bachelor's degree in business, accounting or finance Experience - minimum 3 years for the Senior Underwriter and 7 years experience for the Specialist role in contract surety or commercial lending, and/or experience in a commercial insurance underwriting or brokerage capacity. Solid understanding of financial statements Demonstrated capability for outstanding customer service Proven track record for quick, accurate problem resolution Strong analytical and research skills Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Can handle multiple tasks in a high-volume, fast-paced environment Can work independently and collaborate with co-workers in a team setting Proficiency with MS Office Suite of products No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada. Please note that the posted salary range is for the Senior Underwriter role. We encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well. #LI-Hybrid Il s'agit d'un nouveau rôle au sein de notre équipe en pleine croissance | This role is a new member of our growing team. We are an equal opportunity employer At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives. We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. As part