In this position, you will be responsible for marketing, underwriting, and managing a book of Primary Casualty business focused on Auto and Liability insurance. Effective communication and negotiation skills will be crucial to your day-to-day functions. The Underwriter plays an important part in providing Brokers and Clients with services that enhance the positive image of the AXA XL brand. You will be expected to continuously contribute to the improvement of current working and underwriting practices.

What you’ll be doing

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• New business acquisition and servicing of existing customers in the Auto and Liability sectors.
• Conducting technical risk assessments, pricing, and structuring deals effectively.
• Engaging in skillful, decisive, and selective underwriting.
• Building and maintaining a profitable portfolio of Auto and Liability accounts.
• Developing creative solutions tailored to customers’ needs while safeguarding AXA XL’s bottom line.
• Marketing to approved brokers in Canada.
• Coordinating the delivery of Claims, Risk Engineering, and administrative services.
• Cross-selling other AXA XL product lines.
• Performing various administrative duties.
• Ensuring compliance with all internal and external guidelines and legal requirements.
• Occasional travel may be required.

You will report to Underwriting Manager, Casualty in Canada.

What you’ll bring

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

• Some to moderate underwriting experience across multiple lines of business.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred. CIP Designation preferred.
• Thorough technical knowledge of underwriting, rating methodologies, forms and reinsurance concepts.
• Ability to deal effectively and respectfully with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as in collaboration with other departments.
• Ability to work well under tight deadlines, including organizational and time management skills.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality and accountability.
• Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to persuade as well as challenge others.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent marketing, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Excellent relationships with customers, producers and trading partners.
• Excellent decision-making skills.

Who we are

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

What we offer

Inclusion 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 enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and 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 Inclusion & Diversity at AXA XL | AXA XL. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Total Rewards AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

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.