Corporate Underwriting Specialist, Small Business
Top Benefits
About the role
What it’s like to be a Northbridge Corporate Underwriting Specialist
As a Northbridge Corporate Underwriting Specialist, you’ll play a key role in shaping and strengthening our national small business portfolio. You’ll collaborate with regional teams, corporate process partners, and actuarial and data analytics colleagues to elevate underwriting practices, enhance rating sophistication, and deliver an exceptional small business experience across NBFC’s brands. You will monitor emerging trends, assess new business opportunities, provide technical guidance to teams, and support continuous improvement initiatives—all while helping to maintain a profitable, competitive book of business.
We want your talent
If you are great at:
- Building strong relationships and collaborating across regions and cross‑functional teams
- Analyzing trends, identifying risks, and spotting opportunities for growth
- Delivering clear, thoughtful underwriting guidance and training
- Providing exceptional customer service, problem solving, and clarity on coverage and wordings
- Coaching and mentoring others to strengthen underwriting capability
- Navigating change and contributing to continuous improvement
- Managing competing priorities with sound judgement and attention to detail
If you have:
- 5+ years of commercial underwriting experience in property and casualty insurance
- Completed, or pursuing your CIP, FCIP, or RPLU designations
- Strong customer service background
- Team-first mentality
We really mean it when we say we put you first. Here are a few ways how:
-**Hybrid work!**Work from the office and at home 50/50, giving you the flexibility to balance both worlds with ease. -Competitive compensationplus support for your financial well‑being through our employee share purchase plan, pension plans, RRSP, staff insurance discounts, and more. -**Your well-being matters.**Enjoy flexible health benefits from day one, early leave days, wellness programs, and rewards & recognition initiatives. -**We invest in your growth.**Access education assistance for CIP, FCIP, CRM and other development programs, leadership training, mentoring, and internal mobility opportunities. -**We care about community.**NBFC supports the causes you care about through donation matching and paid team volunteer days.
We’re committed to pay transparency and fairness. The base salary range for this role is $96,000 - $144,000, which reflects the expected base pay – not the total compensation package. The actual base salary may vary depending on your experience, skills, and alignment with the position. We’re also open to candidates at different levels, so if this range doesn’t quite match your expectations, don’t let that hold you back — we’d still love to hear from you.
This is a real opportunity — we’re actively hiring! If the role sounds like a good fit, we encourage you to apply. Beyond base pay, we offer a robust Total Rewards program that includes benefits, wellness support, and other meaningful perks.
We also want to be transparent about our hiring process. While one of our systems includes AI capabilities, over 99% of our screening is done by real people. We believe in thoughtful, human-centered hiring decisions, and are committed to giving every application the attention it deserves.
#LI-Hybrid #LI-SK1
Who we are:
We’re Northbridge Financial. We’re proud to be 100% Canadian and owned by Fairfax Financial. We serve through our Northbridge Insurance, Federated Insurance, and TruShield Insurance brands. We have a reputation for being one of Canada’s leading commercial property and casualty insurance company. Our employees are dedicated to understanding the needs of our customers and we go above and beyond to help Canadian businesses have a safer and brighter future. We’re a company of passionate people who put people first. Do you want to join a team that believes in working hard – and having fun at work – all while making a difference? Look no further than Northbridge.
At Northbridge Financial we embrace and celebrate you and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all! No matter who you are or what makes you unique, we welcome you. Please let us know how we can assist or accommodate you during the selection process.
About Northbridge Financial Corporation
Northbridge Financial Corporation (NBFC) is a leading commercial property and casualty insurance group that has helped protect Canadian businesses for 100 years. We offer a wide range of innovative solutions through our Northbridge Insurance, TruShield Insurance, and Federated Insurance brands.
We’re passionate about protection, prevention and progress – for our customers, and in our communities. Our exceptional service and extensive offerings help Canadian businesses succeed, while our enthusiastic team works to support and uplift our neighbours from coast to coast to coast.
We’re proud to be 100% Canadian and are wholly owned by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
We love where we work and think you will too!
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La Corporation financière Northbridge (la Financière Northbridge) est un chef de file en assurance de dommages des entreprises qui contribue à protéger les entreprises canadiennes depuis 100 ans. Nous offrons une vaste gamme de solutions novatrices sous les marques Northbridge Assurance, TruShield Assurance et Les assurances Federated.
Nous avons à cœur tout ce qui touche à la protection, à la prévention et au progrès, tant chez nos clients que dans nos collectivités. Notre service exceptionnel et notre large éventail de solutions novatrices aident les entreprises canadiennes à réussir, et notre équipe enthousiaste travaille à soutenir et accompagner leurs propriétaires d’un océan à l’autre.
Nous sommes fiers d’être une société canadienne à 100 %, détenue en propriété exclusive par Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
Nous aimons notre entreprise et nous pensons que vous l’aimerez aussi!
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Corporate Underwriting Specialist, Small Business
Top Benefits
About the role
What it’s like to be a Northbridge Corporate Underwriting Specialist
As a Northbridge Corporate Underwriting Specialist, you’ll play a key role in shaping and strengthening our national small business portfolio. You’ll collaborate with regional teams, corporate process partners, and actuarial and data analytics colleagues to elevate underwriting practices, enhance rating sophistication, and deliver an exceptional small business experience across NBFC’s brands. You will monitor emerging trends, assess new business opportunities, provide technical guidance to teams, and support continuous improvement initiatives—all while helping to maintain a profitable, competitive book of business.
We want your talent
If you are great at:
- Building strong relationships and collaborating across regions and cross‑functional teams
- Analyzing trends, identifying risks, and spotting opportunities for growth
- Delivering clear, thoughtful underwriting guidance and training
- Providing exceptional customer service, problem solving, and clarity on coverage and wordings
- Coaching and mentoring others to strengthen underwriting capability
- Navigating change and contributing to continuous improvement
- Managing competing priorities with sound judgement and attention to detail
If you have:
- 5+ years of commercial underwriting experience in property and casualty insurance
- Completed, or pursuing your CIP, FCIP, or RPLU designations
- Strong customer service background
- Team-first mentality
We really mean it when we say we put you first. Here are a few ways how:
-**Hybrid work!**Work from the office and at home 50/50, giving you the flexibility to balance both worlds with ease. -Competitive compensationplus support for your financial well‑being through our employee share purchase plan, pension plans, RRSP, staff insurance discounts, and more. -**Your well-being matters.**Enjoy flexible health benefits from day one, early leave days, wellness programs, and rewards & recognition initiatives. -**We invest in your growth.**Access education assistance for CIP, FCIP, CRM and other development programs, leadership training, mentoring, and internal mobility opportunities. -**We care about community.**NBFC supports the causes you care about through donation matching and paid team volunteer days.
We’re committed to pay transparency and fairness. The base salary range for this role is $96,000 - $144,000, which reflects the expected base pay – not the total compensation package. The actual base salary may vary depending on your experience, skills, and alignment with the position. We’re also open to candidates at different levels, so if this range doesn’t quite match your expectations, don’t let that hold you back — we’d still love to hear from you.
This is a real opportunity — we’re actively hiring! If the role sounds like a good fit, we encourage you to apply. Beyond base pay, we offer a robust Total Rewards program that includes benefits, wellness support, and other meaningful perks.
We also want to be transparent about our hiring process. While one of our systems includes AI capabilities, over 99% of our screening is done by real people. We believe in thoughtful, human-centered hiring decisions, and are committed to giving every application the attention it deserves.
#LI-Hybrid #LI-SK1
Who we are:
We’re Northbridge Financial. We’re proud to be 100% Canadian and owned by Fairfax Financial. We serve through our Northbridge Insurance, Federated Insurance, and TruShield Insurance brands. We have a reputation for being one of Canada’s leading commercial property and casualty insurance company. Our employees are dedicated to understanding the needs of our customers and we go above and beyond to help Canadian businesses have a safer and brighter future. We’re a company of passionate people who put people first. Do you want to join a team that believes in working hard – and having fun at work – all while making a difference? Look no further than Northbridge.
At Northbridge Financial we embrace and celebrate you and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all! No matter who you are or what makes you unique, we welcome you. Please let us know how we can assist or accommodate you during the selection process.
About Northbridge Financial Corporation
Northbridge Financial Corporation (NBFC) is a leading commercial property and casualty insurance group that has helped protect Canadian businesses for 100 years. We offer a wide range of innovative solutions through our Northbridge Insurance, TruShield Insurance, and Federated Insurance brands.
We’re passionate about protection, prevention and progress – for our customers, and in our communities. Our exceptional service and extensive offerings help Canadian businesses succeed, while our enthusiastic team works to support and uplift our neighbours from coast to coast to coast.
We’re proud to be 100% Canadian and are wholly owned by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
We love where we work and think you will too!
...................................................................................
La Corporation financière Northbridge (la Financière Northbridge) est un chef de file en assurance de dommages des entreprises qui contribue à protéger les entreprises canadiennes depuis 100 ans. Nous offrons une vaste gamme de solutions novatrices sous les marques Northbridge Assurance, TruShield Assurance et Les assurances Federated.
Nous avons à cœur tout ce qui touche à la protection, à la prévention et au progrès, tant chez nos clients que dans nos collectivités. Notre service exceptionnel et notre large éventail de solutions novatrices aident les entreprises canadiennes à réussir, et notre équipe enthousiaste travaille à soutenir et accompagner leurs propriétaires d’un océan à l’autre.
Nous sommes fiers d’être une société canadienne à 100 %, détenue en propriété exclusive par Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
Nous aimons notre entreprise et nous pensons que vous l’aimerez aussi!