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Senior Underwriter, Endorsements and Renewals

@ Northbridge Financial

Montréal, Quebec

Full-time5+ years experience
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Overview

Northbridge Financial is hiring a Senior Underwriter for its commercial insurance team to customize solutions for clients through its broker network. The role involves assessing risk, executing renewal rates and analyzing new business for profitability, with a flexible hybrid arrangement of up to 2 days from home per week. The posting states competitive salaries, a pension plan, RRSP, employee share purchase plan and education assistance for CIP, FCIP or CRM.

Responsibilities:

  • Customize commercial insurance solutions for clients
  • Execute renewal rates, exposure and retention guidelines
  • Analyze new business for risk profitability
  • Monitor trends and loss ratio concerns
  • Build relationships with brokers and stakeholders

Requirements summary:

  • 5-10 years of commercial underwriting experience
  • Strong customer service background
  • Experience connecting with clients virtually
  • Team-first mentality
  • CIP designation an asset

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Employer posting date
2026-11-04
First seen by our source
2026-10-10
Source record updated
2026-11-05

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentBusiness operations
Experience5+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
Perks mentionedFlexible hours, Retirement plan, Tuition support, Stock or equity, Employee discount, Wellness, Paid training

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Northbridge Financial

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Full company description

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!

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People associated on LinkedIn
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Reported office locations
  • 105 Adelaide Street West, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M5H 1P9, CA
  • 1801 Hollis Street, Suite 800, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3N4, CA
  • 1000, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Bureau 400, Montréal, Québec H3B 4W5, CA
  • 2590 Boulevard Laurier, Bur: 560, Quebec, Quebec G1V 4M6, CA
  • 745 Thurlow St, 1500, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 0C5, CA
Business categories
  • Insurance
  • Property Insurance
  • Financial Services
  • Commercial Insurance
Other recorded names
  • Northbridge Financial
  • Northbridge Financial Corporation
Specialties
  • Personal Home & Auto
  • Commercial Auto Insurance
  • and Commercial Business
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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Reported total investment
0

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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…

FieldValue
IndustryInsurance
Company size1,001-5,000 employees
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Organization typePublic Company
SpecialtiesPersonal Home & AutoCommercial Auto Insuranceand Commercial Business
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Job description

What it’s like to be a Northbridge Commercial Senior Underwriter?

Our Senior Underwriters customize solutions for our commercial clients when they need insurance products. They work closely with our extensive broker network to develop unique solutions for all classes of risk. Through close collaboration with our Risk Services and Claims departments they can get a holistic picture of each risk and make Underwriting decisions that make sense for all parties.


They are passionate about maintaining strong relationships with our internal and external stakeholders and love utilizing their strong technical skills to ensure that risks are assessed properly.

They are experts in their field and passionate about servicing our brokers – this means emails and phone calls don’t go unanswered, and broker meetings are regularly penned into their calendars.

We want your talent!


If you are great at:

  • Commercial Underwriting
  • Executing renewal rates and exposure, retention, and rate adequacy guidelines
  • Analyzing new business for risk profitability
  • Monitoring trends and developments, identifying areas of concern regarding loss ratio
  • Building relationships

If you have:

  • 5-10 years of Underwriting experience with a commercial focus
  • Completed, or pursuing your CIP designation (an asset)
  • Strong customer service background
  • Experience connecting with clients in a virtual world
  • Team-first mentality

We really mean it when we say we put you first. Here are a few ways how:

  • We have a flexible hybrid model that allows you to work from home up to 2 days per week, with added flexibility for when you really need it.
  • We offer competitive salaries and support your financial health through our employee share purchase plan, pension plans, RRSP, discounts on staff insurance, and more!
  • We help you prioritize your well-being from day one through flexible health benefits, early leave days, wellness programs, rewards, and recognition programs.
  • We are invested in helping you grow in your career through education assistance to complete your CIP, FCIP, CRM or other courses desired, internal mobility, Leadership training and mentoring programs.
  • NBFC cares about the community and supports the causes you believe in with donation matching and team volunteer days.

Who we are:

We’re Northbridge Insurance. We’re proud to work with Canada’s most trusted commercial broker networks. We have a reputation for being one of Canada’s leading commercial insurance providers. Our employees are dedicated to understanding the needs of our customers and creating solutions that 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.

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