Senior Commercial Underwriting Technical Specialist - Job# 213 - IW-213
Date of modification: September 29, 2026

Job number: IW-213

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Job title: Senior Commercial Underwriting Technical Specialist - Job# 213

Description
The Opportunity

Our client is seeking a Senior Technical Specialist to provide senior-level technical underwriting expertise and support the continued development of its commercial insurance portfolio. This is a broad, influential role with an immediate emphasis on commercial property and the opportunity to contribute to underwriting strategy, product development, technical guidelines, training, and broader business initiatives.

The successful candidate will act as a senior technical resource to the underwriting team, reviewing complex referrals, helping strengthen underwriting frameworks and best practices, and supporting the development of new and existing products. This individual will also mentor and train underwriters, provide market insight to senior leadership, and help ensure consistent, disciplined underwriting decisions.

This is not primarily a people-management position. It is best suited to an experienced insurance professional who enjoys leading through technical expertise, mentorship, collaboration, and influence.

The Employer

Our client is an established Canadian insurance organization with a strong commercial underwriting focus. The business offers an environment where experienced underwriting professionals can have meaningful input into technical strategy, product development, processes, and future initiatives.

The organization is continuing to strengthen its underwriting capabilities and is interested in adding experienced technical expertise and fresh perspective to the team.

About You

You are an experienced commercial insurance professional with robust technical underwriting judgment and particularly strong knowledge of commercial property risks. You are comfortable working through complex underwriting situations, developing practical guidelines and processes, and providing clear recommendations to both underwriting teams and senior leadership.

You are collaborative and credible,



with the ability to mentor and influence experienced professionals without relying on formal authority. You enjoy challenging established practices constructively and can balance technical discipline with commercial judgment.

Experience within an MGA or similarly technical underwriting environment would be a meaningful advantage. Exposure to product development, underwriting technology, digital platforms, or a combination of commercial and personal-lines underwriting may also be valuable.

Key Responsibilities Include

Act as a senior technical underwriting resource and mentor to underwriting team members

Review and respond to underwriting referrals on new and renewal business

Provide technical guidance on complex commercial risks, with a particular focus on commercial property

Identify internal and external underwriting trends and provide recommendations aligned with business objectives

Provide market intelligence, technical commentary, and recommendations to senior leadership

Contribute to product development initiatives, including underwriting guidelines, templates, and supporting materials

Develop, enhance, and implement technical underwriting guidelines and best-practice procedures

Help promote consistent, disciplined, and profitable underwriting decisions

Provide technical input on claims situations where underwriting intent, policy wording, or coverage expertise is required

Develop and deliver technical training for underwriting teams and external broker partners

Provide one-on-one mentorship and support to help strengthen technical underwriting capabilities

Build and maintain productive relationships with broker and market partners

Participate in industry meetings, conventions, and other functions as required

Contribute to strategic underwriting projects and broader business initiatives

Support evolving product, process, and technology initiatives as required





Necessary Qualifications Include

10+ years of commercial insurance experience

Strong commercial property underwriting knowledge and technical judgment

Demonstrated ability to assess complex underwriting issues and make well-supported decisions

Experience developing, refining, or implementing underwriting guidelines, processes, or best practices

Strong leadership and mentoring capability, including the ability to influence without direct authority

Strong business acumen, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work effectively with underwriters, senior leaders, brokers, and other stakeholders

Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team

Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills

Level 1 General Insurance licence or ability to obtain within a reasonable timeframe

CAIB, CIP, CRM, FCIP, or progress toward an industry designation considered an asset

MGA experience considered a strong asset

Product-development, digital underwriting, portal, or underwriting-technology experience considered an asset

What’s in It for You

Opportunity to play an influential role in the continued development of a commercial insurance portfolio

Ability to shape underwriting guidelines, technical processes, products, and best practices

Senior-level exposure and the opportunity to contribute to strategic underwriting decisions

Opportunity to mentor and develop underwriters without the traditional responsibilities of a people‑management role

Potential involvement in new products and evolving underwriting technology initiatives

Scope for the position to evolve based on the successful candidate’s experience and strengths

Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package

Opportunity to join an established insurance organization with continued growth opportunities

Information

Job Type: Full-Time

Education: CAIB, CIP, CIP Partial Completion

Minimum experience required: 5 to 6 Years

Salary (annually): from $90,000 to $130,000

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