What it’s like to be a Northbridge Director, Commercial Lines, Corporate Underwriting

As a Northbridge Director, Commercial Lines, Corporate Underwriting, you are the lead technical underwriting referral point for our commercial underwriting organization. You play a critical role in shaping underwriting guidelines, authorities, products, and best practices while supporting our Programs, Specialty Lines, and Accident & Health portfolios. Combining deep technical expertise with strategic leadership, you partner with underwriting profit centres and cross-functional teams to drive profitable growth, strengthen underwriting quality, and ensure alignment with corporate objectives.

In this role, you will provide technical guidance on complex wordings and portfolios, identify emerging trends and risks, support the development of underwriting products and processes, and collaborate closely with Claims, Actuarial, Reinsurance, Risk Services, IT, Business Intelligence, Operations, and Training teams. You will also lead, coach, and mentor a team of underwriting professionals while fostering a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.

We want your talent

If you are great at:

- Building strong partnerships and influencing stakeholders across multiple business areas
- Providing technical guidance on complex wordings and portfolios
- Leading and motivating teams while fostering collaboration, engagement, and alignment
- Coaching, mentoring, and developing talent
- Strategic thinking and long-term business planning
- Managing multiple priorities and complex projects in a fast-paced environment




- Problem-solving and making sound decisions on sensitive issues
- Analyzing trends, identifying risks, and developing practical solutions
- Communicating effectively through presentations, discussions, and written documentation
- Resolving conflicts and building consensus among diverse stakeholder groups
- Delivering exceptional internal customer service with a solution-oriented mindset
- Maintaining a broad, enterprise-wide perspective when addressing business challenges
- Driving high-performance standards and accountability
- Adapting to changing business needs while maintaining focus on organizational goals
- Building solid long‑term relationships with underwriting teams, reinsurers, and business partners

And you have:

- Post-secondary education and/or equivalent industry experience
- CIP and/or FCIP designation
- 10+ years of commercial property and casualty underwriting experience, including mid-market and large commercial risks
- 5+ years of leadership experience
- Broad expertise in commercial underwriting across a wide range of industries and risk complexities
- Experience developing underwriting guidelines, manuals, authorities, products, and policy wordings
- Strong understanding of underwriting disciplines, pricing models, and portfolio management




- Experience serving as a technical referral point for complex underwriting decisions and accounts outside established authority levels
- Experience analyzing underwriting performance, loss ratios, loss trends, audits, file reviews, and risk data
- Knowledge of policy contracts, rating programs, risk assessment tools, risk information sources, and underwriting manuals
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Claims, Risk Services, Actuarial, Reinsurance, Operations, IT, Training, and Business Intelligence
- Experience leading underwriting audits and supporting governance and compliance initiatives
- Ability to evaluate regulatory and legislative changes and recommend coverage or wording enhancements
- Experience developing business cases, conducting market research, and contributing to new product development initiatives
- Experience leading underwriting process improvements and implementing tools that enhance operational efficiency
- Experience managing external vendors and underwriting support partners
- Experience leading projects, prioritizing resources, and delivering results against business objectives
- Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and PC-based business environments
- Working knowledge of related insurance functions such as Claims, Risk Management, Premium Accounting, and Reinsurance
- Experience in Specialty Lines and/or Accident & Health insurance is considered an asset
- Fluently bilingual in English and French is considered an asset

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📌 Director, Corporate Underwriting, Specialty Risk, Programs (Toronto)
🏢 Northbridge Financial
📍 Toronto