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. Building strong partnerships and influencing stakeholders across multiple business areas

Providing technical guidance on complex wordings and portfolios

Coaching, mentoring, and developing talent

Strategic thinking and long-term business planning

Managing multiple priorities and complex projects in a fast-paced environment

Analyzing trends, identifying risks, and developing practical solutions

Resolving conflicts and building consensus among diverse stakeholder groups





Delivering exceptional internal customer service with a solution-oriented mindset

Driving high-performance standards and accountability

Building solid long-term relationships with underwriting teams, reinsurers, and business partners 10+ years of commercial property and casualty underwriting experience, including mid-market and large commercial risks

Broad expertise in commercial underwriting across a wide range of industries and risk complexities

Experience developing underwriting guidelines, manuals, authorities, products, and policy wordings

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 leading underwriting process improvements and implementing tools that enhance operational efficiency

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 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. 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.

📌 Director, Corporate Underwriting, Specialty Risk, Programs & Travel (Calgary)
🏢 Northbridge Financial
📍 Calgary