Canada Insurance underwriter Jobs – 387 Openings This Week

Director, Insurance Underwriting Operations and Communication
Peace Hills Insurance —Edmonton, AB
- Marketing
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's
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Senior Underwriter, Mid Market
Northbridge Financial Corporation —Vancouver, BC
- $80,000–$110,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- Work from home
Senior Underwriter, Specialty Lines
Intact —Vancouver, BC
- $94,200–$115,200 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- No experience needed
- Negotiation
- Employee stock purchase plan
Senior Underwriter, Specialty Lines
Intact —Calgary, AB
- $94,200–$115,200 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- No experience needed
- Negotiation
- Employee stock purchase plan
Personal Lines Underwriter
Carleton - Fundy Mutual Insurance —Bath, NB
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Office
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Wellness program
- Dental care
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Bilingual Mortgage Underwriter
Sequence Capital —Ontario
- $80,000–$100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Bilingual
- Sales
- English
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Insurance Underwriting Operations Analyst
Peace Hills Insurance —Edmonton, AB
- Full-time
- Financial services
- In-person
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Senior Underwriter
IVARI —Toronto, ON
- $85,000–$110,000 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
- Dental care
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Underwriting Assistant, Commercial
Forward Insurance Managers Ltd. —London, ON
- $40,000–$55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- English
- Microsoft Office
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Group Underwriter
First Canadian Insurance Corporation —Toronto, ON
- $50,000–$75,000 a year
- Bilingual
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
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Group Underwriter
First Canadian Insurance Corporation —Winnipeg, MB
- Bilingual
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
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Group Underwriter
First Canadian Insurance Corporation —Vancouver, BC
- $50,000–$75,000 a year
- Bilingual
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
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Junior Commercial Lines Underwriter (Vancouver, BC)
Forward Insurance Managers Ltd. —Vancouver, BC
- $55,000–$85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Microsoft Office
- Organizational skills
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Mortgage Underwriter
Blue Pearl Mortgage Group —Surrey, BC
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Microsoft Office
- Computer skills
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Associate Mortgage Underwriter, Third Party Residential Underwriting - TDMS
First National Financial —Montréal, QC
- $48,842–$64,947 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Windows
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
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Group Underwriter
First Canadian Insurance Corporation —Edmonton, AB
- Bilingual
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
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Associate Mortgage Underwriter, Third-Party Residential Underwriting-NBBP
First National Financial —Montréal, QC
- $50,000–$65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Windows
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
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Underwriter
Capital Lynk —Montréal, QC
- From $65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's
- Financial services
- Wellness program
- Dental care
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Mortgage Underwriter, Third-Party Residential Underwriting - NBBP
First National Financial —Montréal, QC
- $60,000–$85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Windows
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
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Senior Life Underwriter
Manulife —Remote
- $70,000–$100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Bilingual
- English
- Bachelor's
- Wellness program
- Employee stock purchase plan

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Director, Insurance Underwriting Operations and Communication

Peace Hills Insurance -
Edmonton, AB

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Job details

Permanent

Qualifications

Marketing
Analysis skills
Bachelor's
Project implementation
Communications
Business
Communication skills
Marketing

Full job description

We currently have a full-time position available for a Director, Underwriting Operations & Communication in our Edmonton office. Reporting to the Vice President, Underwriting Operations & Distribution the Director provides leadership to align people, process, technology, as well as Communication and Marketing initiatives for the organization. The role serves as the primary integrator between underwriting operations, broker distribution, technology partners, and key internal stakeholders—ensuring priorities are clear, initiatives are delivered consistently, and operational change is adopted and sustained. More specifically:

What You’ll Do:

Understand the strategic direction and annual priorities for Underwriting Operations, Broker Experience/Distribution, and the Communications/Marketing/Culture portfolio, ensuring alignment to corporate objectives and underwriting strategy.
Lead and develop direct reports fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and customer-focused culture.
Serve as the business sponsor for underwriting operational and digital initiatives, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, clarifying scope and impacts, and ensuring end-to-end readiness.
Identify, prioritize, and implement process improvements across underwriting operations and broker distribution to improve efficiency, accuracy, compliance, and broker/customer experience.
Establish and oversee operational reporting, analytics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor service levels, productivity, quality, and initiative outcomes; use insights to drive decisions and continuous improvement.
Ensure process and system changes are documented through clear standards and procedures.
Establish and maintain governance for underwriting operations documentation to ensure accuracy, consistency, and audit readiness.
Partner with Learning & Development to define role-based training requirements, validate materials against approved procedures.
Own internal and external communications for underwriting operations and broker experience initiatives, delivering clear, timely messaging and changing communications to support consistent execution and stakeholder alignment.
Provide oversight and direction for marketing activities, corporate culture events, within scope, ensuring alignment to brand standards, underwriting priorities, internal needs and broker-facing communication needs (including digital and social channels as applicable).
Champion corporate culture and employee engagement activities within the organization, ensuring events and communications support organizational values, connection and change adoption.

What You’ll Bring:

Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in underwriting operations, insurance distribution, or related roles, with at least 3 years in a leadership capacity
Bachelor’s degree in business administration or insurance equivalent work experience will be considered
CIP or FCIP Designation
Guidewire experience will be considered an asset
Marketing and communication experience or related courses/training would be considered an asset
Strong understanding of insurance underwriting, as well as how it relates to claims, billing, and broker management.
Proven experience in project execution, especially digital initiatives
Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional integration and manage change
Innovative, forward thinker able to manage multiple priorities
Strong analytical, problem-solving skills, and confidence in decision making
Ability to present material and communicate in front of groups
Exceptional ability to build and maintain relationships
Commitment to continuous improvement

What You’ll Experience:

Peace Hills General Insurance Company has been serving Western Canada since 1982 with home, auto and business insurance products. Our head office is in Edmonton, Alberta, with branch offices in Calgary and Vancouver. We currently employ over 300 staff who work with more than 1,000 broker offices across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon Territory.

Peace Hills is proudly owned by the Samson Cree Nation, and it is through Wahkôtowin – a Cree word that means “kinship” and the interconnectedness of all beings – that we are and continue to be a respected insurer that provides creative and responsive solutions.

Work Location: In person

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