Specialty Commercial Lines Underwriter – Vancouver, BC
At Forward Insurance Managers Ltd., we're changing the rules of commercial property underwriting. As Canada's boldest InsurTech MGA, we blend elite underwriting mastery with next-level technology.
Position Details
This is an in-office role based out of downtown Vancouver, B.C
Job Description
Key Objective:
As our Specialty Commercial Lines Underwriter, you’ll operate at the heart of our commercial underwriting team. Using smart tech, strategic insight, and technical precision to optimize risk decisions and deliver winning broker outcomes. This isn’t manual mode underwriting!
Key Accountabilities:
- Underwrite new and renewal commercial accounts with technical excellence and strategic precision
- Build and maintain strong broker relationships that drive business growth and mutual success
- Negotiate renewals with confidence using unmatched product knowledge and market insight
- Prepare underwriting instructions for renewals, endorsements, cancellations, and new business with speed and accuracy
- Ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines, authority limits, and governance standards
- Balance disciplined underwriting with creative agility; use your authority to tackle complex risks in innovative ways
- Jump into special initiatives and curveballs when they appear, your adaptability helps the whole team level up
Forward offers:
- Our advanced tech removes friction, so you can stay focused on amplifying your commercial expertise and providing legendary service.
- Your specialist knowledge matters here; you’ll have a strong voice in decisions and strategy- creation of legacy in real time.
- In-person mentorship with tenured underwriters who are invested in your success
- Ongoing education and professional development to help you advance to the next level of your career
- A fast-paced, collaborative environment where your contributions directly impact company growth
- Unlimited snacks because every great underwriting specialist needs fuel!
Job Qualifications
- 4+ years of commercial property underwriting experience
- Strong technical knowledge of commercial lines coverages.
- Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills, with strong customer service instincts
- Strong computer skills with high proficiency in MS Office; fast, accurate work is critical
- Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to adapt positively when priorities shift
- Inclusive, transparent, and collaborative mindset with the resilience to thrive under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Successful completion of a criminal record check
- General Insurance License in good standing (or the ability to obtain one within 60 days)
Salary Range: CAD $65,000-$110,000
*Actual pay may be below or above range based on candidates’ knowledge, skills, and level of ability relative to expectations for the role applied to. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are encouraged to apply.
Education & Experience
Preference given to applicants with Insurance Industry experience and /or education (CAIB, CIP or other relevant designations).