# Insurance Specialist

**Company**: Aviva Canada
**Location**: Markham
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $50,000 – $60,000
**Category**: Insurance
**Industry**: Insurance

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## Description

Aviva Canada is looking for a seasoned, high-performing, and sales-driven Insurance Specialist to join their Direct Insurance team.

As a Sales Insurance Specialist, you'll play a critical role in driving individual and team success through strong sales execution, exceptional service, and personal lines underwriting.

**Responsibilities:**

- Drive strong sales results by quoting, underwriting, and selling Home & Auto insurance policies.

- Consistently exceed sales KPIs, conversion targets, and retention metrics.

- Apply underwriting judgement to new business, endorsements, and renewals within delegated authority.

- Provide technical underwriting support and guidance to junior team members.

- Identify and close cross-sell and upsell opportunities to grow the portfolio.

- Deliver an exceptional customer experience that builds loyalty and retention.

- Stay current on product, pricing, underwriting, and regulatory changes.

- Track and analyze your own performance to continuously improve outcomes.

- Service existing customers by updating their policies to meet their changing needs and provide new products as required.

**Requirements:**

- College Diploma or University Degree.

- OTL license must be attained, training will be provided.

- Demonstrated track record of exceeding sales goals.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Customer-focused and ability to match products to customers' needs.

- Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

- Comfort using multiple systems and learning new technology platforms quickly.

- Insurance sales/service underwriting experience an asset.

**What you'll get:**

- The salary band for this position ranges from $50,000 – $60,000.

- Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.

- Hybrid flexible work model.

- Outstanding Career Development opportunities.

- We'll support your professional development education.

- Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.

- Employee-driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.

- Corporate wellness programs to support our employees' physical and mental health.

- Employee discount on home and auto insurance where applicable.

## Skills

### Required
- underwriting
- sales
- customer service
- communication
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- insurance sales
- service underwriting

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