# Unit Director, Business Insurance B&A - Small Businesses

**Company**: Aviva Canada
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking a Unit Director, Business Insurance B&A - Small Businesses to join our team at Aviva Canada.

As a Unit Director, you will play a key role in leading and developing a team of underwriters dedicated to the small business segment.

Responsibilities:

- Lead, motivate and develop a team of property and liability insurance underwriters.

- Provide coaching, mentoring, training and individual and collective performance monitoring to the team.

- Collaborate on the development and execution of sector and branch strategies.

- Establish priorities for relationships with brokers based on results, business opportunities and strategic objectives.

- Foster profitable growth while maintaining excellent underwriting practices.

- Develop a solution-focused culture to support sustainable business growth for Aviva, its brokers and its clients.

- Promote operational efficiency and continuous process improvement.

- Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers and business partners.

- Participate in underwriting, analysis and evaluation of complex files when required.

- Support the technical and professional development of team members.

- Set clear objectives, monitor performance and contribute to performance evaluation processes.

- Ensure compliance with governance standards and participate in file review processes.

- Collaborate with specialists, underwriters and other leaders to achieve business objectives.

- Foster a 'One Aviva' approach by collaborating with different teams within the organisation.

- Pursue your professional development and deepen your understanding of Aviva's activities.

Requirements:

- Post-secondary education or equivalent experience.

- PAA (CIP) or FPAA (FCIP) designation, an asset.

- Minimum of five years of experience in business insurance, ideally in property and liability insurance.

- Experience in a brokerage firm or related field, an asset.

- Good understanding of business insurance operations.

- Knowledge of competitor products and underwriting appetite, an asset.

- Demonstrated leadership and team management experience.

- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong partnerships.

- Strong underwriting judgment.

- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with brokers and internal partners.

- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

- Ability to interpret data and performance indicators.

- Excellent communication skills.

- Experience with RTM and RTG systems, an asset.

- French language proficiency required.

- Advanced intermediate English language proficiency required.

Benefits:

- Comprehensive compensation package including base salary, annual bonus eligibility, retirement savings plan, employee share ownership plan, health benefits, wellness initiatives and volunteer opportunities.

- Hybrid and flexible work model.

- Exceptional career development and advancement opportunities.

- Competitive vacation policy with the possibility of purchasing 5 additional days per year.

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

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

## Skills

### Required
- Property and Liability Insurance
- Underwriting
- Team Management
- Leadership
- Communication
- Analytical Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Decision-Making
- Time Management
- Organisation
- French
- English

### Nice to have
- PAA (CIP)
- FPAA (FCIP)
- RTM
- RTG
- Brokerage Experience

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