Surety Specialist Jobs

WE OFFER:

• Vary Days
• A competitive compensation package
• Professional Development Courses & Designations
• RRSP Matching Program
• 100% tuition re-imbursement for business relevant courses and training
• Full Benefits Package
• Great learning and growth opportunities
• Hybrid remote work flexibility
• Half volunteer day to make a difference and give back to your community

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Jones DesLauriers, a Navacord Partner, is always looking for talent in the Insurance Industry! We are accepting applications for a Surety Specialist reporting to the Surety Director. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing advisory services to a portfolio of existing construction surety accounts. This is a highly technical and market facing position and candidate with previous experience as a surety underwriter will excel. You will have the opportunity to fully apply and hone your underwriting, financial analysis, credit analysis, and marketing skills. The position requires the candidate to provide superior customer service in managing the day to day needs of our clients. The role requires a strong sense of working collaboratively as a team member in a fast paced environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as a subject matter expert for the Surety Bonding practice (traditional contract surety and commercial surety)
• Collaborate with other team members, in both the surety and insurance departments in a professional and solution focused fashion
• Assist and manage potential surety claims situations and act as a liaison between all interest parties in the claims process.
• Underwriting of new and existing contract and commercial surety business. Serving as key contact, underwrite an assigned portfolio of accounts with a high level of autonomy.
• Participation in team meetings providing updates related to assigned portfolio of accounts, surety companies and/or territory, market intelligence, etc.
• Demonstrate ability to provide detailed recommendations of bond and account support using highly developed skills in financial and credit analysis. Negotiate account and / or bond specific terms and conditions with surety markets.
• Proactively engage in the target account process, developing and managing a qualified list of opportunities.
• Manage and develop new and existing relationships with key surety markets and professionally represent the company at industry events, associations, and with our surety company partners

REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to be a self starter with strong written and oral communication skills as well as organizational skills
• Minimum 3 years Surety underwriting experience. (Previous experience at a brokerage is a plus.)
• University degree preferred
• Experience with surety claims and well versed in contract law is an asset.
• Strong analytical skills and solid understanding of financial statements and business cycles of construction companies
• Superb interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• Advanced skills in Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint
• CPA, RIBO, ACSB, CAIB, CIP designations are well received but not required.
• Solid understanding of the construction industry

Jones DesLauriers is actively committed to support diversity, equity, and inclusion. We serve and recognize and respect human differences and similarities. We value the diversity of people and actively encourage women, indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ2+) persons to apply.