Director,Specialty Lines Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Management

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

161,

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

20%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team
, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Director to join our Specialty Solutions team. In this role, you will lead a national team of managers and specialists responsible for underwriting our Commercial Group Programs portfolio.

Drawing on your strong experience in specialty lines and commercial insurance, you will drive profitable growth by developing and executing strategic plans tailored to the Canadian marketplace and aligned with our program appetite. You will also build trusted relationships with brokers and key market partners to ensure that Specialty Solutions delivers exceptional service, deep technical expertise, and strong business results.

What you’ll do here:

Lead the profitability, growth, and strategic direction of the Commercial Group Programs portfolio

Lead, coach, and develop a national team of managers and specialists, including performance management, succession planning, and talent development.

Establish clear team objectives, accountabilities, and performance measures to support portfolio management, productivity, technical quality, and profitable growth.

Identify opportunities to improve business processes, operational effectiveness, and underwriting quality.

Develop and recommend policy direction and underwriting guidelines that support disciplined risk selection, pricing, and retention.

Act as the team’s senior underwriting authority on risk selection, pricing, and retention matters within the corporate underwriting philosophy.

Build and strengthen relationships with brokers and other key market partners to identify and pursue growth opportunities.

Partner with Intact Commercial Lines counterparts to ensure proper alignment of business, identify improvement opportunities and new business opportunities.

Manage relationships between corporate and divisional Specialty Solutions teams to support consistency, collaboration, and effective execution.

Lead the delivery of key operational initiatives and strategic projects, including technology enhancements, product development, centres of excellence, corporate liaison, and operational implementation.

Conduct underwriting audits to assess the soundness of underwriting practices and risk selection, and to identify opportunities for improvement.

Determine staffing requirements in accordance with regional management and corporate…

Director, Specialty Lines