Specialist, Specialty Lines - Marine

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

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): 118,

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance): 15%

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 the 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.

Our group of specialists are committed to be the preeminent provider of marine insurance products and claims service in Canada. In order to achieve this, we always endeavour to do the right thing. ‘Doing the Right Thing’ is intrinsic to our values – at Coast we strive to conduct our business with integrity by acting in a fair, transparent manner, adhering to ethical standards and responding to stakeholders’ needs.

We are a subsidiary of Intact Financial Corporation.

We’re looking for a Specialist, Marine to join our growing Coast Underwriters team!

• Support the strategic product development plan to achieve growth targets.
• Develop guidelines, authority statements and manage the referral process to support performance and underwriting.
• Gather market intelligence by working directly with distribution, brokers and customers and compare Intact’s product offering to the competition.
• Research technology-based solutions for pricing, underwriting, risk assessment and loss mitigation opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams to explore new growth and profitability opportunities through technical research and relationship building.
• Assist in portfolio management through governance best practices, profitability and growth analysis.
• Perform technical underwriting audit.
• Communicate changes related underwriting guidelines and new products.
• Provide underwriting training, lending expertise to colleagues and distribution underwriters.

• University degree/College diploma or any combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Minimum 8 years of marine insurance experience. Underwriting experience is a plus.
• Highly organized, with the ability to work towards goals while adapting to change in a fast paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to persuade as well as challenge others.
• Can deal effectively and respectfully with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Self‑starter with the ability to work independently and in collaboration with national departmental teams.
• Effective analytical, negotiating and decision‑making skills.
• Can work well under tight deadlines, including organizational and time management skills.
• High level of integrity,…