Senior Bilingual Field Catastrophe Claims Representative

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Work Environment: This role is designated as fully remote.

Working Business Language :
Bilingual in French and English. This role requires regular interaction with members across Canada where the business languages utilized are both English and French. As such, the successful candidate must be fully proficient in English and French.

Salary: At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan.

The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered starts at: $86,000.

About The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
Founded in 1896, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, 100% owned by its members, with more than $4.1 billion in annual revenue and $12.5 billion in assets. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Wawanesa is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance solutions throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, a leading national distributor of personal and business insurance.

In March of 2026, Wawanesa entered into an agreement to acquire Everest Insurance Company of Canada to strengthen its commercial insurance capabilities and advance its long-term growth strategy.

Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.8 million members and we are home to more than 3,000 employees across Canada. The company actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $4 million annually to charitable organizations, including more than $2 million each year in support of people on the front lines of climate change. Learn more at

We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.

Working under minimal supervision, the Field Catastrophe Claims Representative will respond to select natural disasters, catastrophe and complex claim events by assisting impacted regions to provide adjusting, as well as inspection, investigation and estimation of both residential and commercial catastrophe property losses using estimating software. The Field Catastrophe Claims Representative will be required to travel across Canada to attend catastrophic loss events, and for potentially extended periods of time.

Job Responsibilities

• Inspect, investigate, evaluate, and quantify claims pertaining to physical damage to property on a task or full handle basis. This includes losses resulting from Natural Disasters, complex events and any other claims as assigned.
• Responsible to travel across Canada as required.
• Maintain excellent knowledge and understanding of policy coverages, regional regulatory requirements and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) practices, including application and communication.
• Collaborate with contractors, adjusters and policy holders in a timely manner to ensure the proactive handling of the claim.
• Review and write estimates, perform re-inspections and assist with dispute resolutions as required.
• Keep accurate notes/documentation, ensuring the systems of record is are up to date and…