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2 Jul
2026
Full-Time Commercial Casualty Underwriter
Job Description
Key Objective:
As a Commercial Casualty Underwriter, you’ll operate at the core of our underwriting platform. Using smart tech, strategic insight, and sophisticated risk analysis to navigate today’s complex liability landscape and deliver winning broker outcomes.
Key Accountabilities:
- Underwrite new business and renewals for commercial casualty accounts with technical precision and strategic insight
- Assess liability exposures, operations, loss history, and risk controls across evolving industry sectors—from traditional operations to emerging tech and gig economy risks
- Apply underwriting guidelines while exercising disciplined judgment on complex risks including cyber liability exposures, social inflation trends, and emerging liability classes
- Our advanced tech removes friction, so you can stay focused on underwriting excellence and legendary service levels
- Negotiate terms, conditions, and pricing with brokers using unmatched product knowledge and real-time market intelligence
- Build and maintain strong broker relationships that drive profitable growth and position Forward as a go-to market
- Provide expert underwriting guidance on CGL, commercial auto, umbrella/excess, and specialty casualty solutions
- Balance disciplined underwriting with creative agility; use your authority to tackle complex risks in innovative ways
- Jump into special initiatives and market challenges when they appear—your adaptability helps the whole team level up
Forward offers:
- Next-gen underwriting technology that streamlines workflows and amplifies your expertise
- Your specialist knowledge matters here; you’ll have a strong voice in decisions, strategy, and solution design
- In-person mentorship with tenured underwriters who are invested in your success
- Ongoing education and professional development to help you stay ahead of market trends and advance your career
- A collaborative environment where you’ll tackle emerging risks and shape casualty solutions for tomorrow’s market
- Unlimited snacks because every great player needs fuel
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of commercial casualty underwriting experience with a track record of profitable decision-making
- Strong technical knowledge of CGL, commercial auto, umbrella/excess, and emerging casualty exposures
- Experience with SME and mid-market risks across diverse industry sectors
- CAIB, CIP, FCIP, or active progression toward industry credentials
- Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills, with strong customer service instincts
- Inclusive, transparent, and collaborative, with the resilience to thrive in fast-paced environments
- General Insurance License in good standing (or the ability to obtain one within 60 days)
Bonus XP if you have:
- Experience underwriting emerging risks such as cyber liability, cannabis operations, or sharing economy exposures
- Knowledge of current casualty market dynamics including nuclear verdicts and social inflation trends
Salary Range: CAD $65,000-$110,000
*Actual pay may be below or above range based on candidates’ knowledge, skills, and level of ability relative to expectations for the role applied to. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Ready to move Forward?
Apply here or send your resume to careers@forwardinsurance.ca
Please note that only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
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