Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent 

Location: Toronto 

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About the role

Ecclesiastical Insurance Canada, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Underwriting Associate to join our downtown Toronto office.

This entry-level position provides an excellent opportunity for a customer-oriented individual who is interested in pursuing a commercial underwriting career. Start to develop your skills by providing underwriting support to a Regional Underwriting team in addition to providing administrative support.

Joining our rapidly expanding and innovative Group presents a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and become an integral part of an inclusive, purpose-led organization.

Why join us?

Be part of a collaborative, inclusive, ambitious culture committed to making a difference and working towards a more sustainable future. For the seventh consecutive year, we are recognised as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employer’s for 2025 - we offer fantastic career and development opportunities, with all of our profits going to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing 

• Review applications, submissions, and change requests to ensure accuracy and completeness for the regional team
• Provide a full range of administrative support and act on agreed action plans, working closely with Underwriters
• Assist filing, data entry, research, and report production
• Support renewals under $10,000 in premium
• Approve endorsements and prepare for processing to the National Data Support Team (NDST)

What you'll need to have 

• Ideally, bring a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a professional office setting
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, complemented by strong interpersonal abilities
• Capable of working independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment
• Comfortable navigating a fast-paced and dynamic workplace with shifting priorities
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to effectively prioritize tasks and manage multiple responsibilities
• Demonstrates a proactive, positive attitude and a collaborative spirit
• Committed to maintaining a high standard of professionalism and a strong work ethic
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

What makes you stand out 

• Familiarity with the Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance industry is considered an asset
• Bilingual proficiency in French and English is an asset

What we offer

• A market competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Flexible, hybrid working program
• Annual home and roam allowance to support commuting costs and home office supplies
• Defined contribution pension plan - up to 8% with no employee matching required and voluntary RRSP and TFSA programs
  
• Generous annual bonus program for all permanent full-time staff
• Minimum of 3 weeks vacation plus paid wellness, personal, volunteer and sick days
• Comprehensive employee group benefits, including health and dental coverage, income protection plans, life insurance, ADD insurance and an annual Health Care Spending Account
• Up to $200 for an annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
• Family and Employee Assistance Program, a discount and perks program as well as an annual fitness reimbursement
• Family friendly benefits including maternity/parental top-up payments
• Support towards professional designations
• Personal development subsidy covering courses of personal interests or hobbies
• Wellness perks such as daily fresh fruit, snacks and ice-cream days in the summer
• Engagement activities including regular lunch and learns, after-work get togethers and Lunch with Leaders program to name a few

About us

Ecclesiastical Insurance is a unique specialist insurance company that is deeply committed to protecting the needs of organizations that enrich the lives of others and to supporting initiatives that help improve the lives of those in need. 

We insure some of Canada’s most historic and culturally significant places, as well as the arts, retirement living, education, charities, and faith organizations.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.