Loss Control Specialist, Residential
Underwriting Solutions
- Montreal, QC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Strong customer service orientation
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Strong self-initiative, prioritization, and time management skills
- Well organized and thorough
- Curious and inquisitive with an interest in learning
- Access the internal systems and take ownership of inspection files
- Schedule appointments with clients to visually assess the properties (about 10%-time allocation) at a mutually convenient time
- Travel to the properties, tour and assess for risk features (about 50%-time allocation)
- While touring the properties, take photographs, measure rooms and the structure, review features such as fire prevention systems, heating equipment, and fuel storage tanks
- Converse with the owners to understand the history of the property, any risks, and answer any questions they might have
- Prepare detailed reports using the internal systems identifying the fundamental construction and equipment details, risk assessment, and replacement cost value (about 40%-time allocation)
- Reports have no errors or omission and provide accurate details of assessment results
- Contribute to team’s overall revenue goals
- Continually expand your expertise so you can assess more complex properties.
- You have the tact and professionalism for convenient, excellent experiences
- Your regularly provide value added services within your role and expertise
- Education in insurance, construction, or engineering will provide a solid technical foundation to recognize and identify construction and equipment details (College diploma or bachelor’s degree)
- Experience with building codes, fire services, construction and maintenance will be an asset
- Very good computer skills including using a database, typing speed & accuracy, use of short-cuts, and word processing is essential to efficiently and effectively creating reports.
- Skillful communication techniques for customer service and report writing.
- Experience as an underwriting assessor or in the insurance field preferred.
- Ability to read, write, and speak both English and French required/desired