Corporate Underwriting, Quality Assurance Analyst

Goremutualinsurance
Cambridge, Canada
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with personal lines underwriting experience and a background in audit or quality assurance, comfortable with analyzing compliance and providing actionable recommendations.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5-7 years in personal lines underwriting and a knack for identifying underwriting trends
    — “5-7 years of personal Lines Underwriting Required”
  • Individuals who can communicate effectively with brokers and deliver clear, professional audit reports
    — “Prepare clear, professional audit reports and scorecards for brokers and internal stakeholders”
  • Candidates with a history of contributing to audit process improvements and benchmarking performance
    — “Benchmark broker results against peers and overall portfolio performance”

Things to consider

  • The role involves significant interaction with brokers, which may require strong interpersonal skills
    — “Manage communications with broker contacts before, during, and after the audit”
  • The salary range is wide, indicating potential variability based on experience and performance
    — “The expected base salary range for this position is $67,000.00 - $117,000.00”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your ability to identify emerging risks and quantify their impact on the business
    — “Quantify the impact of findings, including premium leakage and exposure to unacceptable risk”
  • Highlight your experience in developing and executing audit plans and improving methodologies
    — “Contribute to the continuous improvement of broker audit methodology and processes”
  • Showcase your track record in delivering actionable recommendations and leading quality projects
    — “Lead or support ad hoc quality projects, such as targeted file reviews, emerging-risk reviews”
  • Demonstrate your skills in analyzing data and identifying trends across Auto and Property portfolios
    — “Analyze book-of-business data to identify trends, outliers, and emerging risks”
  • Position yourself as a proactive problem solver with a focus on underwriting guideline improvements
    — “Recommend updates to underwriting guidelines, procedures, controls, and training based on findings”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • identification of trends and emerging risks
  • recommendations for process improvement
Typical background
insurancerisk managementquality assurance

Skills & requirements

Required

Underwriting Quality ReviewsAudit MethodologiesData AnalysisCommunication

Preferred

Closed Loop GPS SimulationsMultiple Navigation Aiding Sources

Stack & domain

Underwriting GuidelinesRegulatory RequirementsQuality ReviewsAudit MethodologiesRating CorrectionsPremium LeakageBroker Audit PlanPortfolio Data AnalysisRating AccuracyUnderwriting QualityRisk AssessmentRoot Cause AnalysisCommunicationMS Office SuiteAttention To DetailProblem-solvingTeamworkTime ManagementAdaptabilityLeadershipInsuranceQuality AssuranceRisk Management

About the role

Original posting from Goremutualinsurance via Greenhouse

At Gore Mutual, we’ve always set ourselves apart as a modern mutual that does good. Now, we’re proudly building on that legacy to transform our company—and our industry—for the better.

Effective January 1, 2026, Gore has joined Beneva—the country’s largest mutual insurance company—as part of its Property & Casualty operations in Ontario and Western Canada. During 2026, Gore will combine its operations with Unica Insurance, Beneva’s Ontario-based subsidiary specializing in niche commercial and personal insurance, creating a stronger, more diversified mutual insurer with greater scale and long-term stability.

Every decision and investment remains anchored in long-term benefits to customers, members, and communities. Come join us.

As the Corporate Audit & Quality Review Analyst, you will help safeguard the quality and integrity of the Personal Lines Auto and Property book of business by conducting external broker audits and internal underwriting quality reviews. You will assess compliance with corporate underwriting guidelines, authorities, regulatory requirements, and best practices, while identifying trends, emerging risks, and opportunities to strengthen underwriting practices.

You will analyze audit results and portfolio data to uncover root causes and provide actionable recommendations to management. You will also support quality and process improvement initiatives, helping enhance audit methodologies and reporting, reduce premium leakage, and support profitable growth.

What you will do:

​​ Identify, assess, and report on findings of incomplete, inaccurate, or unsupported application information

Manage communications with broker contacts before, during, and after the audit, including file requests, findings discussions, and follow-up

Provide recommendations on the quality of underwriting and the effectiveness of key controls

Re-underwrite files where required and take appropriate corrective action (e.g., rating corrections or escalation) within assigned authority

Track corrective actions through resolution and escalate unresolved or repeat issues

Identify, assess, and report on significant findings and underlying root causes – documentation, application completeness, rating accuracy, and underwriting quality

Quantify the impact of findings, including premium leakage and exposure to unacceptable risk

Manage communications with broker contacts before, during, and after the audit

Provide recommendations on the quality of underwriting and effectiveness of key controls, and agree on broker action plans with defined timelines

Prepare clear, professional audit reports and scorecards for brokers and internal stakeholders

Analyze book-of-business data to identify trends, outliers, and emerging risks, and report findings with supporting data

Benchmark broker results against peers and overall portfolio performance

Provide practical recommendations and internally proposed mitigating action plans to Managers

Contribute to the development and execution of the annual risk-based broker audit plan

Contribute to the continuous improvement of broker audit methodology and processes

Review underwriting transactions and calls for accuracy of rating, documentation, risk acceptability, and compliance

Identify, assess, and report on significant findings and underlying root causes

Provide recommendations on the quality of underwriting and effectiveness of key controls, such as escalations and referrals

Identify individual and team trends and recommend targeted training or coaching to close gaps

Consolidate audit results to identify recurring themes across Auto and Property, such as data quality, application completeness, rating accuracy, documentation gaps, and premium leakage

Prepare regular trend reports, dashboards, and executive summaries for management

Lead or support ad hoc quality projects, such as targeted file reviews, emerging-risk reviews, and validation of guideline or process changes

Recommend updates to underwriting guidelines, procedures, controls, and training based on findings

Maintain audit tools, templates, trackers, and documentation to ensure consistent and accurate reporting​​

What you need to succeed:

Post secondary education is required preferably within an insurance program

5-7 years of personal Lines Underwriting Required

3-5 years of audit experience preferred

​​Strong understanding of Personal Auto and Property Underwriting, including insurance/broker operations, internal controls, and best practices

​Excellent written and verbal communication skills

​Strong organizational and analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to resourcefully gather information, analyze critically, and communicate clearly providing both constructive positive and challenging feedback

​Decision Making

​Initiative

​Relationship Management

The expected base salary range for this position is $67,000.00 - $117,000.00 . Depending on your relevant experience, skills, qualifications, market conditions and business needs, base compensation may vary. You have the potential to earn more through Gore Mutual’s discretionary bonus program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided the business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.

Please note: This range reflects the expected base salary for this role but may not represent the full compensation range for all experience and skill levels. During the recruitment process, we will discuss and consider how your unique qualifications align with the broader range for this position.

Gore Mutual is proud to offer a comprehensive total rewards package which includes extended health and dental benefits, disability insurance, retirement plan matching, paid time off, recognition and perk programs.

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This posting pertains to an existing vacancy that is actively being filled.

Accessibility for applicants

Gore Mutual Insurance Company is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities during all phases of the recruiting process, including the application process.

If you require accommodation because of a disability, we will work with you to meet your needs. Contact us and a human resources representative will consult with you to determine an appropriate accommodation.

Should you request an accommodation during the interview process, please notify your Talent Acquisition Consultant.

Source: Goremutualinsurance careers (Greenhouse)

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