The Waterloo Region Municipalities Insurance Pool (“WRMIP”)
Claims Investigator & Loss Control Inspector (Intermediate)
(Regular full-time, non-union)
Open: June 24th, 2025Close: July 8th, 2025
Who we are and why join the WRMIP?
In 1998, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and the seven area municipalities (The Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and the Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich) formed the WRMIP. The WRMIP oversees insurance programs on a group basis for these municipalities and manages their claims while offering risk management services to all members.
At the WRMIP, we offer our employees competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a defined pension plan with OMERS. The work we do is meaningful, and through the work that you do you contribute to and make a difference within our communities.
Under the direction of the WRMIP’s Risk Manager you will:
- Claims Investigator (80% of your time): within authorized limits investigate and settle claims for property damage on member municipalities’ owned properties; investigate, negotiate and settle claims made by third parties against member municipalities for bodily injury and property damage losses.
- Loss Control Inspector (20% of your time): inspect buildings, playgrounds and other properties owned by member municipalities for liability and building risks. Appraise buildings to ensure proper replacement cost insurance values by utilizing in-house software.
Your knowledge will include various statutes such as The Insurance Act of Ontario, Occupier’s Liability Act, The Negligence Act, The Municipal Act, The Ontario Building Code, The Ontario Fire Code and any other statutes relative to the job function. You will also have extensive knowledge of insurance policy wordings and risk management principles.
Your qualifications will consist of at least 5 (five) years experience in the insurance industry, including but not limited to, the adjusting and processing of claims; exposure related to property damage claims; exposure to bodily injury claims; and exposure to loss control inspection or risk management analysis including:
- Secondary school graduation (required)
- Post secondary school training in insurance related courses (required)
- Insurance Institute of Canada’s Certified Insurance Professional Designation - CIP (completed or close to completion - required)
- Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) certification through the National Association of Fire Investigators would be an asset
- Class G drivers licence (required)
- Must provide own vehicle for travel daily (required)
- Computer skills in Excel, Word, or equivalent (required)
- Ability to communicate well, both written and orally (required)
- Must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality (required)
- Must be able to provide a satisfactory Police clearance check (required)
Salary Range: $79,581.04 to $91,823.38 (based on 5 step salary grid)
Conditions of Employment:
- Must provide a satisfactory Criminal Record Check at your own expense as a condition of employment conducted within the last 60 days.
- Proof of education, qualifications and any other job bona fide requirements will also be collected.
- Must provide Driver’s Abstract at your own expense as a condition of employment conducted within the last 30 days.
External Application Process:
We thank all applicants; however, only those being considered will be contacted. Please apply online no later than midnight (Eastern Standard Time) on the closing date indicated on the Job Posting.
The WRMIP is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process.
We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at [email protected], or 519-741-2200 ext. 7261 to make your needs known, so that we can support your full and equal participation throughout the hiring process.
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