Insurance, Real Estate, and Brokerage Managers

Job description

These individuals manage the activities of companies that offer various services (insurance, real estate, mortgages, securities, etc.). They are responsible for business development. They also ensure the achievement of certain performance objectives. They work for:

  • Insurance companies
  • Real estate agencies
  • Securities and mortgage brokers
  • Investment and commodity dealers

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature

Main tasks

Insurance Managers

  • Manage the activities of an establishment or department that sells insurance (automobile, fire, life, property, etc.).

Real Estate Service Managers

  • Manage the activities of an establishment or department that buys, sells, and rents property.

Mortgage Broker Managers

  • Manage the activities of an establishment or department that finds lenders or credit companies.

Securities Sale Managers

  • Manage the activities of an establishment or department that buys and sells securities (shares, bonds, etc.).
  • Manage the investments of their own clientele.

Advancement and mobility

  • Experience leads to senior management positions.

Hourly wage

The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.
Minimum
$38.46
Median
$58.87
Maximum
$96.15

Job prospects for 2024-2028

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Job prospects

All of Québec

Very good

All of Québec

Non available

Total jobs for 2023

All of Québec

6,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
47.4% Female
52.6% Male

Not available.
  • 47.4% Female
  • 52.6% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2020

All of Québec

$104,000

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • None

All of Québec

  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. NAICS 524
    61% of jobs
  2. NAICS 53
    29% of jobs
  3. NAICS 521, 522, 523, 526
    8% of jobs
  4. NAICS 23
    0% of jobs
  5. NAICS 5411, 5412
    0% of jobs
  6. Others
    2% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. NAICS 524
    61% of jobs
  2. NAICS 53
    29% of jobs
  3. NAICS 521, 522, 523, 526
    8% of jobs
  4. NAICS 23
    0% of jobs
  5. NAICS 5411, 5412
    0% of jobs
  6. Others
    2% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

Numerous training and study programs lead to managerial or executive positions.

Also required

Chartered Administrator (C.Adm.)

  • Membership in the Ordre des administrateurs agréés du Québec (Quebec Order of Chartered Administrators).

Sometimes required

  • A post-secondary degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field is often required.
  • Experience in the target industry is often required.
  • Brokerage licence related to the service offered may be required.

Insurance Managers

  • The Certified Life Underwriter (C.L.U.) or Chartered Life Underwriter (C.L.U.) designation may be required.

Securities Sales Managers

  • The title of Financial Planner (Fin. Pl.) may be required.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Reading comprehension
  • Active listening
  • Result evaluation
  • Oral expression
  • Critical thought
  • Written expression
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • Data collection
  • Active learning
  • Coordination
  • Human resource management
  • Social perception
  • Solving complex problems
  • Time management
  • Service oriented
  • Persuasion
  • Learning strategies
  • Mathematics
  • Information processing
  • System analysis
  • Teaching
  • Negotiation
  • Systems evaluation
  • Financial resource management

Abilities

  • Verbal skills
  • Speech clarity
  • Written comprehension
  • Oral comprehension
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Speech recognition
  • Awareness of issues
  • Written expression
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Near vision
  • Information organization
  • Mathematical reasoning
  • Idea generation
  • Classification
  • Basic numeracy
  • Memorization
  • Originality
  • Time sharing

Knowledge and attributes

  • Leadership
  • Focussed on results
  • Knowledge of administration and management
  • Capacity to influence and mobilize
  • Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
  • Knowledge of economics and accounting
  • Knowledge of customer and personalized services
  • Capacity to work in a team
  • Knowledge of mathematics
  • Rigour

Interests

  • Direct, organize, and manage
  • Draft, communicate, and inform
  • Work with numbers
  • Work in sales or client service
  • Work in an office

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Enterprising
People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Conventional
People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Social
People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.

Official name of the NOC 10020

Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers

Job titles

  • Real estate service manager
  • Insurance manager
  • Mortgage broker manager
  • Securities sales director
  • Insurance benefits executive director
  • Real estate broker
  • Insurance managing director
  • Real estate sales managing director
  • Real estate national sales manager
  • Insurance regional manager
  • Real estate office manager
  • Commercial lines account manager
  • Commission brokers manager - investments
  • Insurance sales district manager
  • Real estate sales district manager
  • Mutual funds manager - financial brokerage
  • Liability trading manager
  • Futures research manager
  • Securities research director
  • Petroleum research manager - securities
  • Underwriting department manager
  • Branch manager - insurance
  • Real estate branch manager
  • Leasing manager - real estate
  • Commodities trading manager
  • Investment director - financial brokerage
  • Securities manager
  • Securities and investment manager
  • Insurance sales manager
  • Bond sales manager
  • Real estate sales manager
  • Grain trading manager
  • Brokerage manager - investments
  • Financial brokerage manager
  • Business development manager - damage insurance
  • Trading floor manager
  • Insurance claims service manager
  • Real estate developer
  • Real estate agents managing supervisor

Skill type

Business, finance and administration

Last update: January 29, 2026

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