Senior Underwriting Consultant assessing complex high - net - worth life and critical illness risks for Sun Life. Training senior underwriters and advising advisors on competitive underwriting decisions.
About the role
- Sun Life director underwriting ultra-high-net-worth life insurance cases up to $200 million. Mentoring underwriters and partnering with advisors, reinsurers, and business leaders across Canada.
Responsibilities
- Analyze insurance applications and evidence of insurability
- Apply holistic underwriting expertise across medical, financial, and lifestyle factors
- Make sound and competitive underwriting decisions
- Negotiate decisions with reinsurers according to reinsurance treaties and internal rules
- Communicate and explain decisions to advisors and Clients’ physicians as required
- Build relationships with business leaders, distribution teams, and advisors
- Deliver exceptional service and expertise
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities and recommend solutions
- Contribute to teamwork, innovation, and professional development
- Attend and contribute to regular high-net-worth case reviews
- Mentor employees and help them advance their careers
- Partner with specialized case managers, advisors, reinsurance partners, and business leaders to assess risk up to $200 million
- Report to the Chief Underwriter and Claims Risk Officer
- Travel to and represent the company at industry and sales events as required
Requirements
- Decision-making authority exceeding $10,000,000 for Life and $1,000,000 for Critical Illness
- Exceptional analytical, judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Client- and results-focused with proactive service orientation
- Ability to influence and negotiate
- Strong knowledge of medical and financial risk factors
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines, and balance competing priorities
- Interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal and external partners
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work independently and take on responsibility
- 10–15 years of experience as an Individual Life Underwriter
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- ALU certificate
- Commitment to ongoing education with the goal of attaining FALU and FLMI designations
- Bilingualism in French and English, both oral and written, required
- Frequent interaction with French- and English-speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada and worldwide
- Some travel and representation at industry and sales events required
Benefits
- A hybrid working environment with in-office collaboration and work-from-home flexibility
- Flexible Benefits from the day you join
- Stock ownership program with company matching opportunities
- Pension plan with company matching opportunities
- Annual bonus based on company and individual performance
- Paid vacation based on experience
- 5 care days for self-care or care of others
- 10 personal illness days
- Sabbatical program offering up to 6 weeks off every 5 years
- Investment in not-for-profit organizations important to you
- Maternity/Paternity top-up program
- Supportive, flexible, and inclusive work environment
- Continuous learning pathways and skills development opportunities
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