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- Advanced underwriting director assessing medical and financial risk for Sun Life, a Canadian insurer. Negotiating high-value decisions with reinsurers and mentoring underwriters.
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 in accordance with 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
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities and recommend solutions
- Contribute to teamwork, innovation, and professional development
- Attend regular High Net Worth case reviews to share knowledge and support team development
- Provide mentorship to other underwriters
- Report to the Chief Underwriter and Claims Risk Officer
- Participate in some travel and representation at industry and sales events
Requirements
- Decision-making authority exceeding $10,000,000 for Life and $1,000,000 for Critical Illness
- Exceptional analytical, judgement, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Client and results focus with proactive service orientation
- Strong knowledge of medical and financial risk factors
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines, and balance competing priorities
- Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal and external partners
- 10–15 years of experience as an Individual Life Underwriter
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- ALU certificate and commitment to ongoing education toward FALU and FLMI designations
- Bilingual oral and written French and English required only in Quebec
- Willingness to undertake some travel and represent the company at industry and sales events
Benefits
- A hybrid working environment, giving you the best parts of in-office collaboration and work from home flexibility
- Flexible Benefits from the day you join, meeting the needs of you and your loved ones
- Stock ownership program and pension plan with company matching opportunities
- Annual bonus based on company and individual performance
- Paid vacation based on experience
- 5 care days available 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 that are important to you
- Maternity/Paternity top-up program
- Continuous learning pathways and skills development opportunities
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