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Souscripteur principal structurant des garanties et évaluant les risques pour aider les entreprises canadiennes à réussir à l’étranger chez EDC. Analyse financière, recommandations de crédit et collaboration avec partenaires financiers.
About the role
- Underwriting Consultant assessing life and critical illness insurance risks for Sun Life, a Canadian insurer. Making risk decisions, collaborating with reinsurers, and supporting advisors across Canada.
Responsibilities
- Analyze medical, personal, and financial information to assess eligibility for Life and Critical Illness insurance applications
- Assess and classify risk using underwriting guidelines and professional judgement
- Gather additional information, such as medical evidence, or refer cases as required
- Make timely decisions within authority limits and submit cases exceeding limits for co-sign
- Partner with reinsurers to negotiate outcomes on complex or unfavourable decisions
- Engage internal partners, business leaders, and advisors to deliver an advisor- and Client-centric experience
- Communicate decisions and rationale clearly to advisors and, when required, Clients’ physicians
- Respond to inquiries from advisors and general agents while protecting confidentiality
- Document decisions and supporting rationale
- Identify opportunities to improve underwriting quality, efficiency, and consistency
- Contribute ideas supporting innovation, automation, and better Client and advisor outcomes
- Maintain strong medical knowledge and stay current on underwriting approaches, trends, and risk factors
- Use new tools and technology to improve efficiency and accuracy
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of experience as an Individual Life Underwriter
- Existing life and critical illness signing authorities
- Analytical, judgement, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Influencing and negotiation skills
- Knowledge of medicine and risk factors
- Service-oriented attitude with interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with internal and external partners
- Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure while prioritizing multiple tasks
- Specialized training: ALU certificate (or commitment to obtain), with a goal of attaining FALU and FLMI designations
- Bilingualism (French and English, both oral and written) required for Quebec only
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 providing 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
- Career progression paths including individual life, health insurance, risk management, people management, innovation, and field sales
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