Senior Underwriter/Underwriting Consultant
18 hours ago
Gen Re is seeking a highly skilled Senior Underwriter/Underwriting Consultant to join our team in Canada. As a key member of our underwriting team, you will be responsible for applying sound underwriting judgment in evaluating facultative risks referred by client companies.
Key Responsibilities:- Provide expert underwriting judgment on all facultative cases, within approval limits, while holding signing authority up to $5 million.
- Respond to client queries by providing technical support, informed opinions, and general counsel as a trusted partner and underwriting SME.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clients through daily communication and by visiting them at their home offices.
- Regularly update and maintain the most current underwriting requirements on behalf of clients.
- Provide support for Actuarial, Administrative, and Marketing departments and periodically work on ad hoc inter-departmental projects.
- Periodically undertake client audits to ensure adherence to agreed customer risk profiles, underwriting policies, and operational processes.
- Contribute to initiatives that improve operational efficiencies, mitigate enterprise-wide risk, and ensure that the standards of underwriting and auditing policies are met.
- Represent the Branch at national and regional underwriting meetings, conferences, and industry workshops.
- Keep abreast of evolving underwriting practices and consistently research industry trends, sharing valuable learnings with the Chief Underwriting Officer and the rest of the senior leadership team.
- Document and present the results of client visits to the senior leadership team as necessary.
- Establish, promote, and develop effective business relationships with internal colleagues.
- When directed, support the review of contestable claims.
- University-level education in a business, finance, or economics-related discipline, combined with at least 8 years of underwriting experience with expertise in life underwriting and preferably with both critical illness and disability underwriting.
- FLMI, AALU, or FALU designation is desirable, or underway, or a commitment to immediately undertake skills and leadership training and accreditation.
- Proven track record in managing underwriting and client management responsibilities effectively, ensuring the highest quality of performance and professional service.
- Refined verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex information to internal and external stakeholders in a clear, concise, and focused manner.
- A self-sufficient and resourceful underwriting professional who demonstrates flexibility, efficient time management skills, and the ability to prioritize.
- Adheres to internal procedures and policies and performs all duties with the goal of maximizing shareholder value.
- Acts as a role model within and outside the organization and espouses its goals and values, promoting best practices and actively seeking ideas and diverse perspectives.
- Holds high standards of integrity, loyalty, and commitment and is adept in earning the trust and confidence of colleagues and clients.
- A self-sufficient and resourceful underwriting professional who demonstrates flexibility, efficient time management skills, and the ability to prioritize workloads.
- Bilingual is an asset.
Compensation: The successful candidate will be paid a competitive compensation package, commensurate with the level, status, and responsibilities of the role.
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