Senior Underwriting Consultant

7 days ago


Nova Scotia, Canada Equitable Life of Canada Full time
Senior Underwriting Consultant - Large Case

At Equitable Life of Canada, we're seeking a highly skilled Senior Underwriting Consultant to join our team. As a key member of our underwriting team, you'll be responsible for assessing life and critical illness products, providing mentorship and training to junior underwriters, and ensuring high-quality work with favorable audit results.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Apply advanced underwriting expertise to assess medical, financial, and non-medical risk factors for affluent and high net worth Canadians.
  • Provide guidance and support to junior underwriters, including mentorship and training.
  • Maintain a high level of accountability for quality and quantity of work, with a focus on favorable audit results.
  • Collaborate with other underwriters to ensure team success and meet service standards.
  • Deliver exceptional client experiences and participate in traditional and data-based projects.
  • Assess claims, rescissions, and reinstatements, and prepare and present development opportunities for distribution partners and colleagues.
  • Comply with legislative requirements, consumer regulation, and reinsurance treaties related to privacy, disclosure, and risk classification.
  • Advocate for the continuous enhancement of the underwriting profession and contribute to specialized projects in traditional and data-based underwriting.
Requirements:
  • Superior technical knowledge in medical, financial, and non-medical underwriting.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive mindset.
  • Comfortable working in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
  • Strong reinsurance relationships and negotiation skills.
  • Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Fluency in using data as an underwriting tool or willingness to learn.
  • College or university degree or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of demonstrated professional experience as a life and critical illness underwriter, with experience in the affluent and high net worth market.
  • FLMI/FALU/CPu designation(s) or currently working towards them.
  • Commitment to continuous learning and participation in education enhancement to remain current with medical knowledge and industry underwriting trends.
What We Offer:
  • A healthy work-life balance with employee wellness top of mind.
  • Annual bonus program, annual vacation allowance, and company-paid benefits program.
  • An additional paid volunteer day each year to give back to the community.
  • Immediate enrollment in the company's pension program with employer matching.
  • Employee resource groups supporting an inclusive work environment.
  • Tuition support and specialized program assistance.
  • An onsite, full-service cafeteria with daily options.
  • Discounts on company products and services, and access to exclusive employee perks.
  • Regular EQ Together events focused on company togetherness and collaboration.


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