Senior Underwriting Professional

2 weeks ago


Nova Scotia, Canada Equitable Life of Canada Full time

Job Summary: We're seeking a highly skilled Senior Underwriting Consultant to join our team at Equitable Life of Canada. As a key member of our Underwriting team, you will be responsible for assessing life and critical illness products, and contributing to specialized projects in both traditional and data-based underwriting.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Apply strong and holistic underwriting expertise in all areas of underwriting, including medical, financial and non-medical risk factors for affluent and high net worth Canadians.
  • Provide mentorship, training and co-signing to other underwriters.
  • Consistently maintain a high level of accountability in quality and quantity of work with favourable audit results.
  • Ensure service standards are met both independently and working collaboratively with other Underwriters to ensure Team success.
  • Provide a first-class client experience.
  • Participate in traditional and data-based projects.
  • Assess claims, rescissions and reinstatements.
  • Prepare, present and lead development opportunities for our Distribution partners, colleagues, internal and external business partners.
  • Comply with legislative requirements, consumer regulation and reinsurance treaties as they apply to privacy, disclosure and risk classification.
  • Advocate for the continuous enhancement of the profession of underwriting.
  • Stretching your risk-management skills and contributing to specialized projects in both 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 in a dynamic work environment with the flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities.
  • Owners' mindset for meeting individual and team goals.
  • Strong reinsurance relationships with excellent negotiation skills.
  • Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
  • Fluency in using data as an underwriting tool or the willingness to learn.
  • Overall curiosity in all that you do.
  • 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.
  • Good knowledge of MS Office Suite.
  • Bilingual in English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin is an asset.

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