Life Health Senior Underwriter/Underwriting Consultant

4 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Gen Re Full time
Role Overview

As a Senior Underwriter and Underwriting Consultant at Gen Re, you will play a critical role in evaluating facultative risks and providing sound underwriting judgement. Your expertise in life underwriting and critical illness & disability underwriting will be essential in ensuring the highest quality of service delivery.

Key Responsibilities
  • Apply sound underwriting judgement on all facultative cases, within approval limits, while holding signing authority up to $5 million.
  • Provide technical support, informed opinions, and general counsel to clients as a trusted partner and underwriting SME.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clients through daily communication and regular visits to their home offices.
  • Regularly update and maintain the most current underwriting requirements on behalf of clients.
  • Support Actuarial, Administrative, and Marketing departments and participate in ad hoc inter-departmental projects.
  • Contribute to initiatives that improve operational efficiencies, mitigate enterprise-wide risk, and ensure that underwriting and auditing policies are met.
  • Represent the Branch at national and regional underwriting meetings, conferences, and industry workshops.
  • Stay up-to-date with evolving underwriting practices and share valuable learnings with the Chief Underwriting Officer and senior leadership team.
Qualifications and Experience
  • University-level education in a business, finance, or economics-related discipline, combined with at least 8 years of underwriting experience.
  • FLMI, AALU, or FALU designation is desirable, or underway, or a commitment to undertake skills and leadership training and accreditation.
  • Proven track record in managing underwriting and client management responsibilities effectively.
  • Refined verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex information to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Self-sufficient and resourceful underwriting professional with flexibility, efficient time management skills, and the ability to prioritize.


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