Senior Underwriting Consultant

7 days ago

Nova Scotia, Canada Equitable Life of Canada Full time

Position Overview:

Equitable Life of Canada is seeking a highly skilled Senior Underwriting Consultant to join our team. As a key member of our underwriting department, 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 favorable 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.
  • Stretch your risk-management skills and contribute 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.
  • Owner's 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.

What's in it for you:

  • 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 so you can spend time giving back to the community.
  • Immediate enrollment in the company's pension program with employer matching.
  • Employee resource groups that support an inclusive work environment.
  • Tuition support and specialized program assistance.
  • An onsite, full-service cafeteria with a variety of 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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