**Underwriting Analyst - (Accident & Sickness)**:
**Location: Remote - Ontario**

Empire life is looking to hire an Underwriting Analyst - Sickness and Accident to join our Group Operations team

**Why pursue this opportunity**

**Play an integral role**:

- this is an opportunity that allows for you to grow your skills, while directly contributing to the business unit you are a part of.

**The opportunity**:

- collaborate with cross-functional teams and work on a variety of projects that will keep you engaged and continuously learning.

**Deliver excellence - **provide a personal, accurate, professional, and courteous service and resolution to our customers.

**What you’ll be working on**Provides basic risk assessments and related support to Empire Life, Sickness and Accident benefits including the ability to determine rating, exclusions or policy amendments.
- Ensures effective decision-making and communications by team members by providing consistent and strong leadership
- Communicate information to clients, advisors and third parties regarding underwriting evidence and decisions
- Inputs data on internal administration systems
- Support the underwriting department by providing administrative services
- Investigate and work with multiple vendors and appropriate experts regarding fee approvals to determine solutions to ensure effective cost management of doctor reports, medical exams and lab tests
- Respond to inquiries and requests and provides solutions and recommendations to Group Operations and Customer Service Representatives
- Act as a training/functional resource for team members
- Continually review and improve internal business processes on an on-going basis; implement operational changes as required and maintain appropriate documented procedures.
- Participate in a variety of projects & initiatives (system changes and testing, vendor surveys, department and Corporate projects)

**What we’re looking for you to have**:
- Completion of a university degree in anatomy, biology, kinesiology, life sciences or psychology
- 3+ years work experience managing accident & sickness benefits
- Knowledge of individual disability products and medical terminology
- Ability to prioritize/adapt and balance multiple tasks and attention to detail/accuracy
- Customer focus, service orientation
- Well-developed written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as a collaborative team member
- Ability to research, analyze, evaluate, negotiate, make decisions and resolve problems
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**Beyond the salary**:

For regular full-time positions, Empire Life offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes:

- Competitive salaries with annual pay increases
- Annual bonus program, which recognizes both strong company performance and individual contributions
- Competitive uncapped commission for sales positions
- A comprehensive employer-funded benefits package that includes life insurance, disability, health and dental and a generous health account
- Flexible work arrangements and an annual allotment of personal health days.
- Four weeks annual vacation from hire date
- A defined contribution pension plan with generous employer matching
- Top up programs for parental leave and compassionate leave
- Employer-sponsored wellness and recognition programs
- A cash employee referral program

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