Bilingual group senior underwriter

Société Financière Manuvie; Montreal; Remote; CAD 58,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider is looking for an Underwriter to manage risk and analyze group benefits. The role requires bilingual communication in French and English and strong analytical skills to support the organization's targets in the Group Insurance market.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Health and dental benefits

Retirement savings plans

Generous paid time off

Qualifications

• Experience within Group Benefits.
• Understanding of the Group Insurance market.
• Ability to make well-balanced decisions considering risk and customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze group characteristics and funding arrangements.
• Provide underwriting decisions through clear verbal and written communications.
• Conduct negotiations utilizing underwriting judgment.

Skills

Bilingual (French & English)

Analytical Aptitude

Risk Management

Education

Post-secondary education

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

The person in this position is responsible for analyzing rating and claims information, assessing the group’s specific risk characteristics, as well as delivering clear, accurate and complete renewals and amendments to our Manulife Account Executives.

Reporting to the Mid-Market Underwriting Director, you will be directly responsible for managing risk and persistence on a specific block of Group Benefits business, helping the organization achieve or exceed our targets.

Position Responsibilities:

• Analyze group characteristics, plan designs and funding arrangements.

• Analyze premium and claims information to appropriately price renewals.

• Provide underwriting decisions through clear verbal and written communications.

• Conduct constructive negotiations utilizing underwriting judgment and guidelines.

• Evaluate and act on risk propositions.

• Accurately price new and existing business opportunities.

• Provide value-added underwriting and benefit recommendations to maximize the clients' group benefit spend.

Required Qualifications:

• Bilingual (French & English) is required - The successful candidate will be required to communicate in English and French in order to support clients from various jurisdictions outside of Quebec.

• Post-secondary education with business, mathematical and analytical aptitude.

• Understanding of the Group Insurance market, products and services

• Experience within Group Benefits

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven ability to effectively partner with and support sales teams.

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills with exceptional proficiency in Excel (data manipulation such as pivot tables) and Word

• CEBS, GBA certification is encouraged and recommended.

• Ability to make well-balanced decisions that take effective risk management, financial discipline, and customer needs into account.

• Motivated self-starter and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrated ability to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage multiple priorities.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Referenced Salary Location

CAN, Quebec - Full Time Remote

Working Arrangement

Remote

Salary range is expected to be between

$58,275.00 CAD - $97,125.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [e-mail] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.