Edmonton Group Benefits Underwriter II – Growth & Impact

First Canadian Insurance Corporation; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early Fridays

Vacation access

RRSP match

On-site gym

Educational assistance

Employee benefits

Health Spending Account

EAP

Employee discounts

Diversity & inclusion team

Recognition events

French bonus

Job summary

First Canadian Insurance Corporation is seeking a Group Underwriter II for its Downtown Edmonton team. You will evaluate, price, and negotiate group benefits pricing including health and disability coverages, working closely with the sales group to secure renewals and new business.

You’ll analyze risk, trends, and legislative updates, ensuring compliant underwriting practices while supporting plan design discussions with clients and partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Actuarial Sciences or equivalent is required.
• 2–5 years of underwriting experience in insurance or group benefits is a strong asset.
• Strong data-driven decision making, underwriting analytics and portfolio management skills are required.
• Experience with complex risk assessment and policy pricing is an asset.
• Regulatory underwriting compliance experience across provinces or national level is an asset.
• CEBS/GBA/FLMI or equivalent designation is an asset.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Word/Excel) are required.
• English fluency is required; French is an asset.
• Background checks including criminal, education and references are required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, price, propose rates and strategies for Group benefits (Dental, Vision, Drugs, Life, LTD/STD, etc.).
• Perform underwriting functions for manual and experience rating.
• Analyze industry data, claims history and trends to calculate renewal rates.
• Manage workload to meet productivity and project timelines.
• Support negotiations on plan design, costs, rate guarantees and pricing to win business.
• Provide risk-reduction recommendations while meeting client needs.
• Collaborate with sales and stakeholders to support quotes and renewals.
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends, legislation, and provincial drug plans.

Skills

Data-driven decision making

Underwriting analytics

Portfolio management

Regulatory compliance

Verbal and written communication

French language asset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration / Economics / Actuarial Sciences

CEBS / GBA / FLMI designation (asset)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

First Canadian Insurance Corporation is seeking a Group Underwriter II for its Downtown Edmonton team. You will evaluate, price, and negotiate group benefits pricing including health and disability coverages, working closely with the sales group to secure renewals and new business.

You’ll analyze risk, trends, and legislative updates, ensuring compliant underwriting practices while supporting plan design discussions with clients and partners.