Senior Life Underwriter - 7848

DGA Careers; Winnipeg; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior or Intermediate Life Underwriter to work from home. The role involves assessing financial risks of life insurance applications, developing client relationships, and supporting the sales team. Ideal candidates will have a university degree in life sciences and relevant certifications. Strong analytical skills and bilingualism are assets.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience as an individual underwriter.
• FLMI / FALU designation or currently working towards.

Responsibilities

• Assess mortality and financial risk for individual life insurance products.
• Interact with reinsurance providers to spread risk.
• Review work of junior team members and provide coaching.

Skills

Bilingualism

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Education

University degree in life sciences

Completion of nursing or kinesiology

Tools

Word Processing Software

Spreadsheet Software

Database Software

Job description

Life Underwriter (Senior or Intermediate)

100% Work from home Opportunity

FLMI / ALU Designation highly desirable

Scope Statement for the Underwriter: to maintain Company profitability through favourable mortality by reviewing and assessing the financial risk of individual life insurance applications. The incumbent is guided by defined procedural constraints and works under the moderate supervision of the Manager, Retail Insurance operations.

Impact Statement

• Assesses risk in a timely manner to an approval limit for individual life and critical illness policies
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with potential and current clients
• Provides sound risk decisions and support to the Sales & Marketing and Retail business line teams

Responsibilities include

• Assess the mortality and financial risk for individual life insurance products through analysis of financial and medical information via paper-based, electronic, and telephone underwriting
• Support the Sales team in managing distribution relationships
• Interact with reinsurance providers to spread risk on retention amounts exceeding the company's retention limit
• Consult with Senior team members, Medical Directors, or the Technical Lead and Senior Management on questionable situations
• Participate actively in assigned projects
• Review the work of junior team members and provide coaching as required

Knowledge / Experience / Certification

• 3+ years of work experience as an individual underwriter
• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, email, internet, and database software
• Well-developed knowledge of medical terminology
• Bilingualism (French and English) is an asset
• FLMI / FALU designation or currently working towards

Education / Professional Courses

• Completion of a university degree in life sciences, nursing, or kinesiology
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

DGA Careers has been proudly serving the Canadian insurance industry for over 30 years, specializing in providing insurance recruiting services to major insurers, insurance brokerage firms, and independent adjusting firms. With offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton, and Calgary, DGA Careers is well positioned to conduct searches with a national scope. Our extensive professional network across Canada enables us to reach vital key influencers and passive candidates nationwide.

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Senior Underwriter • Winnipeg, Manitoba