Group Benefits Jr. Underwriter

Simply Benefits; Ayr; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A Kelowna based company is looking for a Group Benefits Jr. Underwriter to support the Insurance team. This position offers growth opportunities in the insurance sector, focusing on delivering quotes and proposals while ensuring profitability and risk management. The role requires strong analytical skills and an understanding of underwriting and group benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong mathematical ability and good communication skills required.
• Knowledge of underwriting in the Group Benefits line of business.
• Enthusiasm and interest in working in a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quotes and proposals for new group sales.
• Conduct experience analysis and renewal reports for clients.
• Collaborate to create processes that improve advisor experiences.

Skills

Mathematical ability

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Negotiation skills

Problem solving ability

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility of decision making

Strategic perspective

Education

Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS)

Group Insurance Certificate Program (Advocis)

Job description

Job Description

Who we are

We’re a Kelowna based Third Party Administrator/Payor (TPA/TPP) improving the health benefits experience for employers, insurers and, well, everybody! Our team leverages digital-focused strategies to provide members with fast, easy and thoughtful benefits experiences. To put it simply, we provide group benefits plans, but we’re a technology company first. Our team embraces autonomy, complexity and a connection between effort and reward as three qualities that foster a truly satisfying career and strive to separate ourselves from the corporate herd.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a Group Benefits Jr. Underwriter to work full-time as part of our Insurance team. This role is a key resource in supporting the Sales and Service teams in meeting the needs of clients and other stakeholders while balancing our profitability and risk profile in partnership with our insurance carriers. Core duties of the Group Benefits Jr Underwriter include the delivery of quotes and proposals for new group sales, experience analysis and renewal reports for existing clients, and ongoing pricing analysis of plan-design amendments.

Who you are

A positive and results-driven individual who excels at providing superior client service and support. If you are interested in making insurance your career path, this is the perfect opportunity for growth: from providing benefit solutions and helping to retain existing clients to developing pricing strategies for renewals and new product introductions. This role is as creative as it is logical, so we’re looking for a unique individual who truly understands the importance of the art of underwriting.

What you’ll do

As a member of the Insurance team, you will be responsible for quotes, renewals and projects that help grow our book of business. You will collaborate with our leadership team to create new processes and workflows to continuously improve upon the experience that we deliver to our advisor community.

What you need

• Strong mathematical ability
• Good verbal and written communication skills as well as negotiation skills
• Good organizational and time management abilities
• Knowledge of underwriting in the Group Benefits line of business
• Understanding of group life and health insurance concepts and product offerings
• Awareness of the group benefit insurance industry and key competitors
• Ability to look at things from a strategic and tactical perspective
• Deductive reasoning, problem solving ability and flexibility of decision making
• Good interpersonal skills
• Enthusiasm with an interest in working in a changing environment.
• Have obtained or are working towards completing the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) or the Group Insurance Certificate Program (Advocis)
• A strong business development mindset with a focus on sustainable growth