Life and Living Benefits Underwriting Consultant

RBC; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking an Underwriter to assess morbidity through a comprehensive risk evaluation process. The role emphasizes client service, risk assessment, and maintaining profitability while ensuring timely underwriting recommendations. Candidates should have 3-5 years of underwriting experience and strong analytical skills.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Work/life balance

Career development programs

Investment and retirement savings plans

Competitive pay

High-earning potential

Sophisticated RBCI software tools

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of Individual Life or Living Benefits Underwriting experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to analyze complex information and make informed decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide superior client-focused underwriting service balancing sales and risk objectives.
• Ensure competitive underwriting recommendations are made timely.
• Maintain quality of underwriting decisions through audits.

Skills

Client Counseling

Communication

Financial Statement Analysis

Life Insurance

Medical Informatics

Pricing Strategies

Results-Oriented

Risk Assessments

Underwriting

Job description

Job Summary

Provides expertise and guidance for the development and enforcement of organizational underwriting guidelines, policies and processes. Applies experience and seasoned knowledge, skills, and practices to perform a variety of assignments.

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

This position is responsible assessing morbidity through a comprehensive risk evaluation process comprised of health, financial, lifestyle, occupation and personal history within pre-determined authority levels. The incumbent would be in a full production environment. The process is aligned with product pricing, with the mandate of acquiring and maintaining profitable business. Strategic priorities encompassed within the role include high quality client service and robust risk assessment.

What will you do?

• Provide superior client-focused underwriting service which balances sales objectives within risk tolerance and profitability objectives that contributes positively to persistency and reputation in the marketplace

• Ensure competitive underwriting recommendations are consistently made on a timely basis to RBC clients in order to place business that is consistent with RBC pricing and profitability objectives

• Seek new opportunities to reduce new business acquisition costs by reducing department wastage through increased modified offers, reconsiderations and offer additional products on declines, postpone and rated policies

• Ensure audit results are within acceptable ranges

• Maintain quality of underwriting decisions in all areas of UW as determined through audits by management, GRM, Internal Audit and Reinsurers

What will you need to succeed?

Must have:

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of Individual Life or Living Benefits Underwriting experience

• Analytical - synthesize complex or diverse information, collect and research data, use intuition and experience to complement data

• Problem Solving - gather and analyze information skillfully

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Teamwork - contribute to building a positive team spirit

• Motivation - demonstrate persistence and overcome obstacles; measure self against standard of excellence as well as motivating others

• Quality - look for ways to improve and promote quality, apply feedback to improve performance, and monitor own work to ensure quality

Nice to have:

• Working knowledge encompassing the underwriting risk evaluation of Disability and Critical Illness insurance products

Special Conditions

Please note the successful candidate will have the ability to work out of any province.

What's in it for you?

• A Total Rewards program that includes flexible benefits, work/life balance and career development programs and investment and retirement savings plans

• Competitive pay and high-earning potential

• All the tools, training, and team support you need to grow your career

• Flexible work/life balance options

• Sophisticated RBCI software tools to boost your productivity

RBC is an organization that succeeds by bringing out the best in its people. You’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team that shares common values – including a fundamental respect for each other. At the heart of this is a commitment to diversity. RBC respects and responds to the many competing and evolving priorities in our lives – so you can focus on what you can do best – putting clients first.

Job Skills

Client Counseling, Communication, Financial Statement Analysis, Life Insurance, Medical Informatics, Pricing Strategies, Results-Oriented, Risk Assessments, Underwriting

Additional Job Details

Address:

MEADOWVALE BUSINESS PARK, 6880 FINANCIAL DR:MISSISSAUGA

City:

MISSISSAUGA

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

INSURANCE

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-05-06

Application Deadline:

2025-05-24

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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