Senior Underwriter

iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance); Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible group insurance

Competitive pension plan

Stock purchase plan

Telemedicine

Employee and family assistance program

Performance bonus

Job summary

iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance) is seeking a Senior Underwriter in Quebec. You will assess complex insurance risks in life, critical illness, and disability. The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of experience, strong analytical skills, and expertise in underwriting.

This role offers a hybrid work environment, competitive benefits including a pension plan, stock purchase plan, and personal development days. The compensation ranges from 88k to 110k CAD annually, reflecting your experience and skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in individual life underwriting.
• Experience assessing medical and non-medical information for underwriting decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex life, health, and disability cases.
• Negotiate with reinsurers for client-centered outcomes.
• Act as a coach to less experienced underwriters.
• Collaborate with IT and Business Analysts on automation systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Client-focused mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant academic background

Job description

Description

Build the future with us. Are you driven by the world of insurance and motivated by making sound, high-impact underwriting decisions? As a Senior Underwriter, you will play a key role in assessing complex life, critical illness, and disability insurance risks to support informed, profitable, and client-focused decisions. You will also act as a resource person and expert, contributing to our underwriting excellence and supporting the development of less experienced colleagues.

This position is a great opportunity to showcase your skills and fully realize your potential within a caring and trustworthy company. Here, people and their development are at the heart of our priorities, fostering an environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.

What you’ll accomplish with us

• Analyze complex life, health, and disability cases by applying established underwriting rules.
• Negotiate the best possible offer with reinsurers to ensure competitive, client-centered outcomes.
• Examine, assess, and propose solutions for more complex files.
• Act as a coach to less experienced underwriters.
• Collaborate with IT teams and Business Analysts as an expert in the implementation of a new underwriting automation system.

What could accelerate your success in this role

• Holds a bachelor’s degree or any other relevant academic background.
• Brings 8+ years of experience in individual life underwriting or in a similar role.
• Is recognized for strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess medical and non-medical information to make accurate underwriting decisions.
• Stands out for their ability to negotiate, organize, and manage multiple priorities in a high-volume environment.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills and a customer-focused mindset, delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines.

Intermediate level of English required, as the individual will be expected to read, analyze, and interpret medical documents in English on a daily basis, as well as communicate regularly, both verbally and in writing, with English-speaking underwriters across Canada.

Why you’ll love working with us

• A work environment where learning and development merge with a collective pursuit of excellence.
• A healthy, safe, fair, and inclusive environment where potential can be freely expressed and developed.
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces.
• Competitive benefits: Flexible group insurance, competitive pension plan, stock purchase plan, vacation and wellness/personal development days, telemedicine, employee and family assistance program, ergonomic furniture program, performance bonus, discounts on iA products, and much more!

The typical hiring range for this position is between 88k and 110k CAD per year, for 37.5 hours per week; the base salary offered may vary depending on knowledge, skills, years of experience, and internal equity related to the role. At iA, we are committed to offering a fair, equitable, and market-based compensation structure. Our market data is updated annually to reflect the most current market conditions.