Underwriter

Insight Global; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking experienced Individual Life Underwriters to join a rapidly growing Insurance client. This role focuses on traditional individual life and critical illness policies, exercising uncapped underwriting decisions on high-value cases with signing authority typically $1M–$1.5M+.

Ideal candidates bring 4–15 years of underwriting experience, strong critical-thinking, and excellent communication with internal stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4–15 years of underwriting experience in individual life insurance.
• Experience underwriting traditional individual life insurance (not affinity or group only).
• Signing authority: generally $1M+ life insurance + CI signing authority strongly preferred.
• Experience evaluating higher-rating and higher-complexity cases.
• Strong questioning and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Experience across multiple carriers or reinsurers is a plus.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Life insurance underwriting

Signing authority

High-value case evaluation

Critical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Multi-carrier experience

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking experienced Individual Life Underwriters to join a rapidly growing Insurance client. This role is ideal for underwriters with 4–15 years of traditional life and critical illness underwriting experience with meaningful signing authority (typically $1M–$1.5M+), offering exposure beyond capped or affinity-market models. In this role, underwriters will independently assess and underwrite traditional individual life and CI policies, making full, uncapped underwriting decisions on higher-value and higher-complexity cases. Successful candidates bring strong critical‑thinking skills, the confidence to exercise signing authority and challenge assumptions, and the ability to communicate effectively with internal stakeholders in a fast‑paced underwriting environment.

Skills and Requirements

• 4–15 years of underwriting experience (individual insurance)
• Experience underwriting traditional individual life insurance (Not affinity or strictly group market only)
• Signing authority: Generally $1M+ life insurance + CI signing authority strongly preferred
• Experience evaluating higher-rating and higher-complexity cases
• Strong questioning and critical-thinking skills
• Ability to validate requirements and challenge assumptions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skillsExperience across multiple carriers or reinsurers, such as:Sun Life, Manulife, Empire Life, Co-operators, Canada Life, Desjardins, Aviva, Reinsurers like RGA, Swiss Re, Munich Re, PartnerRe, Gen Re, Optimum Re, etc,

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].