Underwriting Design Consultant - L&H - Hybrid

Swiss Re; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance and reinsurance company in Toronto is seeking a Life Underwriting Solutions Designer. In this client-facing role, you'll create automated underwriting processes to enhance efficiency and performance. Ideal candidates have 2+ years of Life Underwriting experience and strong analytical skills. This position offers competitive salary, professional growth opportunities, and a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Opportunities for professional growth

Dynamic work environment

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Life Underwriting experience.
• Proven experience interacting with automated life insurance underwriting.
• Solid understanding of the application/policy life cycle.
• Ability to articulate the role of data in automation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficiency in process mapping and documentation tools.
• Knowledge of industry regulations and compliance standards.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline-centric fashion.
• Demonstrated success with thought leadership.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with clients to understand carrier underwriting philosophies.
• Design and implement innovative solutions to streamline underwriting workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented changes.
• Stay updated with industry trends in underwriting.

Skills

Life Underwriting experience

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Education

College degree in Business, Finance, or a related field

Tools

Process mapping tools

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Life Underwriting Solutions Designer to join our team. This client-facing role involves creating and refining automated life underwriting processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and overall performance. The objectives of this role extend to use cases beyond the world of traditional automated decisioning and expand into the realm of all underwriting innovations involving third party data.

Key Responsibilities

• Working directly with clients to become familiar with carrier underwriting philosophies and bring them to life in automation and other tools
• Design and implement innovative solutions to streamline underwriting workflows by way of gathering requirements and specification documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented changes.
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in underwriting.
• Effectively and confidently lead group discussions with a balanced level of persuasion and open-mindedness that promotes adoption of the most ideal path forward

About the Team

If you are passionate about the power of data to drive automation in underwriting and have a knack for innovative solutions, we encourage you to apply for the Underwriting Design Consultant position. We offer a dynamic work environment, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.

About You

• 2+ years of Life Underwriting experience
• Proven experience interacting with automated life insurance underwriting and digital health data
• Solid understanding of the application/policy life cycle
• The ability to effectively articulate the role of data in automation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Proficiency in process mapping and documentation tools.
• Knowledge of industry regulations and compliance standards.
• College degree in Business, Finance, or a related field.
• General understanding of the project life cycle; ability to manage/prioritize multiple projects in a deadline-centric fashion
• Demonstrated success with thought leadership with regards to internal and external stakeholders, problem‑solver and creative thinker.

Nice to Have

• Bilingual in English and French

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting‑edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.

During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.