Underwriting Manager (Life Reinsurance)

LEDUC Ressources Humaines; Montreal, Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life and health reinsurance company is seeking a Manager of Underwriting to lead a team in Montreal. This role entails managing various underwriting tasks, ensuring compliance with quality standards, and supporting the business's growth objectives. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in underwriting and human resources management.

Qualifications

• Experience in human resources management.
• Minimum of eight (8) years underwriting experience in the life insurance industry.
• FLMI and FALU certification is a definite asset.

Responsibilities

• Manage hiring, training, evaluation, and supervision of a team of fifteen professionals.
• Develop tools to manage underwriting procedures and methods.
• Provide high-level technical support to team and customers.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Customer Service

Analytical Skills

Education

University degree or other relevant field of study

Job description

Innovative, attentive, and dedicated to its teams, our client occupies a leading position in the Canadian market and is one of the largest life and health reinsurance companies in the world. Dynamic and forward-thinking, it places its employees and customers at the heart of its priorities. The company owes its success to the first-rate service it offers its policyholders and deals with the vast majority of life insurance companies in the country.

Reporting to the Vice President Underwriting, you will manage your teams and ensure compliance with quality and customer service standards. More specifically, you will orchestrate all activities and procedures related to life insurance and reinsurance underwriting. You supervise underwriters at all levels, as well as contract resources. Finally, the importance you place on teamwork and the people who make it up translates into a high level of commitment from your employees and a healthy, positive working climate conducive to development and surpassing expectations.

Your future responsibilities

• Assume management tasks, including hiring, training, evaluation and supervision of a team of fifteen (15) professionals;
• Develop tools to manage underwriting procedures and methods;
• Provide customer service in line with corporate values;
• Provide high-level technical support to team and customers;
• Represent the company at external events and meetings;
• Communicate and motivate the team by establishing appropriate methods for evaluating professional performance;
• Present a professional profile representative of the company to employees and customers;
• Support business growth and development objectives.

Your profil

• University degree or other relevant field of study;
• Experience in human resources management;
• A minimum of eight (8) years underwriting experience in the life insurance industry;
• FLMI and FALU certification (a definite asset);
• Autonomous, rigorous and analytical;

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