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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The underwriter assesses mortality and financial risk for individual life and critical illness insurance policies up to specified limits. They also maintain client relationships, collaborate with internal teams, and provide guidance to junior staff.
Job details
The underwriter assesses mortality and financial risk for individual life and critical illness insurance policies up to specified limits. They also maintain client relationships, collaborate with internal teams, and provide guidance to junior staff. Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in individual life underwriting and a university degree in life sciences, nursing, or kinesiology. Proficiency in medical terminology and relevant professional designations like FLMI or FALU are highly preferred.
What you’ll do
The underwriter assesses mortality and financial risk for individual life and critical illness insurance policies up to specified limits. They also maintain client relationships, collaborate with internal teams, and provide guidance to junior staff.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in individual life underwriting and a university degree in life sciences, nursing, or kinesiology. Proficiency in medical terminology and relevant professional designations like FLMI or FALU are highly preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model
- Annual bonus program
- Learning and development programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employer-funded benefits package
- Life insurance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Personal health days
- Four weeks annual vacation
- Defined contribution pension plan
- Parental leave top up
- Compassionate leave top up
- Wellness programs
- Employee referral program
Listed skills
- Coaching · Preferred
- Communication Skills · Preferred
- Financial analysis · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Life underwriting
- Risk assessment
- Medical terminology
- Financial analysis
- Analytical skills
- Problem resolution
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Database software
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing
- Judgment
- Coaching
- Relationship management
Job areas
- Finance & Accounting
- Retail
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