Bilingual Intermediate Life Underwriter

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

• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Coaching · 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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