Intermediate Life Underwriter
About The Position
Empire Life is looking to hire an Intermediate Underwriter to join our Retail Underwriting team! We are actively seeking candidates to fill a current, open position. This is an opportunity that allows for you to grow your skills, while directly contributing to the business unit you are a part of. Empire Life is a medium-sized Canadian company in a stable industry that emphasizes the importance of innovation to use industry-leading technology. We understand the importance of work-life balance and strive to provide a supportive work environment that allows our employees to achieve both personal and professional goals.
Requirements
- 2+ years work experience as an individual life underwriter
- Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, email, internet and database computer software
- Well-developed knowledge of medical terminology
- FLMI / FALU designation or currently working towards
- Completion of a university degree in life sciences, nursing or kinesiology
- Well-developed analytical and problem resolution skills
- Ability to be decisive and show consistently good judgment
- Well-developed organizational skills
- Clear writing and verbal communication skills
- Ability to develop and maintain working relationships
- Attention to detail/accuracy
- Language proficiency in English is required for communicating with customers, advisors, or employees across Canada.
Responsibilities
- Assesses risk in a timely manner to an approval limit of $1,500,000 for individual life and $500,000 for critical illness policies
- Develops and maintains strong relationships with potential and current clients
- Provides sound risk decisions and related support to the Sales & Marketing and Retail business line teams
- Assess the mortality and financial risk for individual life insurance products through an analysis of financial and medical information via paper-based, electronic and telephone underwriting
- Provide support to the Sales team in the management of the distribution relationship
- Interact with reinsurance providers to spread risk on retention amounts that exceed the Empire Life retention limit
- Consult with Senior team members, Medical Directors, or Technical Lead and Senior Management on any questionable situations
- Participate as an active team member for assigned projects
- Review the work of junior team members and provide coaching as required
Benefits
- Hybrid work model
- Competitive salaries with annual pay increases
- Annual bonus program, which recognizes both strong company performance and individual contributions, for non sales positions
- Access to learning & development programs, and education/tuition reimbursement (role dependent), to support your professional growth and career advancement.
- A comprehensive employer-funded benefits package starting from day one of employment, that includes life insurance, health and dental and a generous health account
- Flexible work arrangements and an annual allotment of personal health days.
- Four weeks annual vacation from hire date
- A defined contribution pension plan with generous employer matching
- Top up programs for parental leave and compassionate leave
- Employer-sponsored wellness and recognition programs
- A cash employee referral program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
