Senior Underwriter

iA Financial Group • Toronto, ON

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you driven by the world of insurance and motivated by making sound, high‑impact underwriting decisions? As a Senior Underwriter, you will play a key role in assessing complex life, critical illness, and disability insurance risks to support informed, profitable, and client‑focused decisions. You will also act as a resource person and expert, contributing to our underwriting excellence and supporting the development of less experienced colleagues. This position is a great opportunity to showcase your skills and fully realize your potential within a caring and trustworthy company. Here, people and their development are at the heart of our priorities, fostering an environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. iA Financial Group is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 8,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than four million clients and 25,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management. With over $200 billion in assets and half a billion invested in technological innovation, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 125 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate. At iA, we’re invested in you. iA Financial Group is committed to offering a fair, equitable, and market‑based compensation structure, with market data updated annually. The company supports and celebrates diversity, striving for an inclusive workplace regardless of various personal attributes, and provides assistance for accessibility in the recruitment process. iA has been recognized as one of Canada’s top employers by Forbes and Glassdoor.

Requirements

• Holds a bachelor’s degree or any other relevant academic background.
• Brings 8+ years of experience in individual life underwriting or in a similar role.
• Is recognized for strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to assess medical and non‑medical information to make accurate underwriting decisions.
• Stands out for their ability to negotiate, organize, and manage multiple priorities in a high‑volume environment.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills and a customer‑focused mindset, delivering high‑quality work under tight deadlines.
• Has an excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex life, health, and disability cases by applying established underwriting rules.
• Negotiate the best possible offer with reinsurers to ensure competitive, client‑centered outcomes.
• Examine, assess, and propose solutions for more complex files.
• Act as a coach to less experienced underwriters.
• Collaborate with IT teams and Business Analysts as an expert in the implementation of a new underwriting automation system.

Benefits

• A work environment where learning and development merge with a collective pursuit of excellence
• A healthy, safe, fair, and inclusive environment where potential can be freely expressed and developed
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces
• Flexible group insurance
• Competitive pension plan
• Stock purchase plan
• Vacation and wellness/personal development days
• Telemedicine
• Employee and family assistance program
• Ergonomic furniture program
• Performance bonus
• Discounts on iA products
• Real work-life balance with our flexible work model

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees