Senior Underwriter

iA Financial Group•Vancouver, BC

5d•CA$88,000 - CA$110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Build the future with us 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.

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.
Intermediate level of English required, as the individual will be expected to read, analyze, and interpret medical documents in English on a daily basis, as well as communicate regularly, both verbally and in writing, with English-speaking underwriters across Canada.

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.