Underwriting Senior Consultant; Underwriting Claims and Risk Management

Job Overview

Location:

hybrid, work from home

This role requires a blend of underwriting expertise, analytical skills, and a forward‑thinking approach to drive innovation, increase straight‑through underwriting, and improve risk assessment. The successful candidate will collaborate with data science, underwriting operations, IT, corporate underwriting, pricing, and data analytics to complete initiatives.

Salary Range: 80, CAD

• Build, maintain and enhance the rules in the Underwriting Rules Engine (URE) to manage underwriting risk while driving increases in Straight Through Underwriting (STE).
• Prepare reports and analyze underwriting data to identify opportunities to improve Straight Through Underwriting.
• Support development of analytical underwriting models by acting as a subject‑matter expert.
• Conduct protective value studies to monitor the performance of analytical models and improve risk selection.
• Participate in or lead projects to drive underwriting innovation by collaborating cross‑functionally.
• Provide training and support to underwriting operations as it relates to the tools developed by our team.

• Experience/familiarity with Tableau, advanced Excel skills, and an interest or background in data analysis.
• At least five years of life and critical illness underwriting experience with current authority in both.
• Strong interest in the future of underwriting and underwriting innovation.
• Certified Professional Underwriter with a FALU designation or working to achieve the designation.
• Strong analytical and time‑management skills with the ability to multi‑task and make decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Bilingualism (French & English) required for Quebec positions for interactions with English and French‑speaking colleagues.

• Flexible benefits.
• Pension plan with automatic and matching contributions.
• Stock Ownership Program with company match.
• Paid vacation based on experience, 5 care days, 10 sick days.
• Sabbatical program up to 6 weeks off every five years.

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