Underwriting Senior Consultant (Underwriting Claims and Risk Management Job Toronto Ontario Canada,Insurance

Position: Underwriting Senior Consultant (Underwriting Claims and Risk Management)
Location: Old Toronto

Job Description

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 many other teams including data science, underwriting operations, IT, corporate underwriting, pricing and data analytics to complete initiatives.

What will you do?

Build, maintain and enhance the rules in the Underwriting Rules Engine (URE) to manage the 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 the development of analytical underwriting models by acting as a subject matter expert

Conduct protective value studies to monitor the performance of the analytical models and to improve risk selection

Participate in or lead projects to drive underwriting innovation by collaborating cross functionally

Training and support of underwriting operations as it relates to the tools developed by our team

What do you need to succeed?

Experience/familiarity with Tableau, advanced Excel skills and an interest/background in data analysis

At least five years of life and critical illness underwriting experience with current authority in both

Exhibit a strong interest in the future of underwriting and underwriting innovation

Be a 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

As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only for the frequent interactions with English and French-speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada or worldwide.

Reasons why should you join us under the sun

A caring, supportive, and inclusive culture

Supportive leadership who’s focused on your success and well-being

Continuous improvements that focus on enhancing your work and our clients’ experience #makeadifference

Sustainability commitments to create a cleaner, more inclusive and sustainable future for our communities

We also offer a number of programs and offerings to help our Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives, some of these include:

Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

Pension Plan participation starts immediately, and you are automatically enrolled. We help you save more with Sun Life automatic and matching contributions and by including both your salary and bonus when making contributions

Stock Ownership Program gives you the chance to invest in Sun Life and get a company match

Paid vacation based on experience, 5 Care Days available for self-care or care of others (i.e., family or others you may support) and 10 Sick Days to support your well-being

Our unique Sabbatical Program gives you the opportunity to take up to 6 weeks off, every five years