Bilingual Senior Underwriter

Salary Range: $83,500.00 To $ Annually

Welcome to ivari

Let us introduce ourselves. With 300+ employees across Canada, ivari is a company that’s making a difference in the world of life insurance. How? By finding and hiring employees who are passionate about helping people protect their families, and by giving them the best, most supportive workplace possible.

ivari is part of Sagicor Financial Corporation, a leading financial services provider with over 185 years of history operating across the Caribbean, US, and Canada. We offer a wide range of products and services, including life and health insurance, annuities, pension administration and investment services.

At ivari, everyone is welcome! It is our mission to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and the communities in which we do business. We offer an inclusive and accessible work environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported.

This position is an existing vacancy.

As a Bilingual Senior Underwriter or Bilingual Underwriting Consultant (experience dependent), you’ll play a meaningful role in shaping underwriting decisions for Canadians coast to coast. You will apply your underwriting expertise, collaborate closely with advisors, internal and external partners, and help elevate underwriting standards across the organization.

• Review Life and Critical Illness applications in French and English, including medical, financial, and lifestyle underwriting evidence
• Maintain positive relationships with internal and external partners
• Deliver exceptional service to clients and advisors
• Identify problems and opportunities for improvement, offering potential solutions
• Contribute to impactful projects involving technology, processes, and underwriting philosophy

• 5+ years of individual life insurance underwriting experience
• Professional fluency both in written and spoken French and English
• Excellent knowledge of medical and financial underwriting
• Strong decision-making and interpersonal skills
• Experience with brokerage distribution networks is preferred.
• A degree in Business, Finance, or Health Sciences is an asset.
• FLMI and FALU certifications are an asset.

$83,500 - $125,000

At ivari, it's important for us to keep our people motivated, recognized, and rewarded. We offer competitive base salaries plus a bonus, one of the many reasons ivari is a great place to work.

We also offer health and dental benefits for the entire family from Day 1! But that’s just the beginning. When you join the ivari team you also get…

• A fantastic vacation plan and time off
• A pension plan with 100% match by ivari
• Employee savings plan with 75% match to help you save even more
• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
  
  Opportunities for professional development
• Recognition programs to cheer you on, motivate and reward
• Wellness programs to keep you healthy and happy

Someone who enjoys a culture where everyone is genuinely respectful, and you can be your authentic self every day. Your contributions and opinions are not only sought but valued. You know the importance of, and live by, our core values of…

• Bringing clarity and focus to your work
• Taking ownership and doing what you say you will
• Remaining flexible
• Collaborating with others

Does this sound like you? We’re looking for great people to join our team!

Our commitment to inclusivity is reflected in the safeguards, policies, and commitments we have in place to remove barriers and provide equal opportunities to prospective and current employees, without discrimination.

A Human Resources representative is available to consult with applicants who require accommodation in the application or recruitment process. Any information shared by the applicant about an accommodation will be treated as confidential. If you do require an accommodation, please email

ivari does not utilize AI in our recruitment process to screen, select, or assess applicants