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About the Role

This permanent remote position offers a flexible schedule and competitive benefits, contributing to making insurance more accessible across Canada within a collaborative and people-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise in risk assessment using individual underwriting methods.
• Work independently on complex applications while respecting authorized approval limits.
• Accurately assess approval limits of up to $750,000 in life insurance and $2,500 in disability insurance.
• Communicate directly with applicants and stakeholders regarding underwriting decisions.
• Negotiate with reinsurers and identify solutions to support client file acceptance.
• Collaborate with partners and TPAs in risk evaluation.
• Act as a resource person during the contestability period.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, health sciences, or another related field.
• Completion of, or progress toward, a Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) and/or Fellow of the Academy of Life Underwriting (FALU) designation is considered an asset.
• 5 years of experience as an underwriter.
• Strong understanding of insurance contracts and laws across Canada.
• Demonstrated autonomy and proactivity.
• Strong analytical, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Bilingual in French and English to communicate frequently, both verbally and in writing, with English-speaking clients and partners as part of the role responsibilities.

Skills

• Risk assessment
• Individual underwriting methods
• Complex application processing
• Negotiation
• Risk evaluation
• Insurance contracts
• Insurance laws
• Autonomy
• Proactivity
• Analytical skills
• Judgment skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Collaboration
• Continuous improvement
• French
• English

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Permanent
• Full-time
• Remote

Experience Level

• 5 years of experience as an underwriter

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, health sciences, or another related field.
• Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI)
• Fellow of the Academy of Life Underwriting (FALU)

Salary/Compensations

• 110K-120K

Benefits

• 4 weeks of vacation upon hiring
• Group insurance starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, travel, and roadside assistance coverage.
• Defined benefit pension plan equivalent to government pension plans (available after one year of service).
• Employee assistance program.
• Paid sick days.
• On-site fitness room.
• Social activities organized throughout the year (BBQ, Christmas party, Halloween events).
• Various employee discounts (Saint-Hyacinthe privilege card and insurance products).
• Continuous training opportunities.
• Recognition program for years of service.

About the Company

• Recruit Action (agency permit: AP-2504511) provides recruitment services through quality support and a personalized approach.

Equal Opportunity

• Only candidates who meet the hiring criteria will be contacted.