Director, Advanced Underwriting Apply
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 3 Days Ago
Job Requisition ID: JR00103898
You are as unique as your background, experience, and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered, and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, and communities around the world.
Job Description:
Location: hybrid, work from home
Are you a passionate, experienced Underwriter who loves to deliver clients, advisors, and partners with exceptional service on their largest cases? Are you looking for an opportunity where you can expand your growth in the high-net-worth marketplace with a team that supports each other, shares their knowledge, and encourages a high-performance continuous improvement environment where you will be motivated to bring your best every day?
Sun Life’s High Net Worth Team creates a remarkable new business experience through an unparalleled proactive and responsive process that supports both the advisor and their client throughout the entire acquisition process. We have specialized HNW Case managers who partner with the HNW Underwriters to deliver this exceptional experience. You have the flexibility to choose a workstyle that works best for you, whether it’s in the office, virtually, or a mixture of both. You can balance both work and personal priorities while meeting Client & Business needs.
We are looking for Directors of HNW Advanced Underwriting to join our amazing collaborative client-centric High Net Worth Team. These production roles require extensive experience in both medical and financial risk selection and experience in working with management, product, and the reinsurers in coming up with positive solutions for challenging files. A commitment to client first, proactive communication, and partnership with our advisors and distribution team are critical aspects of this role.
In this role, you would be reviewing and analyzing medical, personal, and financial information to evaluate eligibility and risk for applications for amounts up to $200,000,000. You would play a key role in the risk assessment, decision-making, and communication for each application.
What will you do?
Analyze insurance applications and evidence of insurability; apply holistic underwriting expertise in all areas of underwriting including medical, financial, and lifestyle factors to make sound and competitive underwriting decisions.
Negotiate internal decisions with our reinsurers, in accordance with reinsurance treaties and internal rules.
Effectively communicate and explain decisions to advisors and/or client’s physician as required leveraging our Client for Life Principles.
Build strong relationships with business leaders, distribution teams, and advisors delivering exceptional service and expertise.
Focus on continuous improvement. Identify areas of opportunities and bring forward recommendations for solutions.
Contribute to a positive environment through teamwork, and a spirit of innovation, and professional development.
Attend and contribute to regular HNW case reviews where the team shares their knowledge and opinions with an outcome of helping each other to develop and learn.
Mentor and grow staff to the next levels of their careers.
What do you need to succeed?
Decision Making Authority > $10,000,000 for Life, $1,000,000 of Critical Illness.
Exceptional analytical, judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Client and results focus, proactive service orientation to support our business goals.
Strong knowledge of medical and financial risk factors.
The ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines and balance competing priorities.
Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with our internal and external partners.
10-15 years’ experience as an Individual Life Underwriter.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Specialized training: ALU certificate and commitment to ongoing education with a goal of attaining the Fellow, Academy of Life Underwriting (FALU) and Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) designations.
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 and the position reports to a unilingual English-speaking manager outside Quebec.
Other Details:
Some travel and representation at industry and sales events.
Reasons why you should 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.
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.
Pay for performance reward.
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.
Investment in not-for-profit organizations that are important to you.
The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales-focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.
Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate, and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to
At Sun Life, we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.
We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Salary Range: 105,000 - 180,000
Job Category: Underwriting - Individual
Posting End Date: 10/11/2024
Shine together:
At Sun Life, you can be your most brilliant self. Our supportive, flexible, and inclusive work environment is one where you – and your career – can thrive. Whatever your aspirations, collaborative leaders and colleagues are ready to help you learn, grow, and succeed.
We’re a global company with a passion for people. Our purpose is to help Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. As a team of 30,000 across 26 countries, our impact is far-reaching and locally relevant. There’s power in numbers. As part of Sun Life’s growing team, you have an impact on people in your community and around the world.
Shape the future:
With an optimistic eye on a brighter future, we drive to innovate. Be part of leading change, push boundaries, and try new ways of working. Use data to drive bold actions. Be agile and pivot as we test and learn. At Sun Life, we’re driving transformation, sustainability, and innovation for our Clients, employees, partners, and communities. Join us. Together, we can make the future brighter.
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