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Intermediate Underwriter - Remote

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Offer summary

Qualifications:

College diploma / University degree or equivalent working experience, Minimum 3 years of underwriting experience.

Key responsabilities:

  • Analyze mortality and morbidity risks for underwriting purposes
  • Provide support to client companies
  • Manage challenging situations proactively
  • Contribute positively to team and projects
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Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated Insurance Large https://www.rgare.com/
1001 - 5000 Employees
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Job description

Reporting to the Director of Underwriting, our underwriting professionals support our clients' outsourced underwriting needs in the analysis and evaluation of mortality and morbidity risks. The underwriter is responsible for examining the medical, financial and non-medical risk factors of life, disability and critical illness insurance applications. The Underwriter is responsible for making quality decisions in accordance with underwriting principles and guidelines, and for completing assigned tasks within service time expectations and other established deadlines.

This role is remote, must reside in Canada.

Responsibilities :

  • Mortality/Morbidity Risk Analysis - determine appropriate underwriting requirements and assign cases to the appropriate risk category by analyzing and interpreting underwriting evidence for mortality and morbidity risk assessment
  • Provides technical expertise and support to client companies
  • Demonstrates an ability to work productively in high pressure environment and effectively and proactively manage challenging situations.
  • Act independently within specified authority.
  • Actively supports the departmental management by providing input, assisting in training, leading team discussions, participating in projects, and being a positive contributor to the resolution of technical or client issues
  • Contribute to a positive working environment with teamwork and a spirit of innovation
  • Participates in RGA events and industry activities and fosters relationships with key clients

Qualifications :

  • College diploma / University degree or equivalent working experience
  • Minimum of 3 years of underwriting experience including experience with substandard business, medical and financial underwriting
  • Service-oriented attitude with strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with our internal and external partners
  • Strong communication skills, written and verbal
  • Bilingual French/English (oral and written) is required given the need to communicate orally and in writing with a predominantly English-speaking clientele based outside of Quebec.
  • Multiple lines of business (Life, DI, CI) an asset

Skills :

  • Proactively builds strong interpersonal relationships with colleagues and clients
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Self motivated, flexible and creative
  • Strong client focus
  • Flexible - Thrives on challenge and change
  • Ability to learn various application tools
  • Excellent logical and problem solving skills
  • Solid time management & organizational skills
  • Works effectively as a positive influencer and contributes to ideas and solutions

RGA aims to create a culture where individuals are valued, feel a sense of belonging and are respected for their differences - a workplace where all employees are encouraged and supported to reach their full potential.

RGA Canada, a member of an International Group, offers a challenging work environment.

Visit the RGA Canada Internet Site at www.rgare.com for more information about us!

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Experience

Industry :
Insurance
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Time Management
  • Motivational Skills
  • Positivity
  • Open Mindset
  • Verbal Communication Skills
  • Organizational Skills
  • Social Skills
  • Creativity
  • Teamwork

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