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Advisor, Life and health insurance

Role overview

Qualifications

  • College diploma in a related field
  • A minimum of two years of relevant experience
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Advanced proficiency of English

Responsibilities

  • Help serve, prospect for, solicit, and develop and maintain business relationships with members and clients
  • Advise members and clients on specialized products, services and solutions and ensure member/client satisfaction
  • Analyze member/client needs, develop and implement personalized solutions
  • Collect, compile and analyze data, prepare reports and recommendations

Key facts

  • Remote from: Canada
  • Full time
  • English, French

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Sales
  • Communication
  • Adaptability
  • Technical Acumen

About the company

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Desjardins

Banking

Desjardins Group is the leading cooperative financial group in Canada and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world with assets of $227 billion. It has been rated one of Canada’s top 100 employers by Mediacorp Canada. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. The group has one of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry. It is considered as the fourth safest and strongest bank in North America according to Global Finance magazine and the first according to Bloomberg News.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryBanking
Company size10001

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Job description

As a life and health insurance advisor, you help serve, prospect for, solicit, and develop and maintain business relationships with members and clients. You help sell life and health insurance products and services through multiple distribution channels based on member/client needs and current strategies and practices. Your focus areas include individual insurance, group insurance and retirement savings plans, insurance brokerage, segregated funds, travel insurance and life and health insurance claims settlement. You help develop and maintain business relationships with members and clients. You drive results by reviewing special information requests and promoting and selling specialized products based on client needs and your unit’s business objectives and strategies. You ensure member/client satisfaction and service quality in accordance with the organization’s standards and procedures. You help analyze member/client needs, develop and implement personalized solutions, and propose integrated service offers. You support current and potential members and clients, represent the organization, and help negotiate agreements with clients. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. More specifically, you will be required to:

  • Establish an advisory relationship by identifying current and potential needs and supporting client retention
  • Advise members and clients on specialized products, services and solutions and ensure member/client satisfaction. Analyze and meet special client needs, handle requests concerning health-related absences and follow up as needed
  • Collect, compile and analyze data. Prepare reports and recommendations
  • Serve as liaison between the employer and insurer
  • Stay on top of the latest standards, products and services in your field

What we offer*

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

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What you bring to the table

  • College diploma in a related field
  • A minimum of two years of relevant experience
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
Action oriented, Communicates effectively, Complexity, Customer Focus, Differences, Nimble learning, Situational adaptability, Tech savvy


Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

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Job Family

Member/client sales and service (FG)

Unposting Date

2026-09-13

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