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

Looking for a career with endless growth opportunities? If you answered ‘yes,’ our underwriting teams are the right place for you. At Sun Life you’ll get to be part of a supportive culture and community that celebrates each other’s successes and supports one another through learning opportunities.

In addition to joining a top-tier team, our underwriting training and continuous education programs are industry leading. In a highly effective solution-driven environment, we invest in a journey that emphasizes your development in core competencies, critical thinking skills and decision empowerment.

At Sun Life, we also offer a hybrid working environment. Enjoy flexibility to work from home or in the office whenever you want. You may want to come into one of our office locations to meet with your colleagues, attend employee town halls, or participate in networking opportunities with the leadership team. You get to choose the right balance that fits your lifestyle!

What will you do?

• Analyze medical, personal, and financial information to evaluate eligibility for applications submitted for Structured Settlements and Impaired Annuities (SSIA)
• Assess and classify risk. Gather information, review medical reports and tests, and refer cases as required
• Approve cases within SSIA authority limit. Submit cases exceeding limits to be co-signed
• Liaise with business leaders and brokers while delivering exceptional service and expertise
• Communicate and explain decisions effectively to brokers and respond to inquiries from brokers
• Document decisions in underwriting system
• Maintain medical knowledge and stay current on underwriting practices
  
  

What do you need to succeed?

• SSIA underwriting experience or a minimum 1-3 years of experience as an Individual Life Underwriter
• Existing Life and Critical Illness signing authorities
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of medicine and risk factors
• Service-oriented attitude with interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with our internal and external partners
• Strong communication skills with a passion for providing exceptional service to brokers and internal partners
• As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only as the position reports to a unilingual English-speaking manager outside Quebec
• 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
  
  

Reasons why you should join us under the sun

• Trusting, diverse and inclusive working environments
• Supportive leadership who is focused on your success and well-being
• Endless growth opportunities with multiple career paths in our dedicated channel, independent channel, high net worth and underwriting risk management teams
  
  

We also offer a number of programs and offerings to help our Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. This includes:

• 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

• Paid vacation, based on experience
• Additional paid days off to support family/personal care and emergencies
• Time off for enrichment experiences through a unique sabbatical program
• Top up benefit for maternity/paternity leave
  
  

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 thebrightside@sunlife.com.

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:

56,000/56 000 - 91,000/91 000

Job Category:

Underwriting - Individual

Posting End Date:

08/02/2024