Senior Underwriter

Build the future with us
Are you driven by the world of insurance and motivated by making sound,
high-impact underwriting decisions? As a Senior Underwriter, you will play a key
role in assessing complex life, critical illness, and disability insurance risks to
support informed, profitable, and client-focused decisions. You will also act as a
resource person and expert, contributing to our underwriting excellence and
supporting the development of less experienced colleagues.

This position is a great opportunity to showcase your skills and fully realize your
potential within a caring and trustworthy company. Here, people and their
development are at the heart of our priorities, fostering an environment that
encourages collaboration and innovation.

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What you’ll accomplish with us
As a Senior Underwriter, you’ll be at the core of our mission. Here are the main
responsibilities:

• Analyze complex life, health, and disability cases by applying established underwriting rules.

• Negotiate the best possible offer with reinsurers to ensure competitive, client-centered outcomes.

• Examine, assess, and propose solutions for more complex files.

• Act as a coach to less experienced underwriters.

• Collaborate with IT teams and Business Analysts as an expert in the implementation of a new underwriting automation system.

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What could accelerate your success in this role
We’re looking for someone who:

• Holds a bachelor’s degree or any other relevant academic background.

• Brings 8+ years of experience in individual life underwriting or in a similar role.

• Is recognized for strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess medical and non-medical information to make accurate underwriting decisions.

• Stands out for their ability to negotiate, organize, and manage multiple priorities in a high-volume environment.

• Demonstrates excellent communication skills and a customer-focused mindset, delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines.

Intermediate level of English required, as the individual will be expected to read, analyze, and interpret medical documents in English on a daily basis, as well as communicate regularly, both verbally and in writing, with English-speaking underwriters across Canada.

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Why you’ll love working with us

• A work environment where learning and development merge with a
  collective pursuit of excellence;

• A healthy, safe, fair, and inclusive environment where potential can be freely expressed and developed;

• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces;

• Competitive benefits: Flexible group insurance, competitive pension plan, stock purchase plan, vacation and wellness/personal development days, telemedicine, employee and family assistance program, ergonomic furniture program, performance bonus, discounts on iA products, and much more!

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Apply now and get ahead of your career, where your talent really belongs!

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Still unsure about applying? At iA, we believe in potential and value diverse
experiences. If this role inspires you, go ahead and apply – your place might be
with us, and we want to get to know you!

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The typical hiring range for this position is between 88k and 110k CAD per year,
for 37.5 hours per week; the base salary offered may vary depending on
knowledge, skills, years of experience, and internal equity related to the role. At
iA, we are committed to offering a fair, equitable, and market-based
compensation structure. Our market data is updated annually to reflect the most
current market conditions.