CareerPlan

Senior Underwriter

Sun Life Waterloo King, CAFull-time2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Assess eligibility for life and critical illness insurance applications by analyzing medical, personal, and financial data to classify risk and make underwriting decisions.

Role type

Senior individual life insurance underwriter

Builds

Life insurance and critical illness insurance policies

Domain

Insurance / Life & Health

Required skills

Risk assessment, medical knowledge, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, negotiation, decision making, documentation, continuous improvement

Preferred skills

Signing authority, ALU certificate, FALU/FLMI designations, bilingualism (French/English)

Technologies

Underwriting guidelines, medical evidence systems

Responsibilities

Analyze medical, personal, and financial information to assess eligibility; Assess and classify risk using underwriting guidelines; Collaborate with reinsurers to negotiate outcomes for complex decisions; Communicate decisions clearly to advisors and clients; Document decisions and rationales; Promote continuous improvement in underwriting quality and efficiency.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC