Bilingual Corporate Underwriting Consultant

Overview

The Bilingual Corporate Accounts Underwriting Consultant will join the New Business Team within the Group Benefits organization. This role provides front-line exposure and collaboration with experienced underwriting professionals, including opportunities to mentor junior colleagues. You will manage underwriting risk to support profitable, long-term financial results.

Responsibilities

• Establish rates and retentions for new and existing Group Benefits plans while ensuring appropriate target profitability levels are achieved.
• Provide internal account management and proactively respond to client requests related to pricing and benefit changes.
• Prepare quotation submissions, including responses to questionnaires.
• Customize value-added responses using Loopio.
• Onboard new clients by developing complex client structures and applications and coordinating with internal partners on administrative and plan design requirements.
• Negotiate contracts, including financial arrangements, benefit plan provisions, and service and performance standard agreements.
• Improve operating performance to support long-term financial success.
• Assess and demonstrate an understanding of liabilities associated with various Group Benefits arrangements.

Requirements

• Previous underwriting experience within Group Benefits (specific number of years not indicated).
• Strong knowledge of the Group Insurance market, products, and services.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, including data manipulation and pivot tables, as well as proficiency in Word.
• Post-secondary education with strong business, mathematics, and analytical aptitude.
• Professional risk management expertise.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with and support sales teams.
• Must communicate in English and French to support clients from various provinces outside of Québec.

Preferred Qualifications

• CEBS or GBA certification.
• Strong business acumen and ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly, verbally and in writing.
• Strategic and creative thinking with a focus on developing solutions for unique customer needs.
• Strong negotiation, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities within tight timelines.
• Sound decision-making skills that balance risk management, financial discipline, and customer needs.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $71,475.00 CAD - $119,125.00 CAD
• Incentive programs with the opportunity to earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.
• Actual salary may vary based on local market conditions, geography, and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training.
• Customizable benefits may include health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, adoption/surrogacy, and wellness benefits, plus employee/family assistance plans.
• Retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.
• Generous paid time off program in Canada (holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days) and statutory leaves of absence.

Location

• CAN, Quebec - Full Time Remote
• Working arrangement: Remote