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Consultante ou consultant principal en tarification

Company 1 - The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
CAN, Quebec, Full Time Remote
$22,36-$25 an hour (estimated)
Remote
Full-time

Description

The Opportunity

Our Individual Insurance Senior Underwriting Consultants, responsible for the risk management of our Underwriting and Claims operations, are integral to supporting our business growth strategy in the increasingly digital insurance-buying environment, where simple processes and quick decisions are table stakes.

Responsibilities

Risk Management

  • Audit underwritten applications to ensure underwriting decisions, correspondence and processing were followed in accordance with established guidelines and policies.
  • Audit underwriting tools, both internally-developed and vendor-supplied, to ensure decisions and output are within expected, pre-determined ranges.
  • Monitor new business application and policy change trends for risk indicators and action identified concerns accordingly.
  • Review potential nondisclosures for contract rescission and assist management with book of business reviews
  • Review contestable claims for potential misrepresentation during underwriting.
  • Provide underwriting subject matter expertise on cases in litigation.
  • Assist in the oversight of underwriting operational controls to ensure that internal processes are compliant with all Risk, Legal, Regulatory and Privacy requirements.
  • Support management with underwriting risk assessments and recommendations on new product or business initiatives.

Leadership & teamwork

  • Lead and / or support risk management programs as assigned.
  • Recommend training opportunities for staff based on audit learnings.
  • Provide mentorship to more junior colleagues and serve as a subject matter expert for management.
  • Coordinate and support management with internal audits.
  • Liaise with Sales, Compliance, Legal as needed with respect to advisor monitoring and trending.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships across IIC, Operations, Group Risk, and with other stakeholders such as reinsurers.

Reporting & Analysis

  • Provide input on and monitor Underwriting and Claims key risk indicators (KRIs) and risk management program key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Analyze audit, claims, rescission, underwriting, and application trends to recommend changes to philosophy, procedures, education program, systems / tools and development of new controls.
  • Prepare formal reports for senior leaders and external reinsurance partners.

Continuous Improvement

  • Support management with department education planning and delivery.
  • Assist management with research projects pertaining to risk assessment and our internal underwriting manual development.
  • Partner with Advanced Analytics, our internal reporting team members, and other key stakeholders to continually enhance our risk management programs and controls using data-driven insights and methodologies.

How will you create impact?

Senior Underwriting Consultant, Risk Management, will help design and deliver risk-based monitoring, controls, reporting, and education programs that provide assurance to our Senior Leadership Team, Product Risk Management, and our reinsurers that our underwriting decisions appropriately manage mortality, morbidity, and financial risk and that our systems and processes are aligned to both company policy and regulatory requirements.

They rely on their depth and breadth of underwriting experience, curious nature, drive for continuous learning and improvement, and enthusiasm for using data insights to continuously evolve how we manage risk.

What motivates you?

  • You obsess about customers, listen, engage, and act for their benefit.
  • You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
  • You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
  • You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
  • You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
  • You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

  • 7 or more years of underwriting experience working at high approval limits
  • Strong knowledge of Manulife’s Individual Insurance business / products and operations across underwriting, new business, policy service, and claims
  • Great communication skills, fluency in French language is an asset.
  • Intermediate or higher experience with MS Office suite including Excel, PowerBI and PowerPoint, with a desire and ability to develop advanced skills
  • Curiosity combined with strong analytical skills; ability to define, research and resolve problems
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and work independently under deadlines
  • Growth mindset with ability to be flexible and exercise judgment in a changing environment
  • Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong knowledge of medical science, technology and terminology and their impact on mortality and morbidity

What can we offer you?

  • A competitive salary and benefits packages.
  • A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
  • A focus on growing your career path with us.
  • Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
  • Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

  • Values-first culture : We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
  • Boundless opportunity : We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
  • Continuous innovation : We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
  • Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion : We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
  • Championing Corporate Citizenship : We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better.

With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions.

At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers.

At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.

4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under 945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary & Benefits

Salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education / training.

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Please contact for additional information.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption / surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee / family assistance plans.

We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.

Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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