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Individual Medical Insurance Underwriter

Individual Medical Insurance Underwriter

TEKsystems • Toronto,ON,Canada
30+ days ago
Salary
CA$10.00 hourly
Job type
  • Temporary
Job description

Souscripteur principal en assurance médicale individuelle

Lieu : Télétravail – partout au Canada

Durée : Contrat de 10 mois (possibilité de prolongation ou de conversion)

Taux horaire : 80 $ à 90 $/heure OU 145 000 $ à 165 000 $/an

Horaire de travail : 35 heures/semaine

Aperçu du poste

Nous recherchons un(e) souscripteur(trice) principal(e) en assurance médicale individuelle pour se joindre à un environnement d’assurance en pleine croissance et évolution au Canada. Il s’agit d’une opportunité entièrement à distance offrant autonomie, excellent équilibre travail-vie personnelle et la possibilité de travailler avec une équipe de souscription performante.

Principales responsabilités

  • Évaluer et souscrire des demandes d’assurance vie individuelle, maladies graves et invalidité
  • Analyser les facteurs de risque médicaux, non médicaux et financiers
  • Examiner les documents justificatifs, notamment :Dossiers médicaux et résultats de laboratoireÉtats financiers (personnels et corporatifs)Rapports du médecin traitant et documents connexes
  • Prendre des décisions de souscription éclairées dans les limites d’autorité :Assurance vie : jusqu’à 2 M$ – 3,5 M$Maladies graves : jusqu’à 500 k$Invalidité : jusqu’à 2 M$ – 5 M$
  • Maintenir des normes élevées de productivité et de service :Gérer environ 125 dossiers par semaineTraiter les dossiers dans un délai de 24 heuresExaminer 25 dossiers et rendre 6 décisions dans un délai de 7 heures
  • Assurer des décisions de qualité conformes aux lignes directrices de gestion du risque
  • Travailler avec des systèmes et plateformes internes (ex. flux de travail basés sur des files d’attente, systèmes documentaires, SharePoint, Dynacare)

Qualifications requises (essentielles)

  • 6 à 10 ans d’expérience en souscription d’assurance individuelle
  • Expertise approfondie en assurance vie, maladies graves et invalidité
  • Capacité démontrée à évaluer et atténuer les risques
  • Expérience en audit de décisions de souscription et en analyse de dossiers complexes
  • Maîtrise de l’examen de :Données médicalesDocuments financiersRésultats de laboratoire et d’examens paramédicaux
  • Connaissance du manuel mondial de souscription de RGA (GUM)
  • Solides compétences techniques et capacité à naviguer dans plusieurs systèmes
  • Excellentes compétences en communication
  • Admissibilité légale à travailler au Canada

Qualifications souhaitées

  • Expérience avec DigitalOwl
  • Expérience avec Copilot ou des outils d’IA
  • Expérience auprès de grands assureurs ou réassureurs (ex. Sun Life, Manuvie, Desjardins, Munich Re, Swiss Re, RGA)

Environnement de travail et avantages

  • Poste entièrement à distance au Canada
  • Présence minimale au bureau (environ 2 à 3 fois par an dans un bureau canadien)
  • Structure de travail flexible et autonome
  • Possibilité de contribuer à une organisation d’assurance en pleine expansion
  • Exposition à un environnement de souscription dynamique avec des outils et processus en évolution

Impact du poste

Ce rôle joue un rôle essentiel dans l’évaluation précise des risques, le maintien de la qualité de la souscription et le traitement efficace des demandes. Le respect des objectifs de productivité et des délais de traitement est crucial pour assurer la fluidité des opérations et la satisfaction des clients.

*English Job Description Below*

Sr Individual Medical Insurance Underwriter

Location: Remote – Anywhere in Canada

Duration: 10-month contract (extension or conversion potential)

Pay Rate: $80–$90/hour OR $145,000 - $165,000/annum

Work Schedule: 35 hours/week

Overview

We are seeking a Sr. Individual Medical Insurance Underwriter to join a growing and evolving insurance environment in Canada. This is a fully remote opportunity offering autonomy, strong work-life balance, and the chance to work with a high-performing underwriting team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assess and underwrite individual life, critical illness, and disability insurance applications
  • Evaluate medical, non-medical, and financial risk factors
  • Review supporting documentation including:Medical files and lab resultsFinancial statements (personal and corporate)Attending physician statements and related documentation
  • Make sound underwriting decisions within authority limits:Life Insurance: up to $2M–$Critical Illness: up to $500KDisability: up to $2M–$5M
  • Maintain strong productivity and service standards:Manage approximately 125 files per weekComplete case turnaround within 24 hoursAchieve 25 files reviewed and 6 decisions within a 7-hour timeframe
  • Ensure quality decisions aligned with risk management guidelines
  • Work within internal systems and platforms (, queue-based workflows, document systems, SharePoint, Dynacare)

Required Qualifications (Must-Haves)

  • 6–10 years of experience in individual insurance underwriting
  • Strong expertise in life, critical illness, and disability underwriting
  • Demonstrated ability to assess and mitigate risk
  • Experience auditing underwriting decisions and reviewing complex files
  • Proficiency reviewing:Medical evidenceFinancial documentationLab and paramedical results
  • Familiarity with RGA Global Underwriting Manual (GUM)
  • Strong technical proficiency and ability to navigate multiple systems
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Must be legally eligible to work in Canada

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with DigitalOwl
  • Experience with Copilot or AI-assisted tools
  • Experience with major insurers or reinsurers (, Sun Life, Manulife, Desjardins, Munich Re, Swiss Re, RGA)

Work Environment & Benefits

  • Fully remote role across Canada
  • Minimal in-office requirements (approximately 2–3 times per year at any Canadian office location)
  • Flexible and autonomous work structure
  • Opportunity to contribute within a growing and expanding insurance organization
  • Exposure to a dynamic underwriting environment with evolving tools and processes

Business Impact

This role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate risk assessment, maintaining underwriting quality, and supporting efficient processing of applications. Meeting productivity and turnaround expectations is essential to maintaining business flow and client satisfaction.

Sr Individual Medical Insurance Underwriter

Location: Remote – Anywhere in Canada

Duration: 10-month contract (extension or conversion potential)

Pay Rate: $80–$90/hour OR $145,000 - $165,000/annum

Work Schedule: 35 hours/week

Overview

We are seeking a Sr. Individual Medical Insurance Underwriter to join a growing and evolving insurance environment in Canada. This is a fully remote opportunity offering autonomy, strong work-life balance, and the chance to work with a high-performing underwriting team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assess and underwrite individual life, critical illness, and disability insurance applications
  • Evaluate medical, non-medical, and financial risk factors
  • Review supporting documentation including:Medical files and lab resultsFinancial statements (personal and corporate)Attending physician statements and related documentation
  • Make sound underwriting decisions within authority limits:Life Insurance: up to $2M–$Critical Illness: up to $500KDisability: up to $2M–$5M
  • Maintain strong productivity and service standards:Manage approximately 125 files per weekComplete case turnaround within 24 hoursAchieve 25 files reviewed and 6 decisions within a 7-hour timeframe
  • Ensure quality decisions aligned with risk management guidelines
  • Work within internal systems and platforms (, queue-based workflows, document systems, SharePoint, Dynacare)

Required Qualifications (Must-Haves)

  • 6–10 years of experience in individual insurance underwriting
  • Strong expertise in life, critical illness, and disability underwriting
  • Demonstrated ability to assess and mitigate risk
  • Experience auditing underwriting decisions and reviewing complex files
  • Proficiency reviewing:Medical evidenceFinancial documentationLab and paramedical results
  • Familiarity with RGA Global Underwriting Manual (GUM)
  • Strong technical proficiency and ability to navigate multiple systems
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Must be legally eligible to work in Canada

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with DigitalOwl
  • Experience with Copilot or AI-assisted tools
  • Experience with major insurers or reinsurers (, Sun Life, Manulife, Desjardins, Munich Re, Swiss Re, RGA)

Work Environment & Benefits

  • Fully remote role across Canada
  • Minimal in-office requirements (approximately 2–3 times per year at any Canadian office location)
  • Flexible and autonomous work structure
  • Opportunity to contribute within a growing and expanding insurance organization
  • Exposure to a dynamic underwriting environment with evolving tools and processes

Business Impact

This role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate risk assessment, maintaining underwriting quality, and supporting efficient processing of applications. Meeting productivity and turnaround expectations is essential to maintaining business flow and client satisfaction.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Toronto, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $ - $

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

À propos de TEKsystems et TEKsystems Global Services

Nous sommes un fournisseur de services aux entreprises et de technologies. Nous accélérons la transformation de nos clients. Notre compétence en stratégie, conception, exécution et opérations libère la valeur de l’entreprise par un éventail de solutions. Nous sommes une équipe de 80 000 personnes qui collaborent avec plus de 60 000 clients, notamment 80 % du Fortune 500 en Amérique du Nord, Europe et Asie, qui collaborent avec nous dans le cadre de nos capacités full-stack et notre rythme. Nous sommes des penseurs stratégiques, des collaborateurs pratiques qui aident les clients à exploiter le changement et maîtriser le dynamisme de la technologie. Nous bâtissons le futur en livrant les résultats et en créant un impact positif dans nos communautés mondiales. TEKsystems et TEKsystems Global Services sont des entreprises d’Allegis Group. Découvrez d’autres informations à

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Utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle (IA): Nous pouvons utiliser l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus d’embauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et l’évaluation des candidatures. L’IA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à l’aide d’outils d’IA.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.econnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à l’aide d’outils d’IA.

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