Senior Medical Underwriter
City : Montreal, Quebec
Category : Permanent Full-Time
Industry : Insurance
Employer : National Bank
As a Senior Medical Underwriter in the Medical underwriting department at National Bank, you’ll be a specialist in medical insurance underwriting. Your ability to effectively evaluate and interpret diverse information, combined with your experience in underwriting and comprehensive knowledge of insurance and the medical field, will positively influence both client and employee satisfaction and profitability.
Your role:
- Assess the insurability of clients applying for loan insurance (life, disability and critical illness) and individual insurance (T10-T20) in accordance with established standards and processes
- Manage complex files including post issue underwriting
- Write personalized correspondence (request for additional requirements, decisions) and, occasionally, communicating with clients
- Meet productivity and quality goals
- Support less experienced colleagues through coaching and knowledge transfer
- Assist the senior advisor as needed (cosignings and opinion requests, training, quality control, contact person for other departments, etc.)
- Contribute to continuous improvement projects
Your team:
As part of the underwriting sector, you’ll be on a team of 7 colleagues, and you’ll report to the underwriter's manager. Our team stands out for its underwriting expertise, medical and insurance knowledge, collaboration with other teams and its dedication to workplace well-being.
We offer a wide range of ongoing learning opportunities for your development, including hands-on learning, training courses and collaborating with colleagues who have varied expertise and profiles. You will also have the opportunity to participate in various risk underwriting webinars and training courses.
Note that this position is 100% remote with the exception of coming into the office once or twice a month.
Prerequisites:
- College diploma
- Minimum of 5 years in underwriting with ALU exams 1 and 2 or 7 years in underwriting
- Analytical, judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Coaching skills
- Effective time management and prioritization
- Adaptability in a changing environment
- Positive leadership, a collaborative spirit and agility
- Health and wellness program, including many options
- Flexible group insurance
- Generous pension plan
- Employee Share Ownership Plan
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Preferential banking services
- Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives
- Telemedicine service
- Virtual sleep clinic