Bilingual New Business Underwriter - Canada - Manulife

Manulife

Verified Company

Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

_Are you looking for a supportive, collaborative workplace with great teams and inspiring leaders? You've come to the right place. We're looking for ambitious people who share our values and want to make every day better for people around the world. If this sounds like you, and the career below sounds exciting, we'd like to hear from you. _

Working Arrangement
Hybrid

The opportunity

The Underwriting Team is looking for an analytical, self-starter to join the unit as a
New Business Quoter and Underwriter .

This role will involve analyzing the rating information, assessing the group's specific risk characteristics as well as delivering clear, accurate and complete quotes for our Manulife Account Executives and Advisor community.

The main responsibilities of this role include:

Responsibilities:

Accurately analyze group characteristics and input plan design detail, employee data, premium, claims and rate history in PlanLink to build an attractive, professional new business proposal within the stated turnaround time of 24 hours
Possess solid understanding of group benefits in order to interpret Advisor specifications or current carrier contracts to fit Manulife's plan design features
Review final proposal output including rates to ensure accuracy and responsibility of final action.
Provide underwriting decisions through clear verbal and written communications
Conduct constructive negotiations using underwriting judgment and guidelines
Evaluate and act on risk propositions
Provide valuable underwriting and benefit recommendations to improve the clients' group benefit spend.

How will you create impact?

Reporting to the Small Business Underwriting Manager, the Underwriter position is accountable for analyzing group characteristics, benefits, and plan design in order to appropriately price and win new group business.

The SBS team is responsible for completing more than 25,000 quotes a year ranging from 2 to 50 lives.

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

Bilingualism (French & English), required
Strong customer service skills with the ability to negotiate with the Advisors, Account Executives and Head office partners
Excellent PC skills excel, word, outlook
Ability to prioritize high volumes of work and multiple priorities within set time constraints
Ability to meet and work within timely deadlines
Excellent attention to detail
Proven mathematical skills
Strong oral and written communication
Relationship building
Develops productive working relationships across diverse organisations to produce superior solutions
Stays current on Manulife's strategy, key priorities, and market trends
Implement with excellence and a commitment to high quality
Flexible hours to meet the needs of our customers across the country
Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with Group Life and Health concepts, benefits, and products
Previous experience in a customer serviceoriented role.
Previous underwriting experience is an asset, as is enrollment in or completion of LOMA, HIAA, or CEBS.

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 worklife balance.
Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

Valuesfirst 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 collaborators and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About John Hancock and Manulife
**Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer