Underwriting Consultant

Location : hybrid, work from home

As an Underwriting Consultant, you’ll be joining one of Canada’s top insurers. We’re known for not only our strength in the market, but our commitment to our people. Underwriting goes beyond risk assessments here. We’re focused on making thoughtful, well-informed decisions that provide financial security to Canadians and their loved ones.

By joining Sun Life, you become part of a high-performing team, led by passionate professionals with extensive experience in the field, industry knowledge, and a passion for mentorship. Our continuous learning pathways and skills development opportunities ensure endless growth for you as you advance in your career. We offer various progression paths including individual life, health insurance, risk management, people management, innovation, and field sales.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career journey—supported in an environment that values its people, their ambitions, and expertise—this is where you belong.

Joining our team at Sun Life means you can expect:

A hybrid working environment, giving you the best parts of in-office collaboration and work from home flexibility

Flexible Benefits from the day you join, meeting the needs of you and your loved ones

Our stock ownership program and pension plan give you the chance to invest in Sun Life with company matching opportunities

An annual bonus based on company and individual performance

Paid vacation based on experience, 5 care days available for self-care or care of others (e.g. family or others you may support) and 10 personal illness days to support your well-being

Our unique sabbatical program gives you the opportunity to take up to 6 weeks off, every 5 years

Investment in not-for-profit organizations that are important to you

Maternity/Paternity top-up program so you can focus on your growing family

Analyze medical, personal, and financial information to assess eligibility for Life and Critical Illness insurance applications, leveraging quantitative and qualitative data to inform sound decisions.

Assess and classify risk using underwriting guidelines and professional judgement; gather additional information (e.g., medical evidence) or refer cases as required.

Make timely, well-reasoned decisions within your authority limits and submit cases exceeding limits for co-sign.

Partner with reinsurers to negotiate optimal outcomes on complex or unfavourable decisions.

Engage internal partners, business leaders, and advisors to deliver an advisor and Client-centric experience grounded in expertise, empathy, and trust.

Communicate decisions clearly and confidently to advisors and (as required) Clients’ physicians—explaining rationale in a way that is respectful, transparent, and easy to understand.

Respond to inquiries from advisors and general agents while protecting confidentiality.

Document decisions and supporting rationale, ensuring clear, concise notes that demonstrate thoughtful risk evaluation.

Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance underwriting quality, efficiency, and consistency. Also contribute ideas that support innovation, automation, and better outcomes for Clients, advisors and Sun Life.

Maintain strong medical knowledge and stay current on underwriting approaches, trends, and risk factors

Embrace new tools and technology to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Minimum 7 years of experience as an Individual Life Underwriter

Existing life and critical illness signing authorities

Analytical, judgement, problem-solving and decision-making skills

Influencing and negotiation skills

Knowledge of medicine and risk factors

Service-oriented attitude with interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with our internal and external partners

Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure while prioritizing multiple tasks

Specialized training: ALU certificate (or commitment to obtain), with a goal of attaining the Fellow, Academy of Life Underwriting (FALU) and Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) designations

As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only for the frequent interactions with English and French-speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada or worldwide.

When a new position becomes available which matches your background and experience, the base pay range will be disclosed and correspond to the opportunity Sun Life will consider you for.

In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com .

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.