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ivari Canada

Senior Underwriter

Toronto, ON, Canada

Pay Range: $85,000 - $110,000 · Full-time

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Pay: Pay Range: $85,000 - $110,000
Job type: Full-time
Apply by: May 5, 2027
Experience: 5+ years experience in individual life and critical illness underwriting, including medical, non-medical, and financial risk assessment.
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 6, 2026

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About Us

Let us introduce ourselves. With 300+ employees across Canada, ivari is a company that’s making a difference in the world of life insurance. How? By finding and hiring employees who are passionate about helping people protect their families, and by giving them the best, most supportive workplace possible.

ivari is part of Sagicor Financial Corporation, a leading financial services provider with over 185 years of history operating across the Caribbean, US, and Canada. We offer a wide range of products and services, including life and health insurance, annuities, pension administration and investment services.

At ivari, everyone is welcome! It is our mission to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and the communities in which we do business. We offer an inclusive and accessible work environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported.

Job Opportunity: Senior Underwriter

This is a primarily remote opportunity

Locations: Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia

Are you an experienced Life and Critical Illness underwriter looking for a role where your voice, judgment, and professional growth truly matter? At ivari, we’re building the future of underwriting in Canada - and we’d love you to be part of it.

Why This Role is Special:

As a Senior Underwriter, you’ll play a meaningful role in shaping underwriting decisions for Canadians coast to coast. You’ll apply your underwriting expertise, collaborate closely with advisors, internal and external partners, and help elevate underwriting standards across the organization.

This is more than a job - it’s a chance to influence how underwriting is done in a company that genuinely respects the craft. This is an existing position.[DC2]

What You’ll Do:

Apply your medical, financial, and lifestyle underwriting expertise to make sound, confident decisions.
Build strong, respectful relationships with advisors, distributors, and internal partners.
Deliver exceptional service rooted in clarity, empathy, and professionalism.
Identify opportunities for improvement and help shape underwriting best practices.
Contribute to impactful projects involving technology, processes, and underwriting philosophy.

What You Bring:

5+ years experience in individual life and critical illness underwriting, including medical, non-medical, and financial risk assessment.
Proven ability to underwrite complex cases at higher approval authority limits, balancing risk selection with competitive decisions.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize evidence and guidelines to arrive at competitive decisions.
Effective communication and relationship-management skills, including collaboration with advisors, reinsurers, and internal team members.
Comfort operating in regulated environments, with consistent adherence to underwriting philosophy, audit requirements, privacy and disclosure requirements.
Experience contributing to underwriting improvement initiatives, such as guideline development, process optimization, and technology adoption.
commitment to continuous professional development, including progress toward or completion of industry designations (FLMI, FALU, CPU).

What we pay:

Pay Range: $85,000 - $110,000

What We Offer:

We value expertise - and we show it.

Competitive base salary plus bonus
Comprehensive health & dental benefits for the whole family starting Day 1
100% employer-matched pension plan
Employee savings plan with 75% match
A generous vacation program
Primarily remote with one day/month in office
Professional development opportunities and support
Recognition programs that celebrate your achievements
Wellness programs to keep you energized and thriving

Who You Are:

You thrive in a culture built on respect, authenticity, and collaboration. You take ownership, stay flexible, and bring clarity and focus to your work. You enjoy partnering with others and solving complex underwriting challenges with curiosity and commitment.

If that sounds like you - you’ll feel right at home here.

Ready to Apply?

Does this sound like you? We’re looking for great people to join our team!

Our commitment to inclusivity is reflected in the safeguards, policies and commitments we have in place to remove barriers and provide equal opportunities to prospective and current employees, without discrimination.

To apply, please email your resume to: human.resources@ivari.ca

A Human Resources representative is available to consult with applicants who require accommodation in the application or recruitment process. Any information shared by the applicant about an accommodation will be treated as confidential. If you do require an accommodation, please email human.resources@ivari.ca.

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Responsibilities

Assess medical, financial, and lifestyle risks to make sound underwriting decisions, including on complex cases requiring higher approval authority. Build effective relationships with advisors and partners, deliver clear and professional service, and contribute to improved underwriting practices, processes, and technology initiatives.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of individual life and critical illness underwriting experience, including medical, non-medical, and financial risk assessment. Candidates should demonstrate sound judgment on complex cases, strong analytical and communication skills, regulatory compliance, and a commitment to professional development; progress toward or completion of FLMI, FALU, or CPU designations is noted.

Skills

Life Insurance Underwriting
Critical Illness Underwriting
Medical Risk Assessment
Financial Risk Assessment
Lifestyle Risk Assessment
Complex Case Underwriting
Risk Selection
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Advisor Relationship Management
Reinsurance Collaboration
Regulatory Compliance
Privacy and Disclosure Compliance
Guideline Development
Process Optimization
Technology Adoption

Benefits

Competitive Base Salary
Bonus
Health and Dental Benefits
Employer-Matched Pension Plan
Employee Savings Plan
Vacation Program
Professional Development
Recognition Programs
Wellness Programs

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Keywords

Life Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Individual Underwriting
Medical Underwriting
Non-Medical Underwriting
Financial Risk Assessment
Lifestyle Risk Assessment
Risk Selection
Complex Cases
Approval Authority
Underwriting Guidelines
Underwriting Philosophy
Reinsurance
Advisor Relations
Regulatory Compliance
Audit Requirements
Privacy Requirements
Disclosure Requirements
Process Optimization
Technology Adoption
FLMI
FALU
CPU

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