Underwriting Assistant

You desire impactful work.
 

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Reporting to the Director, Underwriting, the Underwriting Assistant assumes administrative and

corporate tasks in order to meet the departmental objectives.

Main Functions

• Receive reinsurance applications and create and set up within Reflex and Sylvie systems, ensuring attention to detail so that all information populated is correct; and required authorizations have been received.
• Monitor the triage queue in Reflex to ensure that cases requiring manual prioritization are identified and reprioritized as required.
• Identify and escalate follow-up requests to the underwriter on high priority/large face amount cases.
• Monitor underwriter queues in Reflex against the underwriting calendar to ensure that work is distributed /redistributed according to underwriter availability.
• Assign mail received to the appropriate pending applications, within the required turn around time.
• Effectively and proactively communicate with internal and external (e.g. ceding companies; retros) clients to seek additional information and/or answer routine requests.
• Provide underwriter support and assist with handling requests effectively and efficiently.
• Make requests to/follow up with retro-cessionaires.
• Assist with projects and reporting as required.
• Complete any other necessary tasks required from the Director.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma completed
• Bilingual French/English (oral and written) is considered an asset
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook
• Knowledge of the life-insurance or life-reinsurance industry an asset

Abilities:

• Solid time management and organizational skills, with an ability to meet or exceed individual/team targets.
• Works effectively and collaboratively within and across teams; shows initiative and actively contributes ideas and solutions.
• Solid observational sense and detail-oriented.
• Self-motivated, flexible and creative. Able to identify and quickly shift priorities as needed.
• Proactively builds strong interpersonal relationships

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What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

We’re excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experience—without considering name, gender, or other personal details—and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.

Compensation Range:

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.