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As an Underwriting Consultant, you’ll support National Accounts, General Agents, and Advisors through sound risk assessment, clear communication, and collaborative problem-solving. Apply your technical judgment and mentoring skills to support competitive decisions, trusted partnerships, and a positive customer experience.\nWhat You’ll Do\nAssess and classify risk in line with Manulife’s underwriting philosophy and standards.\nCollaborate with sales and head office partners to deliver quality, competitive underwriting decisions.\nBuild trusted internal and external relationships, communicate decisions clearly, and make each customer interaction meaningful.\nComply with consumer laws and regulations governing risk classification, confidentiality, and disclosure.\nIdentify underwriting challenges and propose practical process improvements.\nWhat You’ll Bring\nApproval limits of at least $5,000,000 in life insurance and $250,000 in critical illness insurance.\nStrong knowledge of anatomy, medical terminology, diseases, tests, and treatments, with awareness of medical developments, current events, and industry trends.\nAbility to apply current technical information and explain pricing tools, systems, processes, and their underlying principles.\nStrong analytical, research, problem-solving, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.\nExcellent mentoring, partnership, customer service, and written and verbal communication skills.\nStrong financial knowledge\nExperience assessing Critical Illness cases, with strong knowledge of medical conditions, diagnostic criteria, and associated risk factors, is required.\nStrong organization and attention to detail, with flexibility to adapt and meet tight deadlines.\nCommitment to continuous learning through current enrolment or strong interest in LOMA and/or ALU courses.\nAssets\nA university or college degree in a related discipline.\nBilingual proficiency in English and French.\nCareer Growth\nContinue building your expertise through professional development and leadership opportunities, while exploring your interests and strengthening your skills through an annual commitment of 40 learning hours.\nWhat Matters to You\nPutting customers first by listening, engaging, and acting on their needs.\nThinking big, staying curious, and adapting to drive business outcomes.\nWorking together and taking ownership of solutions that matter.\nActing with integrity, doing what’s right, and speaking up.\nSharing your humanity and helping build a diverse, inclusive workplace.\nThe role being advertised is an existing vacancy.\nAbout Manulife and John Hancock\nManulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.\nManulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer\nAt Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.\nIt is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact .\nReferenced Salary Location\nCanada, Full Time RemoteWorking Arrangement\nRemoteSalary range is expected to be between\n$85,300.00 CAD - $135,300.00 CADEmployees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact  for the salary range for your location.\nManulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact  for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.\nWe use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. 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