Drive life reinsurance strategy remotely as PartnerRe’s Vice President and Chief Underwriter, combining complex-case expertise with governance and innovation. Influence underwriting performance across Canada.

This senior leader oversees underwriting execution for the Canadian life reinsurance business.

Responsibilities include establishing standards, making authorized decisions, monitoring metrics, and ensuring treaty, pricing, mortality, and regulatory alignment. The position also connects underwriting with actuarial, legal, claims, data science, IT, and business development teams.

Key Responsibilities

Develop underwriting guidelines aligned with objectives and regulations

Monitor turnaround times, quality scores, and acceptance ratios





Represent underwriting during audits and regulatory reviews

Advance automation, analytics, and operational efficiency

Build client relationships and represent PartnerRe externally

Requirements

Extensive technical underwriting knowledge

Deep knowledge of life reinsurance products and processes

15+ years’ life insurance underwriting experience

Ability to manage change and negotiate effectively

Relevant bachelor’s degree; FLMI, AALU, or FALU

Bring senior underwriting leadership, governance discipline, and transformation experience to PartnerRe’s Canadian life reinsurance business.

📌 Vice President Life Reinsurance Underwriting (Winnipeg)
🏢 PartnerRe
📍 Winnipeg