Remote - Canada Full-time CA$70,500 - CA$117,500 / year

Join Manulife’s Individual Insurance team as a trainee and learn to assess life insurance applications with guidance from experienced underwriters. This is a Canada-wide remote, full-time role.

Responsibilities

- Learn to assess and classify life insurance risks according to underwriting guidelines and standards.
- Review medical, financial, occupational, avocational, travel and lifestyle information, and identify missing or unclear details.
- Document findings and rationale, organize case workloads and follow up on cases.
- Develop professional communication with advisors and internal partners, and support communication of underwriting decisions with guidance.
- Follow applicable legislation, privacy requirements and disclosure standards; participate in training and apply feedback.

Qualifications

- Interest in life insurance underwriting and willingness to learn medical terminology, financial concepts and risk assessment.
- Critical-thinking, analytical, problem-solving,



organizational and attention-to-detail skills.
- Transparent written and verbal communication, customer-service orientation and comfort with digital tools including Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Ability to communicate in English and French to support clients from provinces outside Québec.

Previous exposure to insurance, underwriting, customer service or administration; insurance-related courses; a related degree; and medical education or experience are preferred.

Training, case exposure, guidance and feedback will help build risk‑assessment skills and prepare the successful candidate to progress toward an Intermediate Life Underwriter role. Progression depends on demonstrated readiness and business needs.

Compensation

Expected salary: $70,500–$117,500 CAD per year, with possible incentive compensation. Actual salary varies based on location and job‑related factors.

📌 Life Underwriting Trainee (Canada)
🏢 Skillhub Solutions
📍 Canada