Insurance Service Consultant(Plan Change)
Sun Life Financial
Waterloo, ON, Canada
USD 58k-93k / year
You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.
Job Description:
Location: hybrid
The Insurance Service Consultant provides exceptional service by applying a case management approach to client and advisor requests for Individual Traditional, Universal Life and Health products. The Consultant utilizes product and process expertise to handle requests holistically. The Consultant also collaborates with their team to ensure cases are delivered# on time and with good quality.
What will you do?
Daily production of client and advisor cases, managed in priority order
Use the case history to understand what the advisor and client are trying to accomplish
Owns the outcome of the cases assigned
Proactive communication (phone calls) with advisors and clients when a request isn’t clear or is missing information
Case manage escalations from Client Relations or Service Recovery cases
Daily/weekly team phone coverage from 8 AM–5 PM to handle calls transferred from the Customer Care Center Build and maintain strong relationships with advisors, clients and internal business partners
Provide referral and development to team members on products, processes and administrative tasks.
Make business recommendations when working on complex cases where ambiguity exists
Act as the functional Subject Matter Expert for procedure improvements and products
Ability to understand, interpret and explain all aspects of Traditional, Universal Life and Health insurance products (past and current), their benefits, and by company (SLF, Met, Prudential and Clarica)
Understand and apply policy provisions and tax regulations correctly
Create CI’s where opportunities for client experience improvement or efficiency in processes are identified and solutions are recommended
What do you need to succeed?
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
Proficiency on the following mainframe systems: CSW, Ingenium Life, MLIF, TSO
Traditional and Universal Life product knowledge
Strong attention to detail
Strong problem solving and decision making ability based on complex information
Exceptional customer service skills and strong phone skills
Approaches cases with an Owner's mindset in order to generate the right outcome for the client, company and advisor
Strong organizational and time management skills with the demonstrated ability to prioritize
Team player with positive attitude, enthusiasm and commitment to provide quality and timely service
Ability to be self-motivated, self directed and work independently
As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only to answer calls from English and French-speaking clients across Canada or worldwide.
Notes/Unique Requirements
Ability to work overtime when needed to meet the demands of the workload.
Must be willing to provide phone coverage until 5 pm on a rotating basis.
The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.
Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.
We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.
We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.
We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Salary Range:
58,000/58 000 - 93,000/93 000Job Category:
Customer Service / OperationsPosting End Date:
01/05/2026