About the Role
We are looking for an experienced underwriter to manage complex life and health insurance cases, provide technical expertise, and support sound underwriting decisions within a dynamic environment.
This role involves handling high-impact cases, working closely with key stakeholders, and contributing to underwriting quality, consistency, and capability development.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess and underwrite life and health insurance applications across new business and policy servicing
- Manage complex, high-value, and non-standard cases, including post-claims investigations and sensitive cases
- Provide clear underwriting decisions and communicate requirements to relevant stakeholders
- Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g. Claims, Reinsurance, Actuarial, Distribution) to resolve complex cases
- Ensure underwriting decisions are technically sound, well-documented, and aligned with internal policies and regulatory expectations
- Identify emerging risk trends and contribute to improvements in underwriting practices
- Provide guidance and support to junior underwriters on complex cases
- Support initiatives to strengthen underwriting quality and consistency
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience in life and health underwriting
- Strong technical underwriting expertise with experience handling complex and non-standard cases
- Familiarity with regulatory and governance requirements within the insurance industry
- Good stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to exercise sound judgement in high-impact and sensitive cases
- Degree in Insurance, Biomedical Science, Life Sciences, or related discipline preferred
