Underwriting Manager - HSBC Life

Job description

Job description

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC Life is a world-class institution where you can specialize in Insurance but enjoy the advantages that come with being part of a leading global international bank. Insurance is about people, and the promises they make. At HSBC Life we help deliver on these promises by providing a wide variety of life insurance products and services to our clients throughout the Asia-Pacific Region.

Our Employees enjoy a dynamic and innovative workplace and a world of opportunities to develop their careers in a high-profile growing business segment. We empower our team of high-performing individuals to build skills and explore new experiences to realise the full potential of being part of HSBC.

Together we pursue efficient ways of working. We harness the latest data and technology solutions to achieve meaningful outcomes for our clients. The protection we offer creates broad and lasting impact, helping clients to be healthier, more productive, and more confident in their futures.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as an Underwriting Manager.

Principal Responsibilities

·  Support daily risk assessment of Life, CI and Medical cases within authorized limits
·  Provides coaching and mentoring to team for the following:
·  Coordinate underwriting activities on new business, policy servicing, re-underwriting
·  Audit and review policies for compliance and internal underwriting rules
·  Support team head for overseeing a team's performance on executing underwriting cases
·  Liaise with reinsurer on formulation of UW guidelines and building flexibility into policy offerings to cater unique health conditions of customers
·  Work closely with product team, operations and distribution team members to support with marketing or business activities
·  Drive projects and underwriting initiatives inclusive of product development, digitalization, automated underwriting through rule engine and customer journey review
·  Support ad-hoc projects assignments, communicate and control project progress to be met in a timely manner
·  Support Cross-stream underwriting activities and trainings

Requirements

·  Solid experience in Life and Medical insurance for more than 8 years with attained underwriting authority across Life, CI, Medical businesses. Authority in HNW area and knowledge on Employee benefits is a merit
·  Good knowledge of regulatory environment with relates to Life and Medical insurance
·  Well-developed analytical skills and strong business acumen
·  Data analytic relevant qualification or experience is a merit
·  Good command of both written and oral English
·  Strong interpersonal and communication skills
·  Able to work under tight schedule with high quality deliverables
·  Good command of MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc)

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC. 
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Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.