Manager I, Underwriting & New Business

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Job Description:

Job Description

• Lead and enhance the Underwriting & New Business function
• Support the growing MCV business
• Supervise the daily function of the underwriting team, deliver timely and accurate services to sales channel including agency, brokerage or bancassurance
• Perform risk assessment within the delegated authority limit to protect the company's benefit and enhance company's profit within service pledge
• Accurate, fair and appropriate underwriting decision with lowest cost
• Manages underwriting quality

Responsibilities

• Be the delegated responsible person for Underwriting Service support to brokerage sales channel especially for MCV business
• Support sales channel enquiries and deliver workshops to meet their needs
• Develop underwriting guidelines, procedures and practices, maintain market competitiveness and compliant with regulatory requirements
• Organize and deliver training to the team to support development and enhance competency level
• Perform risk assessment within the specified authorization limits
• Provide second approval of referred applications from Underwriters
• Ensure the assigned tasks comply with the Company's New Business Policy & Procedures, Underwriting Guidelines and Rules and service pledges
• Make recommendations and execute process streamlining and service improvement initiatives
• Allocate work and monitor productivity and work quality to ensure consistency and accuracy of output
• Handle ad-hoc assignments, including product development and system enhancement projects

Requirements

• University graduated in any discipline
• 5 - 6 years of experience in underwriting
• Comprehensive skills in medical and financial underwriting
• Problem solving skill on non-standard and difficult situations
• Maintain strong team and channels relationships
• Team player across all business line
• Competent knowledge of medical and financial aspects
• In-depth knowledge of Sun Life's products
• Understanding of systems for processing, streamlining and service improvement
• Competent knowledge of underwriting philosophy, guidelines and requirements
• Competent knowledge of regulatory requirements
• Good knowledge of the operations and sales support processes
• Candidates with experience in the Mainland China insurance market are preferred

We offer 5-day work, attractive salary, MPF, group life and group medical insurance; and excellent career development opportunities to the right candidate.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Application forms and resume will be kept for a period of 24 months after completion of the recruitment process. (All information will be held in strict confidence and only be used for recruitment purpose).

Job Category:
Underwriting - Individual

Posting End Date:
05/06/2026", "salary_raw": "Row(double=None, string=None)"}