Manager, High Net Worth Underwriting

6 months ago


Singapur, Singapore Manulife Full time

Job Description

The opportunity

As an industry-leader in the High Net Worth insurance market, Manulife is looking for a highly qualified Underwriter to join the High Net Worth team in its Singapore office. Working primarily with bank and international broker distribution channels, this team underwrites complex, often large, life insurance applications in a highly competitive and challenging market

What you will do in the role:

Manage all aspects of underwriting process. 

Select and classify risk according to company philosophy and standards. 

Assume responsibility for continuing training and development of more junior underwriters. 

Analyze and interpret medical, non-medical and financial information. Make decisions within approval limits. Determine appropriate requirements. 

Ability to adapt to changing underwriting philosophy and apply new approaches. Strong independent problem solving ability including research and presentation of potential solutions 

Communicate and collaborate with the field and head office colleagues to provide the highest quality and service levels to customers. 

Maintain positive and effective relationships with internal and external partners. 

Consistently make competitive offers without compromising overall underwriting policies or mortality Participate in project teams 

What motivates you?   

You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit

You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile mindset and enable business outcomes

You thrive in teams, and enjoy getting things done together 

You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters

You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up 

You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone

Who we are looking for:

Minimum 10 years’ underwriting experience AALU or FALU designation preferred. ACS designation is helpful. 

Expert knowledge of underwriting function; sound understanding of Company’s various business operations. 

Awareness of current affairs and issues both corporate and external.

General knowledge of referral areas. 

Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

Excellent analytical skills; ability to define, research and resolve problems. 

Excellent knowledge of mainframe and PC environment.

Ability to create and maintain customer relationships. 

Ability to prioritize and work effectively under deadlines balancing published service times with an appropriate customer focus. 

Ability to comprehend, retain and apply current technical information to daily work issues. 

Solid knowledge of insurance contract law and state legislative requirements. 

Expert knowledge of reinsurance marketplace (including underwriting strengths and weaknesses) to work proactively with the field where reinsurance is an opportunity. 

Thorough understanding of automatic reinsurance agreements. 

Expert knowledge of medical science, technology and terminology and their impact on mortality. 

Expert knowledge of financial and other non-medical underwriting factors. 

Our commitment to you   

Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better 

A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success

A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry

Our best. Every day.


Learn more about opportunities with us at www.jobs.manulife.com 

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/JohnHancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract,developandretaina workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin,colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers toprovideequal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent withapplicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact .



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