Assistant Manager, Life Underwriting

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Job Responsibilities

• Review and analyse new insurance applications for risk exposure and compliance with underwriting guidelines and risk management principles; Negotiate with reinsurers for reinsurance related matters

• Maintain a high quality of effective and pro-active communication with key sales representatives ensuring the smooth and correct flow of business; Provide training to sales representatives to enhance their underwriting knowledge; Provide industry leading service, premier service and expert technical advice

• Provide quality and professional response to enquiries from sales channels; Be the first port of call to resolve appeals and complaints relating to underwriting; Resolve escalated underwriting issues and appeals with flexible solutions.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor Degree Holder with professional insurance qualifications such as FLMI, ACS, ALU or equivalent

• Minimum 6 years solid underwriting experience in life insurance with at least 2 years in a supervisory /managerial role

• Underwriting medical authority of not less than extra mortality 100%, with high net worth experience preferable

• Good integrity, quality-oriented, good interpersonal and communications skills

• A solutions thinker, strong analytical skills and independent

• Open minded, flexible, proactive and stress positive

• Good leadership and team building skills

• Proficiency in using MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

• Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese (including Cantonese & Mandarin)

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.