57 Underwriting jobs in Hong Kong

Join to apply for the Underwriting Manager role at BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited .

• The incumbent will be responsible for performing underwriting assessment on new business applications and review suggested cases from underwriters, including large amounts and complex cases.
• Assist to monitor and manage underwriting performance standards.
• Review and recommend the current workflow and systems to ensure consistency of underwriting decisions in compliance with the Company’s operation guidelines.

• Bachelor's degree with professional insurance qualification (e.g. FLMI or ICA).
• 8 years of underwriting experience in a life insurance company, with project handling experience.
• Strong analytical skills and risk assessment expertise.
• Excellent leadership and team development capabilities.
• Open-minded, flexible and always strive for improvement.
• Strong customer service mindset.
• Proficient in spoken & written English & Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin).

We offer 5-day work week, attractive remuneration package and excellent training & development opportunities.

Interested parties please submit application through our company website:

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• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Finance and Sales

• Insurance

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Join to apply for the Fund Underwriting Associate role at Townsend Group .

Townsend is seeking to hire an Associate to its Fund Underwriting team in Hong Kong to focus on real estate fund investment and due diligence activities covering the APAC region.

Founded in 1983, Townsend provides custom real asset solutions that help clients worldwide achieve their unique investment goals. With approximately US $234 billion of assets under advisement and US $19 billion of assets under management, Townsend mainly invests in real estate on behalf of more than 100 institutional clients globally, both under discretionary and non-discretionary mandates. Operating across offices in the US, London, Hong Kong and Seoul, the team has grown to over 120 people globally.

Townsend is seeking to hire an Associate to its Fund Underwriting team in Hong Kong to focus on real estate fund investment and due diligence activities covering the APAC region. The role will report into the Principal/Managing Director responsible for leading and coordinating real estate fund due diligence including analyzing real estate market macro trends and identifying and evaluating real estate fund investment opportunities for institutional clients.

• Fund Underwriting: Source and execute real estate fund investment opportunities in the Asia Pacific region (across the risk-return spectrum of core to opportunistic and covering all property sectors including office, retail, industrial, living and alternatives such as healthcare, data center, etc.).
• Coordinate the due diligence process which involves meeting with real estate managers/GPs, utilizing various due diligence questionnaires (quantitative, qualitative, ESG) & organizing GP responses, deal screening, conducting physical asset tours, analyzing fund terms & fee structures, assessing track record performance, conducting market research, liaising with internal/external stakeholders and preparing the Investment Recommendation memorandum for the approval of Townsend's Investment Committee.

• Conduct an annual review of open-ended core funds in the Asia Pacific region including diversified funds and country specific/sector-specific funds.
• Participate in meetings with Townsend clients/portfolio managers and provide updates on the Asia Pacific real estate market and investible universe.
• Assist in the preparation of Townsend's View of the World (proprietary macro strategy research) and formulate recommended investment strategies.

• Oversight/management of existing investments including periodic updates of investment summaries (fund and asset-level performance) to the broader Investment Management team and updating Townsend's internal TIPS database system.
• Liaise with managers regarding invested capital, monitoring valuations, pricing and performance and update of TIPS systems.

• 4 to 6 years' relevant experience in commercial real estate and/or investment management. CPA or CFA candidate would be an advantage. Real estate fund management experience in Asia Pacific required.
• Real estate investment knowledge in Asia Pacific markets.
• Genuine and keen interest in real estate and a desire to forge a career in real estate investment management.
• Strong quantitative, financial/analytical and report writing skills with high attention to detail.
• Confident, enthusiastic self-starter and team player who thrives in a high-performing culture.
• Ability to work autonomously and communicate effectively both internally and externally.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Accounting or Economics.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Finance and Sales

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FIND YOUR 'BETTER' AT Blue Cross

We don’t simply believe in being ‘The Best’. We believe in better - because there’s no limit to how far ‘better’ can take us.

We believe in empowering every one of our people to find their 'better' - in the work they do, the career they build, the life they live and the difference they make. So that together we can support even more people - including our own - to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

If you believe in better, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

Responsible for determining the benefits that can be offered and rates to be set for group health insurance applications

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to deliver professional underwriting services to assess the new business application / benefit upgrade / of group medical business.
• Ensure the smooth operations of Medical Underwriting Dept can be done.
• Price the group medical quotations in prudent and profitable manner.
• Assist to strike the balance in between the business top line and bottom line.
• Closely monitor the claim loss ratio of the whole group medical business portfolio and take appropriate action on premium pricing.
• Discuss with Policy Admin and Claim Dept to study the feasibility of following the existing terms & conditions of NB quotations.
• Keep harmony relationship with the intermediaries and S&D Division and closely monitor the changing environment of the employee benefits market in Hong Kong.
• Ensure the new business quotations can be delivered within our service commitment.
• Provide 2 ways communications to subordinates to solve the daily operation and staff problems

Requirements:

• Degree Holder with at least 5 years working experience in group medical pricing and individual medical underwriting
• Familiar with the group medical insurance operations
• With good leadership and planning & organization skills
• Able to work under great pressure, especially the peak session of group business
• Good written and spoken English and Chinese
• Good adaptability with changing environment
• Co-operative and good working attitude
• Strong problem-solving skills and good time management skills

Others:

• You are required to obtain relevant license if your job involves in regulated activities

Build a career with us as we help our customers and the community live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

You must provide all requested information, including Personal Data, to be considered for this career opportunity. Failure to provide such information may influence the processing and outcome of your application. You are responsible for ensuring that the information you submit is accurate and up-to-date.

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function General Business
• Industries Insurance

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Join to apply for the Chief Underwriting Officer role at Oliver James

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Our client, a renowned leader in the insurance sector, is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to take on the role of Chief Underwriting Officer. This position is crucial for the strategic direction and leadership of the underwriting department, ensuring the delivery of innovative insurance solutions that meet the needs of their clientele.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead the underwriting department across both retail and HNW, setting strategic goals and objectives that align with the company's overall vision.
• Oversee the underwriting of new policies and the renewal of existing policies to ensure profitability and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Implement robust processes for underwriting and pricing projects to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with other departments to develop cross-functional strategies that optimize the product offerings.
• Manage and mentor a team of underwriters and support staff, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
• Analyze complex data from various sources to inform decision-making and strategy formulation.
  
  

• Proven expertise in underwriting within the insurance sector.
• Strong analytical skills, with an ability to manage large datasets and extract meaningful insights.
• Excellence in pricing strategy formulation and execution.
• Leadership qualities with demonstrated experience in managing and developing teams.
• Superb communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building and maintaining effective cross-departmental relationships.
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality and accuracy.
  
  

• Seniority level Executive

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Finance and Sales
• Industries Staffing and Recruiting

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Job Responsibilities

• Leading a team to perform underwriting assessment on new business applications and review suggested cases from underwriters, including large volumes and complex cases
• Reviewing and recommending the current workflow and systems to ensure consistency of underwriting decisions complying with the Company’s operation guidelines
• Maintaining relationships with and delivering quality customer services to internal and external stakeholders
• Participating in the product development cycle by giving comments and advice from an underwriting perspective
• Assisting to develop and coach underwriters

• Degree holder with professional insurance qualification (e.g. FLMI or ICA)
• 10 years or above underwriting working experience in life insurance company, with project handling experience
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Open-minded, flexible and always strive for improvement
• Strong customer service mindset
• Familiar with MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin)

We offer 5-day work week, attractive remuneration package and excellent training & development opportunities. Interested parties please apply with full resume including expected salary to:

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• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Finance and Sales

• Insurance

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Assistant Manager, Finance Operations (Insurance)

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Bowtie’s mission is to make insurance good again and our vision is to build a category-defining health insurance company. As a young and fast-growing company, grooming and learning from the next generation is always our priority. We are looking for a great talent who shares our values to lead a robust underwriting operation and deliver experiences that exceed our customers' expectations.

You will lead our underwriting operations, continuously enhancing our underwriting competency, and work closely with our claims and product teams to innovate and deliver the best insurance products and experiences to our customers.

• Operational Leadership
  
  
  
  • Manage the underwriting team to ensure we consistently meet or exceed our Turnaround Time (TAT) pledge while maintaining 100% case accuracy
  
  
  • Hands-on underwriting for complex cases (e.g., re-underwriting or escalated cases) and other cases as needed
  
  
  • Build governance and best practices to ensure regulatory compliance and enhance operational efficiency
  
  
  • Carry out underwriting case audits regularly and identify training needs
  
  
  • Handle customer complaints and regulatory enquiries
  
  
  
  


• Optimize Underwriting Operations Through Technology
  
  
  
  • Actively participate in the development of underwriting engines and enhancement initiatives on medical underwriting for a better customer experience. Be the advocate and driving force of 2 major feature launches in the next 12 months.
  
  
  
  


• Enhance Operation Transparency
  
  
  
  • Conduct analysis and produce monthly management reports on underwriting productivity and trends to enable continuous improvement of the team.
  
  
  
  


• Leading a High-Performing Team
  
  
  
  • Provide training and guidance to team members and introduce a systematic training framework within 6 months
  
  
  • Proactively anticipating human resources needs and working closely with the HR team to maintain a healthy and sustainable team
  
  
  
  


• Cross-team collaboration
  
  
  
  • Participate in cross-team meetings and provide updates, insight, and trends that may be relevant to other teams' operations or to alert the other teams on the challenges ahead.
  
  
  
  

• Management of underwriting operations 40%


• Medical underwriting case handling 30%


• Project-based duties, including underwriting engine development 30%

You are an experienced life and health underwriter with 8+ years of experience in the industry and 5+ years of experience in a leadership position, and:

• High Standard - you set the bar high and lead the team to deliver professional, fair, and great underwriting services and experiences to our customers


• Strong Leadership skills - you lead the team to accomplish goals, and support team members through their career journeys.


• Strong Communication - you can share information effectively and influence decision-making when appropriate.


• Willing to get your hands dirty

• Competitive package


• Flexible work arrangement


• Benefits include medical/dental coverage and wellness programs


• Employee discounts


• Fun, cooperative, and flexible startup culture


• Weekly sharing sessions and regular social gatherings


• Excellent learning opportunities with Professional Development Sponsorship

We are the first licensed virtual insurer (虛擬保險公司) in Hong Kong. We believe that insurance is fundamentally good, and we are here to bring the good back through our passionate, innovative, and customer-centric team. By combining our deep domain expertise and our own proprietary modern technology, we are building one of the most iconic, category-defining health insurance companies in Asia. We take pride in moving fast all the time and our track record in moving ahead in the game. Our digital insurance platform is also ranked #2 in the world in Sia Partners' 2023 report.

As we grow, we're always looking for highly dynamic, hands-on, and passionate talent to join our team. If you are looking for a rewarding career where you will grow together with strong talents from different backgrounds and build products and services that bring a positive impact on the lives of millions of people in Hong Kong / Asia, apply to our opening today!

Information collected will be treated in strict confidence and used solely for recruitment purposes. The company will retain all applications no longer than 24 months, after which they will be destroyed. We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, disability, or family status in the employment process.

Head of Underwriting — Bowtie Life Insurance Company

Bowtie’s mission is to make insurance good again and our vision is to build a category-defining health insurance company. As a young and fast-growing company, grooming and learning from the next generation is our priority. We are looking for talents who share our values to drive our business growth by building and leading a world-class underwriting team.

You will be working in a fast-paced organization that promotes cross-functional collaboration to transform the underwriting function from a traditional processing center into a strategic driver of profitable growth. Your responsibilities include innovating the underwriting philosophy and products, optimizing processes through technology and data, and developing a world-class team that balances risk management with a market-leading customer experience.

• Evolve Underwriting Philosophy & Strategy: Within the first 90 days, present a comprehensive 'Underwriting Strategy & Market Position' analysis to leadership, benchmark against the top 3 competitors, and propose a roadmap with trade-offs between growth, profitability, and customer experience.
• Drive Profitable Growth Through Product Development Innovation: Within the first 12 months, partner with Product Development to launch at least one new product or substantially revamp an existing one by introducing innovative underwriting criteria that improve market competitiveness and profitability.
• Optimize Underwriting Operations: Reduce the average new business underwriting Turnaround Time (TAT) from 5 days to 2 days within 6 months, while maintaining 100% case accuracy.
• Advance Underwriting Engine & Automation: Increase the automated underwriting auto-adjudication rate from 73% to 85% within 12 months by leading enhancements to the rules engine, without negatively impacting risk.
• Build a High-Performing Team: Implement a new training and development framework within 6 months, increasing underwriting authority limits and improving employee engagement/retention by year-end.
• Treating Customers Fairly Governance & Compliance: Achieve a 100% "satisfactory" or better rating on all internal and external underwriting audits conducted during the year; reduce customer complaints and regulatory inquiries related to underwriting decisions by 15% year-over-year.

We've developed a proprietary insurance core system, which you will contribute directly to its continuous enhancement.

You are an experienced insurance professional with at least 12 years of experience in life and health underwriting and at least 8 years of team leadership experience. You should demonstrate:

• Strategic & Innovative Thinking: Possesses a holistic view, challenges the status quo, identifies opportunities for competitive advantage, and aligns underwriting decisions with company-wide goals.
• Holistic Business Acumen: Understands the relationship and financial trade-offs between underwriting, pricing, claims, and sales, to optimize the entire business.
• Leadership & Team Development: Ability to attract, develop, and retain high-performing talent, set clear visions, delegate effectively, and hold teams accountable.
• Execution & Operational Excellence: Drives initiatives to completion with a focus on efficiency, accuracy, and continuous improvement through data.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverages data analytics to identify trends, justify changes, and measure impact using empirical evidence.
• Stakeholder Management: Builds strong cross-functional relationships and can influence and persuade to gain support for initiatives.
• Integrity & Governance: Commits to ethical practices and regulatory compliance, establishes governance frameworks, and acts as guardian of risk appetite.

Prior experience in reinsurance will be an advantage. A candidate with lesser experience may be considered for a senior manager or associate director role.

• Competitive package
• Flexible work arrangement
• Benefits include medical/ dental coverage and wellness programs
• Employee discounts
• Fun, cooperative, and flexible startup culture
• Weekly sharing sessions and regular social gatherings
• Excellent learning opportunities with Professional Development Sponsorship

We are the first licensed virtual insurer (虛擬保險公司) in Hong Kong. We believe that insurance is fundamentally good, and we are here to bring the good back through our passionate, innovative, and customer-centric team. By combining our deep domain expertise and our own proprietary modern technology, we are building one of the most iconic, category-defining health insurance companies in Asia. We take pride in moving fast and our track record is strong. Our digital insurance platform is ranked #2 in the world in Sia Partners' 2023 report.

As we grow, we're always looking for highly dynamic, hands-on, and passionate talent to join our team. If you are looking for a rewarding career where you will grow together with strong talents from different backgrounds and build products and services that bring a positive impact on the lives of millions of people in Hong Kong / Asia, apply to our opening today!

Information collected will be treated in strict confidence and used solely for recruitment purposes. The company will retain all applications no longer than 24 months, after which they will be destroyed. We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, disability, or family status in the employment process.

• Executive

• Full-time

• Finance and Sales

• Insurance

Join to apply for the Underwriting Assistant, Property role at AXA XL

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What You’ll Be DOING

As the Underwriting Assistant, you will ensure accurate, efficient processing of (complex) global program accounts and overall compliance with AXA XL policies. Furthermore, the role holder has in-depth knowledge of at least one line of business, can support global program portfolio owner post-bind processes, e.g. placing, connect with brokers etc.

What will your essential responsibilities include?

Submission/Renewal Phase

• Timely requests to offshore team for draft policy
• Timely and accurate support to PO and Underwriter for policy issuance to the local brokers or clients
  
  

• Proactive engagement with underwriting to ensure an efficient and smooth account hand over, to ensure information received is understood and complete in order to process policies on systems
• For new/ renewed global programs / local produced risks: Determine optimal reflection of program structure in the underwriting system, be mindful of downstream and reporting impacts
• Ensure timely and high-quality implementation by means of related system
• Ensures timely and complete documentation of files
• Premium collection accountability of accounts globally / locally and take appropriate proactive action to ensure optimal collection performance
  
  

• At request of Underwriting, ensure timely and high quality implementation of mid-term endorsements, issuance of certificates of insurance and focus on premium collection monitoring
• Ensure appropriate communication flow between Underwriting and Middle office and network for mid-term endorsements. Act as interface role between Underwriting and Local Policy Administration as well as Credit Control teams.
  
  

• Develop an internal network for facilitating the transfer of information and data between functions and departments in order to service the requirements of the underwriters and clients.
• Ensure data quality accuracy ratios at the defined level/metrics.
  
  

• Diploma or university graduate with underwriting support experience in multinational environment
• Good spoken and written English, Cantonese and Mandarin
• Good communication skills with good team playing
• Attention to detail with good time management skills
• Eager to learn and results oriented
  
  
  
  

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
  
  

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society - are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature - from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard - by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day - the Global Day of Giving.
  
  

• Seniority level Not Applicable

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Finance and Sales
• Industries Insurance

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