Head of HNW Underwriting, Wealth

Prudential is seeking an experienced and tenured Head of High-Net-Worth Underwriting, who will be responsible for establishing and leading Prudential Wealth’s underwriting strategy, governance and technical underwriting capabilities across the Wealth platform.

The successful candidate will report to the Chief Operating Officer, Group Wealth, and will oversee the development of underwriting philosophy, governance, technical standards, underwriting guidelines and operating model across the Wealth business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and owning Wealth underwriting strategy, philosophy and governance framework across all Wealth Hubs
• Establishing globally consistent underwriting standards, guidelines and authority limits for HNW business
• Providing technical leadership for complex HNW cases
• Ensuring underwriting practices remain aligned with Prudential's risk appetite and regulatory expectations
• Leading a team of specialist HNW underwriters and working closely with Bermuda underwriting team

The ideal candidate will have:

• 18+ years of life insurance underwriting experience, with at least 10 years focused on High Net Worth or complex life insurance underwriting
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing specialist underwriting teams across multiple jurisdictions or markets
• Strong technical expertise across HNW underwriting, complex claims adjudication, wealth accumulation and offshore insurance propositions
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging Distribution, Product, Operations, Risk, Compliance and executive leadership