# HNW Underwriter

**Company**: Manulife Financial Corporation
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking a highly skilled HNW Underwriter to join our team. You will report to the Senior Director of HNW Underwriting and play a key role in delivering excellence in HNW Underwriting operations.

**Responsibilities:**

- Manage all aspects of the underwriting process, including medical, financial, compliance, and regulatory assessments, within your delegated authority and service level agreements.

- Select and classify risks according to company philosophy, standards, and risk framework.

- Maintain underwriting consistency in line with internal underwriting guidelines.

- Contribute to the continuing training and development of more junior underwriters.

- Adapt to changing underwriting philosophy and apply new approaches.

- Demonstrate strong independent problem-solving ability, including research and presentation of potential solutions.

- Communicate and collaborate with field and head office colleagues to provide high-quality service levels to customers.

- Maintain positive and effective relationships with internal and external partners.

- Make competitive offers without compromising overall underwriting policies or mortality experience.

- Effectively manage and coordinate processes to expedite turnaround time and achieve NBUW targets.

- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support other duties as assigned.

**Required Qualifications:**

- Degree or equivalent qualifications with a minimum of 7 years of underwriting experience.

- Applicable underwriting and insurance designations preferred.

- Expert knowledge and understanding of medical, non-medical, and financial underwriting principles and practices.

- Expert knowledge of company's insurance product portfolio and market practices.

- Expert knowledge of reinsurance treaties, agreements, and available capacity.

- Exceptional priority management with the ability to work effectively under deadlines and manage multiple tasks.

- Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving skills, and presentation skills desirable.

- Excellent team player with a high level of ownership and accountability.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills in customer service orientation.

- Actively assist field personnel in positioning the company as the lead underwriter in the market.

- Strong capability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all field personnel and reinsurers.

- Proficiency in Cantonese, written and spoken English. Mandarin would be a plus.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

**What We Offer:**

- Opportunities for learning and growth.

- Flexible environment with a focus on well-being and inclusion.

- Global team with opportunities to shape the future.

**About Manulife:**

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better.

## Skills

### Required
- underwriting
- medical
- financial
- compliance
- regulatory
- risk management
- problem-solving
- communication
- teamwork

### Nice to have
- Cantonese
- Mandarin
- Microsoft Office

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