Director, High Net Worth Underwriting

You desire impactful work.
 

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

A Brief Overview
Reporting to the Head of Underwriting, Singapore & High Net Worth, assumes responsibility for the risk selection in order to meet departmental objectives.


What you will do

• UW case handling in accordance with RGA standards, philosophy, and guidelines
• Contribute to and/or conduct client meetings, trainings, audits, forums, seminar, and other events with internal or external clients
• Provide on-site underwriting support for cases when necessary
• Render prompt, efficient and courteous services to clients and ensure timely and quality service standards are met
• Communicate effectively with clients and other stakeholders like pricing, business development, administration, claims, traditional/regional/global underwriting, medical team etc.
• Contribute to developing new underwriting philosophy, guidelines, and process improvements
• Review and provide inputs to product design, policy provisions, treaties, business development proposals and underwriting guidelines, initiatives, campaigns, and related requests in a timely manner in order to help develop business
• Manage underwriting matters for retail business if required 
• Review and provide inputs to explore and develop Southeast Asia HNW business and the related initiatives, leveraging existing marketing insights in this region
• Participate in digital UW, data analytics and other projects, if required
• Contribute to internal risk management, operational initiatives and special projects (e.g. data retention, underwriting systems, Facultative Reconciliation, GUM, UW Procedural Manual)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience required
• 12+ Years life underwriting experience preferably with reinsurance experience required
• Strong foundation and understanding of underwriting philosophy required
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to manage difficult conversations required
• Flexibility to handle diverse tasks in a fast-paced environment required
• Strong decision maker with innovative problem-solving ability required
• Advanced oral and written communication skills in English required
• Self-disciplined with ability to work autonomously required
• Computer literate and proficiency in Microsoft Office including but not limited to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, etc. required
• Analytical, creative, flexible, self-motivated, and responsive required
• Must be an “out of the box” thinker required
• Works effectively both independently and in a team setting required
• Highly adaptable to a rapidly changing environment required
• Client focused (both external and internal) required

What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.