Underwriter L&H

About the Role

As a member of the SEA Life & Health team based in Kuala Lumpur, your role will be to build and maintain client relationships as well as to provide first class underwriting related services to Swiss Re’s Life & Health (Retakaful) clients in the region. You will be required to work as a member of a high-performance team and to demonstrate and develop adequate technical and interpersonal skills, so you can strongly contribute to achieving Swiss Re's strategic and commercial objectives.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Delivers core underwriting services to clients; assesses data, medical, and financial documents to provide accurate and competitive life risk selection
• Implements company’s underwriting policy, principles and ensures risks assumed on a sound and profitable basis
• Participates and offers underwriting expertise in departmental or company-wide activities and projects
• Supports new products development and offer underwriting expertise as required
• Supports internal quality assurance, governance, peer review and internal trainings
• Adopts a partnering approach when carrying out underwriting and audits with clients
• Maintains awareness and knowledge of insurance / takaful products and concepts, as well as changes in industry initiatives (regulatory, product development, technology, etc.) and principles of risk selection
• Develops, supports, and conducts continuing underwriting education by actively participating in external training programs, meetings, and webinars
• Supports Swiss Re (Retakaful) market presence via delivery of presentations and sharing of company initiatives, news, and events via social media
• Manages day-to-day operations to carry out responsibilities effectively
• Works effectively in a team environment, sharing responsibilities and supporting mutual dependencies through communication and collaboration
• Travels as required for meetings, industry conferences and client office visits

About the Team

We are part of the Life & Health Reinsurance Southeast Asia team focusing on Life & Health underwriting and claims support. The SEA L&H Underwriting & Claims team supports our clients on new product development opportunities leveraging our underwriting expertise and claims management experience. We work collaboratively with our clients and stakeholders to proactively manage risks, improve risk appetite and embrace new changes in risk philosophy. We are looking for candidates to be part of our team who exhibit or have the potential to embrace our core values and contribute to Swiss Re's target by providing best in class risk management.

About You

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and / or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

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