New Business UW Lead Specialist - 2000071V
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Our opportunity
Underwrites and analyzes new and existing life business within delegated authority levels to achieve business goals and maximize customer experience.
Your role
Key Accountabilities
• Completes assignments of moderate to high complexity while working within delegated authority.
• Provides technical underwriting support and guidance to customers and distributors, consistently providing excellent customer service.
• Within a range of processes and guidelines, works closely with distributors and other operational areas to support the overall achievement of the business plan, demonstrating strong knowledge in underwriting expertise, procedures and processes.
• Maintains internal and external distributor relationships by consistently requesting the correct evidence, consistently making the correct decision and always explaining rating decisions.
• Completes a range of queries and referrals within agreed authority limits, measuring the exposure & analyzing the risk of each case to maintain underwriting standards.
• Proactively contributes to the development and improvement of technical underwriting standards, controls, practices and procedures to better meet business goals.
• Proactively contributes ideas and work for the development of new or enhanced propositions / procedures/ philosophy, ensuring we charge the right premium for the associated risk.
• Identifies training opportunities for self and others and assists with training as directed.
Business Accountabilities
• Assist with quality reviews in order to help identify, assess and take action to mitigate risks to achievement of underwriting goals and objectives.
• Undertake investigations and inspections of data, processes and practice to identify potential or actual compliance issues and recommend appropriate action.
• Collate and analyze data and make recommendations to support the underwriter´s decision making process.
• Assess and evaluate underwriting processes in order to identify areas for improvement, tracking actions and monitoring implementation to demonstrate the impact that change may have.
• Act as lead technical resource for standard methodologies and systems knowledge to enable underwriters to deliver to customers efficiently and effectively.
• Review and interpret information and advise internal clients of appropriate action to fulfill procedural and regulatory requirements.
Your Skills and Experience
Bachelors degree with 6 or more years of experience in related field
Who we are
Looking for a career that will excite, challenge and inspire you? Thinking about insurance? Perhaps you should. Working for us is a totally different experience to what you probably expect. How do you feel about the things you truly love? Don’t you want to protect them in the best way possible? Imagine if you could help people do this all over the world. You’d give them confidence and reassurance by protecting what they love most. This is no easy task. In today’s interconnected world, tackling risk is fast, unpredictable and invigorating. You’ll have to think on your feet as you manage risks big and small, from flooding to cyber crime. You’ll be tackling issues like these in over 170 countries. It’s a big challenge, but you’ll have a truly diverse network helping you. As part of an international team, every day would provide opportunities to learn, grow and share ideas.
As you make an impact across borders, you’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company. A long-standing player in the insurance industry, we make every effort to address the career development needs and plans of our employees to ensure their success in the future.
So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.
Zurich Insurance has the policy to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to criteria such as race/ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.
At Zurich we believe that having a culture of inclusion is essential in delivering good results. Attracting, retaining and developing a diverse workforce where employees feel valued, respected and empowered allows people to reach their full potential. As a business this diversity helps us to better reflect and understand our 4 million customers’ needs to allow us to drive better outcomes. As a global organisation, with an increasingly agile workforce, we're happy to consider flexible working arrangements.
Primary Location
: Malaysia-Kuala Lumpur
Schedule
: Full-time
Travel
: No
Job Posting
: 11/30/20
