Assistant Underwriting Manager: Medical Risk & Compliance

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

Hong Kong

On-site

HKD 300,000 - 520,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

5-day work
Attractive salary
MPF
Group life and group medical insurance
Excellent career development

Job summary

Sun Life Financial, Inc. in Hong Kong seeks a qualified Underwriter to assess medical risk up to authorization limits and ensure compliance with underwriting policies. You will support sellers, review colleagues' work, and provide second approvals for referred cases.

The role involves monitoring requests and handling ad-hoc assignments within a dynamic team. Requirements include a university degree and solid knowledge of medical underwriting, paired with strong English and Chinese communication

Qualifications

  • University degree required.
  • Knowledge of medical aspects (anatomy, physiology, disease).
  • Competent underwriter with authority to approve certain cases.
  • Understanding of financial and medical underwriting processes.
  • Proficient PC skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access.
  • Strong English and Chinese communication skills.
  • Customer‑oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Perform risk assessment of medical cases up to authorization limit.
  • Ensure new business tasks comply with policies and guidelines.
  • Provide sellers' enquiries supports.
  • Review underwriters' work when required.
  • Provide second approval for referred applications.
  • Assist Team Leader to monitor and report on requests.
  • Handle ad-hoc assignments.

Skills

Medical underwriting
Underwriting authority
Financial underwriting
PC skills (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/ACCES

Education

University degree

Tools

Excel
Word
PowerPoint
Access

Job description

Sun Life Financial, Inc. in Hong Kong seeks a qualified Underwriter to assess medical risk up to authorization limits and ensure compliance with underwriting policies. You will support sellers, review colleagues' work, and provide second approvals for referred cases.

The role involves monitoring requests and handling ad-hoc assignments within a dynamic team. Requirements include a university degree and solid knowledge of medical underwriting, paired with strong English and Chinese communication

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