General Insurance Underwriting Lead — Growth & Strategy

AIA Hong Kong; Hong Kong Island; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

AIA Hong Kong is seeking a Senior Manager to lead end-to-end General Insurance Underwriting, including underwriting, pricing, product development, and governance. The role requires coordinating with regulators and cross-functional teams to balance growth with risk management and profitability.

The successful candidate will drive underwriting performance, customer-centric solutions, and digital transformation while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Insurance or Business Administration.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in underwriting, product development or project management, including at least 5 years in management roles.
• Proven track record in driving profitable portfolio growth.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Fluency in English and Chinese.
• You are required to obtain relevant license if your job involves in regulated activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end portfolio management lifecycle, including underwriting, pricing, product development, reinsurance, and operational process design.
• Collaborate with regulators, governance functions, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance, deliver portfolio growth, and strengthen market position.
• Embed a customer-first mindset by understanding customer needs and taking end-to-end ownership to resolve issues.
• Lead underwriting performance of the assigned business lines, balancing growth, portfolio quality and profitability.
• Support direct manager in formulating underwriting strategies, pricing controls, risk appetite and portfolio management initiatives.
• Ensure timely, accurate and consistent underwriting services meeting service standards and productivity targets.
• Drive product development, enhancement and digital transformation projects with distribution, IT and business stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal governance requirements.
• Provide strategic leadership in managing general insurance products, aligning with growth ambitions.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder mgmt

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Underwriting

Product development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Insurance or Business Administration

Job description

AIA Hong Kong is seeking a Senior Manager to lead end-to-end General Insurance Underwriting, including underwriting, pricing, product development, and governance. The role requires coordinating with regulators and cross-functional teams to balance growth with risk management and profitability.

The successful candidate will drive underwriting performance, customer-centric solutions, and digital transformation while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies.