HNW Underwriting Manager | Lead $5–10M UW Authority

FWD Insurance; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5-day work week

20-22 days annual leaves

Learning & development opportunities

Attractive package

Job summary

FWD Group in Hong Kong seeks an experienced Underwriter to support High Net Worth underwriting daily operations and ensure timely, consistent decisions. The role involves financial and medical risk assessments, AML checks, and close collaboration with agents to deliver underwriting outcomes.

Candidates should have 5–10 years in underwriting, a degree, and ideally FALU/FLMI. Fluency in English and Chinese, strong customer focus, and ability to perform under pressure are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree holder with professional underwriting credentials preferred.
• Proactive, independent and able to work under pressure.
• Strong customer focus with good presentation and communication skills.
• Good command of both written and spoken English & Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Support HNW underwriting daily operation.
• Ensure new applications are underwritten consistently and timely.
• Conduct financial and medical underwriting and AML risk assessments.
• Handle agent inquiries and communicate underwriting decisions.
• Keep underwriting manuals updated and maintain service standards.
• Execute underwriting workflow effectively and monitor service delivery.
• Take on ad-hoc assignments as required.

Skills

Customer focus

Proactive

Detail-oriented

English & Chinese

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor degree

FALU/FLMI advantage

Job description

FWD Group in Hong Kong seeks an experienced Underwriter to support High Net Worth underwriting daily operations and ensure timely, consistent decisions. The role involves financial and medical risk assessments, AML checks, and close collaboration with agents to deliver underwriting outcomes.

Candidates should have 5–10 years in underwriting, a degree, and ideally FALU/FLMI. Fluency in English and Chinese, strong customer focus, and ability to perform under pressure are essential.