Senior Underwriter: Risk & Training Lead

CTF Life; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Chow Tai Fook Life Insurance Company Limited in Hong Kong seeks an experienced Senior Underwriter to assess medical and life cases within approval limits. You will apply strong analytical and decision-making skills to support risk assessment and ensure compliance with company rules.

The role involves training junior underwriters, handling inquiries from distribution channels and internal stakeholders, and maintaining service standards with timely turnaround.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of underwriting experience in the life insurance industry.
• Self-motivated, independent, and able to work under pressure.
• Strong knowledge of insurance products, compliance requirements & underwriting skills.
• Good analytical, decision‑making, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform underwriting assessment on both medical/non-medical cases within approval limits to ensure the underwriting decision complied with company’s rules & guidelines.
• Provide quality services and support to internal and external customers.
• Apply strong analytical, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills in risk assessment.
• Support underwriting training and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain agreed turnaround time (TAT) and service standards.
• Handle re‑underwriting cases; experience in escalations and case referrals preferred.
• Handle underwriting enquiries from distribution channels and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure service delivery within the team’s turnaround time (TAT) standards.
• Provide training to junior underwriters.
• Provide services to distribution channels.

Skills

Underwriting expertise

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Problem solving

Job description

Chow Tai Fook Life Insurance Company Limited in Hong Kong seeks an experienced Senior Underwriter to assess medical and life cases within approval limits. You will apply strong analytical and decision-making skills to support risk assessment and ensure compliance with company rules.

The role involves training junior underwriters, handling inquiries from distribution channels and internal stakeholders, and maintaining service standards with timely turnaround.