Senior Medical Underwriter – Hybrid Dublin

Bank of Ireland Group plc; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Health insurance

Pension contributions

Maternity leave

Fertility policy

Career development

Job summary

Bank of Ireland Group plc is seeking an experienced Medical Underwriter to join New Ireland Assurance in Dublin. You will assess life insurance applications, make risk-based underwriting decisions, and collaborate with brokers and customers to deliver fair, timely outcomes.

The team values collaboration and continuous improvement, with a hybrid work model and clear career development. Essential DLDU beneficial; 3+ years underwriting experience in life assurance preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in underwriting life insurance applications with sound risk assessment.
• Strong communication skills to explain underwriting decisions clearly.
• Ability to manage multiple cases and work with brokers and customers.

Responsibilities

• Assess life insurance applications and make underwriting decisions balancing customer needs, commercial considerations, and risk appetite.
• Communicate underwriting requirements and decisions clearly and professionally to colleagues, brokers, and customers through both written and verbal channels.
• Take ownership of applications, queries, appeals, and complaints, ensuring cases are managed efficiently and escalated when appropriate.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders while contributing to service excellence, customer satisfaction, and operational performance targets.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance underwriting processes, sharing knowledge, and providing coaching and feedback to junior underwriters.

Skills

Medical underwriting

Underwriting decisions

Stakeholder communication

Education

Diploma in Life & Disability Underwriting (DLDU)

Job description

Bank of Ireland Group plc is seeking an experienced Medical Underwriter to join New Ireland Assurance in Dublin. You will assess life insurance applications, make risk-based underwriting decisions, and collaborate with brokers and customers to deliver fair, timely outcomes.

The team values collaboration and continuous improvement, with a hybrid work model and clear career development. Essential DLDU beneficial; 3+ years underwriting experience in life assurance preferred.