Senior Medical Underwriter - Life & Disability (UK/IRL)

PartnerRe; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

PartnerRe, a leading reinsurer, seeks a Senior Medical Underwriter based in Dublin with travel. You will handle UK/IRL medical underwriting for individuals and groups, applying expertise in Life, Disability, and Critical Illness, and guiding evidence requirements and underwriting philosophies.

You will collaborate across teams and support digital underwriting initiatives. The role demands strong analytical skills, ability to work under deadlines, and experience in both markets.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Life, Disability and Critical Illness products.
• Expertise in underwriting practices and guidelines.
• Experience with UK/IRL medical underwriting for individual and group business.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK-IRL medical underwriting for individual and group business.
• Assess and support underwriting of high-value Life and illness risks.
• Provide guidance on underwriting decisions and evidence requirements.
• Develop and maintain underwriting guidelines and manuals.
• Support AI-enabled and digital underwriting initiatives.
• Deliver high-quality recommendations within service standards.
• Build relationships with clients, claims and product teams.
• Advise on underwriting philosophy, product design, and risk strategies.
• Assist commercial teams during client reviews and tenders.
• Participate in client meetings and market-facing events.
• Contribute to new propositions and product innovation.

Skills

Life underwriting

Disability

Critical Illness

Underwriting knowledge

English expert

German/French (plus)

Job description

PartnerRe, a leading reinsurer, seeks a Senior Medical Underwriter based in Dublin with travel. You will handle UK/IRL medical underwriting for individuals and groups, applying expertise in Life, Disability, and Critical Illness, and guiding evidence requirements and underwriting philosophies.

You will collaborate across teams and support digital underwriting initiatives. The role demands strong analytical skills, ability to work under deadlines, and experience in both markets.