Head of Underwriting: AI-Driven Growth & Risk
Tower Insurance
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Job summary
Tower Insurance, Auckland, seeks a Head of Underwriting to lead a modern, AI-enabled underwriting function and drive sustainable growth. This role blends deep underwriting expertise, commercial judgement and a passion for innovation to deliver better customer outcomes across products and channels.
You will shape risk selection, portfolio performance and governance, while guiding a transformation that redefines how underwriting works in a data-driven, automated environment.
Qualifications
- Deep expertise in underwriting, portfolio management and risk selection.
- Experience in insurance pricing, profitability and portfolio optimisation.
- Strong knowledge of AI, ML and analytics applications.
- Experience leading large-scale transformation programmes and teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead underwriting strategy across products, channels and partnerships.
- Use data, analytics and emerging tech to improve risk selection and performance.
- Collaborate with Tower teams to create faster, simpler underwriting experiences.
- Build a future-ready function with capability and ways of working for growth.
Skills
Job description
Tower Insurance, Auckland, seeks a Head of Underwriting to lead a modern, AI-enabled underwriting function and drive sustainable growth. This role blends deep underwriting expertise, commercial judgement and a passion for innovation to deliver better customer outcomes across products and channels.
You will shape risk selection, portfolio performance and governance, while guiding a transformation that redefines how underwriting works in a data-driven, automated environment.
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