Senior Underwriting Research Director, Asia

Manulife Group; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Group seeks an experienced underwriting professional to support modernization of the Manulife Underwriting Manual (MUM) across Asia. You will conduct medical and mortality research, translate findings into practical underwriting guidance, and collaborate with underwriting, medical, actuarial and data experts to keep MUM medically current and commercially competitive.

This senior role suits someone who enjoys research, evidence-based decision making, and shaping underwriting philosophy

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of life insurance underwriting experience.
• At least 2 years of High Net Worth underwriting.
• Proven mortality underwriting and medical risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct medical and mortality research to support underwriting guidance.
• Develop evidence-based underwriting requirements, classifications, ratings, and exclusions.
• Localise underwriting guidance for Asian populations and mortality experience.
• Collaborate with underwriting, medical, actuarial, and data experts.
• Present research findings to underwriting leadership and governance committees.
• Contribute to AI-enabled and digital underwriting knowledge assets.

Skills

Underwriting expertise

Mortality risk assessment

Analytical thinking

Technical writing

Job description

Manulife Group seeks an experienced underwriting professional to support modernization of the Manulife Underwriting Manual (MUM) across Asia. You will conduct medical and mortality research, translate findings into practical underwriting guidance, and collaborate with underwriting, medical, actuarial and data experts to keep MUM medically current and commercially competitive.

This senior role suits someone who enjoys research, evidence-based decision making, and shaping underwriting philosophy