Remote Life Underwriting Auditor: Risk Insights

Manulife; Wisconsin; Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Flexible remote work

Job summary

Manulife/John Hancock in the United States seeks a Life Underwriting Auditor to conduct detailed audits of underwriting initiatives, assess guideline adherence, and deliver actionable insights to align with pricing, mortality assumptions, and regulatory requirements.

You'll partner with underwriting, risk, and training teams to implement CAPs, refine risk controls, and translate findings into targeted training and governance improvements, with exposure to innovative tools and audits.

Qualifications

• Several years (typically 5+ years) of experience in life insurance underwriting.
• Experience in medical and financial underwriting and risk assessment.
• Ability to interpret complex medical/financial data and identify root causes in audits.

Responsibilities

• Conduct post-issue audits of underwriting initiatives for technical accuracy and guideline adherence.
• Review underwriting decisions for medical, financial, and operational soundness.
• Identify trends in audit results and prepare structured reports for management.
• Collaborate with Underwriting Management and Risk Management on CAPs and remediation progress.
• Support enhancement of the Underwriting Risk Control Framework and KRIs.
• Translate audit findings into targeted training and guideline clarifications.
• Evaluate impact of innovation initiatives (tools, rules engines, GenAI) on underwriting quality and risk.
• Design and execute targeted audits for Underwriting Innovation initiatives.
• Ensure audit documentation is complete and suitable for internal/regulatory review.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of audit frameworks and reporting.

Skills

Life underwriting

Medical underwriting

Financial underwriting

Analytical skills

Audit reporting

Communication skills

Tools

BI tools

Excel

Job description

Manulife/John Hancock in the United States seeks a Life Underwriting Auditor to conduct detailed audits of underwriting initiatives, assess guideline adherence, and deliver actionable insights to align with pricing, mortality assumptions, and regulatory requirements.

You'll partner with underwriting, risk, and training teams to implement CAPs, refine risk controls, and translate findings into targeted training and governance improvements, with exposure to innovative tools and audits.