Remote Life Underwriting Auditor - Risk & Quality

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Mental health benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a Life Underwriting Auditor to perform detailed audits of underwriting initiatives and ensure alignment with guidelines and regulatory requirements. The role supports CAPs, risk controls, and governance standards while collaborating with training and innovation teams.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in life underwriting, strong analytical skills, and the ability to translate findings into actionable improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of life insurance underwriting experience.
• Strong understanding of life insurance products and underwriting guidelines.
• Ability to interpret complex medical and financial information.
• Excellent analytical and reporting capabilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication to leadership.
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Conduct post-issue audits of underwriting initiatives.
• Review medical, financial, and operational underwriting decisions.
• Identify errors and trends; prepare structured audit reports.
• Collaborate to develop corrective action plans and track progress.
• Enhance Underwriting Risk Control Framework and KRIs.
• Translate audit findings into targeted training and guidance.
• Evaluate new tools and GenAI impacts on underwriting quality.
• Design and execute audits for Underwriting Innovation.
• Ensure audit documentation supports governance and regulatory reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement of audit frameworks and reporting.

Skills

Technical underwriting

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

ALU / FALU / FLMI designation

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Manulife is seeking a Life Underwriting Auditor to perform detailed audits of underwriting initiatives and ensure alignment with guidelines and regulatory requirements. The role supports CAPs, risk controls, and governance standards while collaborating with training and innovation teams.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in life underwriting, strong analytical skills, and the ability to translate findings into actionable improvements.