Remote Life Underwriting Auditor: Risk & Quality Leader

Manulife; Ohio; Remote; USD 92,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife/John Hancock is recruiting a Life Underwriting Auditor to conduct detailed audits of underwriting initiatives, evaluate decision quality, and provide actionable insights to ensure alignment with pricing, mortality assumptions, and regulatory requirements.

The role involves auditing medical and financial underwriting, identifying trends and root causes, and collaborating with risk and training teams to implement corrective actions and training, while contributing to the continuous

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in life insurance underwriting, with medical and financial underwriting expertise.
• Strong understanding of life insurance products, guidelines, and risk selection principles.
• Ability to interpret complex medical and financial information and assess risk accurately.
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to identify patterns and root causes in audit findings.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings clearly to leadership.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion in handling sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Conduct post-issue audits and monitor underwriting initiatives to assess technical accuracy and guideline adherence.
• Review underwriting decisions for medical, financial, and operational soundness.
• Identify material errors, trends, and themes in audit results and prepare clear reports and recommendations.
• Collaborate with Underwriting Management and Risk Management to develop and monitor CAPs.
• Support enhancement of the Underwriting Risk Control Framework and governance standards.
• Translate audit findings into targeted training and guideline clarifications.

Skills

Life underwriting

Audit

Critical thinking

Risk assessment

Communication

Project management

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Manulife/John Hancock is recruiting a Life Underwriting Auditor to conduct detailed audits of underwriting initiatives, evaluate decision quality, and provide actionable insights to ensure alignment with pricing, mortality assumptions, and regulatory requirements.

The role involves auditing medical and financial underwriting, identifying trends and root causes, and collaborating with risk and training teams to implement corrective actions and training, while contributing to the continuous