Senior Underwriting & Audit Consultant (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Manulife’s US Life Underwriting Risk Management and Audit team seeks a Senior Underwriting Consultant - Internal Auditor to provide independent QA of underwriting decisions and processes. The role emphasizes consistency in applying guidelines and continuous improvement across the unit.

The ideal candidate has deep life underwriting expertise and strong analytical skills, capable of collaborating with business partners and stakeholders to enhance risk management and training.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of life insurance underwriting experience.
• Expert knowledge of medical, financial, and non-medical underwriting principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent audits and quality reviews of underwriting decisions and processes.
• Evaluate underwriting assessments against guidelines, procedures, and best practices.
• Assess medical, financial, non-medical, compliance, retention, and reinsurance decisions for appropriateness.
• Identify trends and gaps for process improvement and underwriter development.
• Recommend training initiatives based on audit findings.
• Collaborate with Underwriting, Medical and Risk Management teams.
• Contribute to evolution of the underwriting audit program.
• Support targeted audits of specialized case types.

Skills

Life insurance underwriting

Auditing and quality assurance

Critical thinking

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication skills

Independent work

Detail-oriented

Job description

Manulife’s US Life Underwriting Risk Management and Audit team seeks a Senior Underwriting Consultant - Internal Auditor to provide independent QA of underwriting decisions and processes. The role emphasizes consistency in applying guidelines and continuous improvement across the unit.

The ideal candidate has deep life underwriting expertise and strong analytical skills, capable of collaborating with business partners and stakeholders to enhance risk management and training.