Senior Underwriting Manager

2 weeks ago


Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines FWD Group Management Holdings Limited Full time
Senior Underwriting Manager FWD Group Management Holdings Limited Manila, Philippines

Senior Underwriting Manager FWD Group Management Holdings Limited Manila, Philippines Posted 4 days ago Permanent Competitive

About FWD Life Philippines

FWD Life Insurance Corporation (FWD Life Philippines) launched its commercial operations in September 2014. As of end-2022, FWD Life Philippines ranks 3rd and 6th in terms of Paid-up Capital(1) and New Business Annual Premium Equivalent(2), respectively.

FWD Group is a pan-Asian life insurance business with more than 11 million customers across 10 markets, including some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world. FWD reached its 10-year anniversary in 2023. The company is focused on making the insurance journey simpler, faster and smoother, with innovative propositions and easy-to-understand products, supported by digital technology. Through this customer-led approach, FWD is committed to changing the way people feel about insurance.

For more information, please visit

1 > Statistics > Life > 2022 > Based on Paid-Up Capital

2 > Statistics > Life > 2022 > Based on New Business Annual Premium Equivalent
Lead and oversee the day to day function of Underwriting unit and Special project/s assigned. Key Responsibilities:

Risk Appraisal/Underwriting. Handles approval of cases within approval authority and refers to reinsurer applications beyond local approval authority

BAU. Responsible for the strategic direction of the company's underwriting policies and standards

  • Ensure appropriate underwriting standards are in place to ensure that mortality and
  • morbidity results emerge as expected
  • Conducts case clinics with underwriters and participates in Underwriting
  • Reviews and determines changes to underwriting process, procedure and guidelines
  • Reviews, recommends and seeks approval for changes to medical/financial evidence requirements and non-medical limits as considered necessary
  • Implement self-audit program for underwriters
  • Handles underwriting sessions and meetings with distributors
  • Ensures that commitment in the turn around time in application processing is achieved
  • Provides guidance to Client services unit, if necessary
  • Involved in the preparation of underwriting guidelines for products
  • Involved in the approval of rules and guidelines and implementation of client services transaction that has underwriting risk.
People Management . Responsible for the development of the underwriter.

Special Projects.

Responsible for the effective implementation of VIP concierge not limited to Underwriting process.
SME for UnderwriteMe rules creation/changes/enhancement.

Skills and Experience:
  • Must be a college graduate
  • Nursing graduate or graduate of other medical-related courses preferred
  • Must have completed LOMA Level 1 Certification
  • With attendance in local underwriting seminars
  • Experience in leading a team
  • Strategic/Forward thinking
  • Experience in Underwriting and New Business
  • Team player
Privacy Notice

Your privacy is a priority for FWD. The Company keeps your personal information with us in confidence. To know more about how we process your information, kindly refer to our FWD Recruitment Privacy Notice.

FWD has partnered with Talocity Instasolutions Private Limited ("Talocity") to manage the initial filtering of candidate's profiles through video interviews, social profile mapping, and video analytics using artificial intelligence engine that is offered within the Talocity platform. The platform evaluates the candidate on the five well-known dimensions as per OCEAN Personality Model that influence occupational success and help understand workplace behavior. For more information, please refer to Talocity Privacy Policy.

When you apply, FWD will share your name, phone number and email address to Talocity to contact you and conduct the initial screening and profiling process. Shortlisted candidates will then be contacted by FWD for the face-to-face interview.

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