Full-timeFinance & accounting· Posted 2 Sept

Director, Underwriting Research Asia

ManulifeFrom company site

Salary

Not stated by the company

When

Full-time hours

Where

Singapore

Apply on company site

✨ How well do you match? Check in 10 seconds →

Free with a WorkJio account: we compare your profile with this job and show what you already meet.

Share with a friend

Start: Not stated
Work mode: On-site
Experience: Experienced

About the role

This senior role supports the upkeep and modernisation of the Manulife Underwriting Manual, working with underwriting, medical, actuarial and data specialists across Asia. It suits an experienced life underwriter who enjoys medical and mortality research and wants to shape underwriting philosophy beyond single case reviews. The position is based in Singapore on a hybrid working arrangement.

What you'll do

Review medical literature, epidemiological studies, clinical guidelines and mortality research
Assess new medical advances, treatments, diagnostic technologies and what they mean for life underwriting
Evaluate how medical impairments and risk factors affect mortality in retail and High Net Worth cases
Develop evidence-based recommendations on requirements, classifications, ratings and exclusions

Know someone for this? Share it

WhatsApp Telegram Facebook LinkedIn

Support review, enhancement and maintenance of the Manulife Underwriting Manual

Research and update guidelines for priority impairments using current evidence and mortality experience

Document underwriting rationale, evidence, assumptions and references for transparency and regulatory defensibility

Help localise guidance for Asian populations, healthcare systems and mortality experience

Evaluate links between underwriting decisions, mortality assumptions and portfolio performance

Assess how adverse mortality selection affects pricing, profitability and risk management

Work with actuarial teams on mortality assumptions and experience studies

Support risk philosophies that balance competitiveness with sustainable profitability

Collaborate with Chief Underwriters, Medical Directors, actuarial teams, claims leaders and external experts

Join working groups on underwriting innovation, risk assessment and manual modernisation

Present research findings and recommendations to underwriting leadership and governance committees

Contribute to AI-enabled and digital underwriting knowledge assets

Good to know

Hybrid working arrangement
Flexible environment with focus on well-being and inclusion
Opportunities to learn and grow your career
Part of a global team

Requirements

At least 10 years of life insurance underwriting experience
At least 2 years of High Net Worth underwriting experience
Proven expertise in mortality underwriting and medical risk assessment
Experience reviewing complex medical, financial and lifestyle risks
Strong grasp of medical impairments and mortality risk factors
Knowledge of evidence-based underwriting principles

Benefits

Learning and career growth support
Flexible working environment
Well-being and inclusion focus
Global team exposure

Apply on the company website

You will leave WorkJio. Never pay a fee or share your Singpass password, OTP or bank log-ins to apply.

Open application

Listed from Manulife’s own careers page and not yet verified by WorkJio. You apply on the company’s site. See all their roles.

Is this your company? Roles that show a salary rank higher on WorkJio. Claim or remove this listing

Manulife

Apply on site

Director, Underwriting Research Asia

About the role

What you'll do

Good to know

Requirements

Benefits

More jobs like this

Specialist, Market Operations

Accountant

Regulatory Compliance Manager

Director, FP&A, SEA

Relationship Service Manager, IB

Director, WRB Business Finance, Products Business Analyst