Chief Underwriting Officer

Prudential Assurance UK

Bermuda
High net worth life insurance
Complex underwriting assessment
Risk selection excellence
This role is accountable for delivering best-in-class underwriting outcomes for high net worth life insurance cases originating through Bermuda-based operations

Job Summary

  • This role is accountable for delivering best-in-class underwriting outcomes for high net worth life insurance cases originating through Bermuda-based operations.
  • The role leads end-to-end underwriting assessment for complex, high-sum-assured, multi-jurisdictional, and bespoke client needs, ensuring risk selection excellence, commercial responsiveness, and strong governance.
  • Working closely with the COO, this role strengthens the underwriting operating model through process discipline, turnaround performance, quality controls, reinsurer engagement, and continuous improvement—while maintaining adherence to local regulatory expectations and internal risk appetite.

Matching Summary

This role is accountable for delivering best-in-class underwriting outcomes for high net worth life insurance cases originating through Bermuda-based operations.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • high net worth life insurance
  • complex underwriting assessment
  • risk selection excellence
  • commercial responsiveness
  • HNW underwriting & case leadership
  • financial underwriting assessment
  • medical/technical risk assessment
  • reinsurance & large case management
  • underwriting governance & controls
  • stakeholder & distribution partnership

Nice-to-have

  • partners for every life
  • protectors for every future
  • diversity is celebrated
  • inclusion assured
  • connect, grow, and succeed

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years underwriting experience
  • significant HNW/large sum assured experience
  • managing regulators in Bermuda, Hong Kong, Singapore
  • managing facultative reinsurance
  • international/offshore structures experience
  • Degree in business, finance, or related discipline
  • Relevant underwriting certification/designation preferred

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