Chief Underwriting Officer

Prudential Corporation Asia Ltd

Bermuda, Bermuda
On-site
High-value, medically and financially complex hnw applications
Assess source of wealth, source of funds, insurable interest
Interpret medical evidence and apply consistent decisioning
Prudential Corporation Asia Ltd is seeking a Chief Underwriting Officer based in Bermuda to oversee high-value life insurance underwriting for high net worth clients. The ideal candidate will have extensive underwriting experience, particularly in complex cases, and will lead a team while ensuring operational excellence and compliance

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.
  • Manage a team of highly experienced HNW underwriters and case managers, mentoring junior underwriters/case managers on complex case handling, decision quality, and documentation standards.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

Prudential Corporation Asia Ltd is seeking a Chief Underwriting Officer based in Bermuda to oversee high-value life insurance underwriting for high net worth clients. The ideal candidate will have extensive underwriting experience, particularly in complex cases, and will lead a team while ensuring operational excellence and compliance.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • high-value, medically and financially complex HNW applications
  • assess source of wealth, source of funds, insurable interest
  • interpret medical evidence and apply consistent decisioning
  • manage facultative submissions and negotiations with reinsurers
  • ensure all decisions are fully documented, auditable, and compliant
  • drive underwriting service performance: turnaround time (TAT)
  • partner with HNW distribution/brokers and relationship managers

Nice-to-have

  • platform for people to do their best work
  • culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured
  • support people's career ambitions
  • continuous improvement initiatives

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years underwriting experience
  • significant exposure to HNW / large sum assured / complex financial underwriting
  • Prior experience in managing regulators in Bermuda, HongKong and Singapore
  • Proven track record managing facultative reinsurance
  • Experience operating in (or supporting) international/offshore structures
  • Relevant underwriting certification/designation preferred

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