Senior Underwriting Consultant – Internal Auditor

Posted 19hrs ago

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Senior consultant auditing life insurance underwriting decisions for Manulife, a global financial services provider. Evaluating risk, compliance, documentation, and process quality across underwriting operations.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct independent audits and quality reviews of life insurance underwriting decisions, documentation, and processes
  • Evaluate underwriting assessments against established guidelines, procedures, and best practices
  • Assess medical, non-medical, financial, compliance, retention, and reinsurance decisions for appropriateness and consistency
  • Identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for process improvement and underwriter development
  • Recommend training and educational initiatives based on audit findings
  • Participate actively in team discussions, providing objective feedback and professional opinions on audit results
  • Collaborate with Underwriting, Medical, and Risk Management teams
  • Contribute to innovation, continuous improvement, and the evolution of the underwriting audit program
  • Support targeted audits of specialized case types and emerging business initiatives

Requirements:

  • Minimum 5 years of life insurance underwriting experience
  • Expert knowledge of medical, financial, and non-medical underwriting principles and practices
  • Strong understanding of life insurance risk assessment and underwriting guidelines
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
  • Experience auditing, reviewing, or coaching underwriting decisions preferred
  • Knowledge of reinsurance treaties, retention limits, and marketplace practices preferred
  • Experience with compliance and quality assurance programs preferred
  • Strong digital literacy and proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams
  • Comfortable adopting new technology and leveraging digital tools to improve efficiency and reporting

Benefits:

  • Incentive programs and incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Mental health benefits
  • Vision insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Life and AD&D insurance coverage
  • Adoption/surrogacy benefits
  • Wellness benefits
  • Employee/family assistance plans
  • Retirement savings plans, including pension/401(k) savings plans
  • Global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
  • Financial education and counseling resources
  • Up to 11 paid holidays per year
  • 3 personal days per year
  • 150 hours of vacation per year
  • 40 hours of sick time per year, or more where required by law
  • Statutory leaves of absence
  • Flexible environment
  • Learning and career development support