Head Of Underwriting And Product Strategy

About the Role

Areas of responsibilities

• Underwriting Operations:

• Working with a small team of underwriters, you will manage the relationship with our vendors and steer decisions to drive operational excellence in underwriting and maintain underwriting quality and sound risk management.

• Underwriting strategy:

• You will lead the development and implementation underwriting strategy to move from a more traditional underwriting approach to a more data-driven underwriting approach. This includes incorporation of new data sources and ability to identify new vendors to improve the efficiency, customer experience, and mortality/morbidity outcomes of the underwriting process.

• Insurance Product Strategy:

• You will support our product strategy. Through this you will ensure that we remain in line with industry trends. You will pioneer innovative idea and assist in the research of new methodologies to drive the development of new individual life and health products.

About the Team

The Insurance Team at iptiQ is and entrepreneurial and dynamic team that encompasses Pricing, UW, Product Strategy and Analytics. We drive change in the organization and the industry.

About You

• Minimum 7 years of experience in a senior underwriting role, which designed and implemented full underwriting and simplified issue underwriting rule sets and guidelines in the Life industry from the ground up. Similar experience in individual Medicare Supplement and other health products a plus.

• Experience with both traditional underwriting techniques and automated/accelerated underwriting

• A decisive leader with a proven history of problem-solving

• You would need to operate effectively in an environment of deadlines and high workloads, adjusts schedules or work hours to meet changes in priorities

• Strong customer focus

For Armonk, NY, the estimated base salary range for this position is $124,000 to $198,000. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget.

At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.

About iptiQ

At iptiQ, we partner with established brands around the world to create impactful digital insurance solutions.

We make it easier for consumers to buy the insurance they need from the brands they trust. We provide life and non-life insurance through our end-to-end digital platform and build multi-channel customer experiences.

What we offer our employees is outstanding. Hybrid working in offices across the world, phenomenal learning & career opportunities and a culture that encourages new perspectives to challenge conventions and come up with innovative solutions.

We believe in the power of inclusion and a work environment where everyone can be their authentic self. Drawing on our employees' broad range of perspectives, life experiences and backgrounds, stimulates creativity and gives us a competitive edge. Ignite your curiosity to shape digital insurance.

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, pregnancy, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.

iptiQ is part of Swiss Re, one of the world's leading providers of re/insurance and risk transfer solutions. This means we're backed by Swiss Re's capital strength and more than 150 years of risk knowledge. Through our partnerships, we contribute to Swiss Re's vision to make the world more resilient.

During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.

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Reference Code: 128889

Nearest Major Market: White Plains

Nearest Secondary Market: New York City

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