Medical Underwriter Job in Reigate Rh2 7Ru
Our large, extremely reputable company in Reigarte is seeking a Medical underwriter to join their team. You will be required to contribute to the formulation and implementation of business strategy, providing direction to line management to ensure achievement of corporate objectives.
Duties
- Prioritise daily tasks as appropriate and communicate with other team members to ensure delivery of service level agreements
- To support the other members of the Underwriting Team when necessary with training, data collection and research requirements
- To design, document and deliver appropriate training material in support of the ongoing education of the Operational teams involved with the processing of underwritten business
- To identify training needs through regular review of MI and referral data and provide constructive feedback through the appropriate Team Manager
- To actively participate in any project or change initiatives. Ensuring the appropriate resources are engaged and available to support the successful delivery and implementation of each change and minimising impact on ongoing service
- Assist in the testing and implementation of changes to the underwriting system, process and procedures
- Providing medical information and guidance to other areas of the business e.g. Marketing, Category, Actuarial when required
- To act as liaison with contemporaries across the business and other organisations in order to build relationships and facilitate high quality levels of service
Skills and Qualifications Required
- Degree or professional equivalent e.g. CF1, CF4, FA2 etc
- Life and Disability Underwriting Exam C11 module 555
- Previous experience of life/disability/pensions underwriting
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to work as part of, and develop effective teams in order to deliver results
- Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
- Proven high attention to detail
- Ability to identify business and medical risks and apply these in a commercial environment
Skills and Knowledge Experience
Required
- Previous experience of working in a medical underwriting team
- Experience of understanding medical conditions, the associated risks of these conditions and the impact they have on life expectancy
- Experience of providing a high level of customer service t