Senior Medical Underwriter

Job Description PartnerRe is a leading, privately owned, multi-line global reinsurer with a reputation for financial stability and strength, and a commitment to rebuilding businesses and communities after risk events around the world. Our mission is to continue to be a financially stable and predictable business partner, supporting our clients with tailored solutions, delivering superior returns to our owner, providing rewarding opportunities for our people, and making a positive contribution to society. We live by our values of Integrity, Performance, Collaboration, Straightforward Communication, and Respect and Care. About the Position This is a business supporting and risk management role for the Life & Health business of PartnerRe in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The ideal candidate will independently support the head of the function in managing day‑to‑day underwriting services, providing inputs for strategic underwriting plans, and successfully executing those strategies while proactively managing client relationships and engagement plans. The candidate should develop and or support the delivery of innovative underwriting solutions to clients, multitask, and contribute to the growth of our business with prudence and due diligence, enhancing our footprint and technical expertise within the industry. In addition, the candidate should demonstrate strong customer orientation, maintaining proactive and positive working relationships with clients, team members, and cross‑functional colleagues. PartnerRe is an equal opportunities employer. Key Responsibilities Manage day‑to‑day referrals across all lines of business, including complex cases and claims re‑underwriting, ensuring decisions are consistent, competitive, and timely; take ownership of decisions and handle client queries and technical negotiations independently. Develop client‑specific underwriting strategy for assigned markets and support the identification, evaluation, and execution of potential opportunities requested by business teams. Proactively build deeper engagement with key clients, understand and deliver their product and underwriting service needs with best‑in‑class service standards; organize regular client engagement activities such as meetings, webinars, workshops, client‑specific training initiatives, and underwriting solutions to create business impact. Participate in the development and adaptation of the underwriting manual and operational manual, ensuring that risk elements and changes reflect market practices and expectations of APAC clients. Work towards sharpening underwriting guidelines for specific client needs, understanding requirements, researching, and coordinating with CMO to develop and execute underwriting guidelines addressing client needs. Lead or engage in underwriting or cross‑functional projects and process improvement initiatives (internal and external), new underwriting philosophy, guidelines or responsibilities. Plan and lead client reviews, including application form questions, non‑medical limits, and medical underwriting requirements. Review and provide inputs to product design, policy provisions, treaties, underwriting guidelines, initiatives, campaigns, and related requests in a timely manner to help develop business. Provide advice to pricing teams, conduct medical literature reviews, and perform relevant statistical research to assist with assumption setting, product pricing, and development of new pricing bases. Enhance PartnerRe's footprint in APAC by engaging in industry associations and contributing to building the PartnerRe brand through active engagement in external and internal conferences and forums, publishing articles. Train and coach new joiners in the team and engage in peer review to maintain quality services. Travel as per business requirements. Qualifications Technical Skills Extensive Life (re)insurance technical underwriting expertise and experience in handling complex and comprehensive mortality, critical illness, ABD, disability benefits. Strong understanding of products across group and retail markets, including good understanding of underwriting practices, especially across the ANZ market; experience of the APAC market is an added advantage. Resourceful in developing and delivering underwriting training, providing technical input to product quotes, conducting underwriting and portfolio reviews, and excited with taking unique underwriting solutions to clients. Understanding of market regulatory and business framework and ability to provide inputs to business and pricing teams. Proficiency in written and oral English is a must. Chinese language capabilities are an added advantage. Soft Skills Knowledge of Life and Health reinsurance business and proposition. Strategic thinking with strong analytical skills and problem‑solving ability. High degree of client orientation. Self‑motivated and driven to identify client needs, plan, develop, coordinate, and execute initiatives independently and proactively. Team player while being curious and having a real desire to contribute to a high‑performing team to help the business unit achieve great success together. Excellent influencing, negotiation, and presentation skills. Fluency in spoken and written English is a must; Chinese language skills will be advantageous. Work Experience 15 years’ or more of Life (re)insurance experience underwriting complex mortality and living benefits with experience in the ANZ market. Education University degree, preferably in Medicine, Life Sciences, or Finance. Professional Qualification Professional qualifications in life insurance underwriting or insurance industry (e.g., FLMI, FALU, ACII). Additional Information PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel welcome, respected, and empowered to perform at their best. We invite you to learn more about D&I at PartnerRe. #LI-Hybrid Thank you, PartnerRe Hiring Team #J-18808-Ljbffr