Summary: The Life Underwriter role at a leading financial services business involves assessing applications for critical illness, disability, and life insurance, primarily in a remote capacity with occasional travel to Exeter for training. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and can also work from the Exeter or Bournemouth office. The position requires strong communication skills and a strategic mindset, with opportunities for development and progression within the underwriting team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assessing and determining the outcome for various applications covering critical illness, disability, and life insurance.
• Liaising with customers to obtain further information for processing applications.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory, statutory standards, and business guidelines.
• Keeping updated with developments in underwriting and advancements in medical/financial insurance.
• Reviewing processes and procedures and recommending improvements.

Key Skills:

• Experience in underwriting, particularly in critical illness cover, income protection, life, and medical underwriting.
• Completion of CII or working towards it.
• Experience underwriting large cases or high sums assured is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strategical mindset.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Bournemouth

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance