VP, Head of New Business Operations and Underwriting
Core
Lead New Business and Underwriting operations, managing team performance, risk control, and strategic underwriting capability development for life insurance products.
Role type
VP / Head of New Business Operations and Underwriting
Builds
New business cases, underwriting decisions, and automated risk assessment workflows
Domain
Insurance (Life & Health), Risk Management, Operations
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Team leadership, complex case management, business plan development, strategic objective implementation, automation strategy, risk management, stakeholder negotiation, process flow optimization
Preferred skills
Actuarial background, Project Management, Quality Management, AI/Technology adoption
Technologies
AI, Straight-through processing, Digital onboarding
Responsibilities
Manage New Business and Underwriting team to ensure agreed turnaround times; Manage complex underwriting cases and deviations beyond normal guidelines; Drive automation and AI adoption for risk assessment; Contribute to business plan development and strategic objectives; Provide technical guidance on business evaluation and underwriting standards; Control risk management function to manage portfolio performance and loss ratios.
Seniority
Executive (VP/Head), Strategy & Mentorship