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Medical Underwriter - Insurance
Marshall Wolfe are looking to recruit an experienced Medical Underwriter to join our client, a large national insurance organisation, on a contract basis. This is initially a 12-month fully remote contract, with the potential to go permanent if desired.
The role will join a leading protection team and is integral to ensuring accurate and fair underwriting decisions while delivering outstanding customer outcomes. You will take ownership of a case pipeline from application to offer, balancing commercial risk with customer needs to support a 5-star service proposition.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and underwrite cases from application through to offer, making accurate and commercially appropriate decisions within personal authority limits.
- Ensure all underwriting decisions support fair customer outcomes.
- Act as a technical expert, providing guidance, coaching, and mentoring to less experienced underwriters.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Support the delivery of the wider customer agenda and contribute to the overall underwriting strategy.
- Maintain adherence to quality assurance frameworks, ensuring decisions are consistent and within agreed tolerances.
- Demonstrate proactive management of conduct and operational risk.
- Commit to ongoing professional development, enhancing knowledge through training and industry insights.
Skills & Experience Required
- Extensive track record of medical and financial underwriting.
- Strong knowledge of the protection market.
- Ability to research, analyse, and interpret complex medical and financial information.
- Excellent understanding of medical terminology.
- Highly analytical, detail-focused, and results-driven with a passion for customer satisfaction.
Please forward your CV in the first instance for more information on this role.
12 Month Contract | Remote (UK)
