Specialist Underwriting Governance (Insurance)

Location: Quarry Bay, Hong Kong; hybrid working with a mix of working from home and office work.

Company

hirify.global is an international insurer operating across 26 countries with more than 13,000 employees.

What you will do

• Implement consistent underwriting policies, procedures, and practices across Hong Kong and Macau in line with Group, regional, and local standards.
• Administer the Delegated Authority framework, including DUA agreements, system sanctions, reporting, and compliance with Asia guidelines.
• Administer and coordinate timely peer reviews, risk assessments, declarations, and attestations related to underwriting governance.
• Monitor compliance with underwriting guidelines and standards, conduct regular reviews, and escalate identified gaps for action.
• Provide governance communication, training, and clarification to stakeholders and the wider underwriting community.
• Collaborate with regional governance, Product Leaders, and Catastrophe Modelling teams on reporting, business planning, exposure management, and improvement projects.

Requirements

• Experience with administration and management of underwriting governance and Delegated Authority frameworks, including central management of DUA agreements.
• Ability to monitor compliance with underwriting guidelines and standards and conduct regular reviews.
• Ability to support business plans, strategy, and budgets in collaboration with Product Leaders.
• Ability to collaborate with Catastrophe Modelling teams to monitor, assess, and manage exposures.
• Ability to complete peer reviews on time and take appropriate action on identified gaps and improvements.
• Ability to maintain local underwriting guidelines, review them regularly, and ensure they remain current and are communicated appropriately.
• Skills in analytical thinking, business reporting, communication, critical thinking, insurance underwriting, policy analysis, regulatory compliance, risk management, and stakeholder management.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working combining home and office work.
• Life Leave to support significant life events.
• Wellbeing coaching, nutritional support, confidential counselling, and financial and legal advice.
• Collaborative regional environment with opportunities to contribute to underwriting governance across Hong Kong and Macau.