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Underwriting Manager (Life Insurance)

Mandaluyong Permanent PHP90,000 - PHP140,000 per month (PHP1,080,000 - PHP1,680,000 per year) View Job Description
The Manager/Senior Manager, Underwriting will combine hands-on case underwriting with leadership, coaching, and operational excellence initiatives. This role plays a key part in developing underwriting talent, improving workflows, and supporting technology-driven underwriting transformation.
  • Join a pioneer team with a fast-growing multinational insurance company.
  • Shape team growth while influencing underwriting strategy.

About Our Client

The organisation is a technology-driven life insurance provider focused on making insurance more accessible and efficient for families. By leveraging data analytics and digital innovation, it is modernising the underwriting experience and scaling rapidly across markets.

Job Description

  • Underwrite life insurance cases, dedicating approximately 50% of time to case assessment and decision-making.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing underwriting team.
  • Partner with underwriting leadership to recruit, onboard, and retain underwriting talent across multiple locations.
  • Assess team quality, capacity, and hiring requirements to support business growth.
  • Design and enhance onboarding programmes and technical underwriting training.
  • Implement performance management and quality control processes to drive continuous improvement.
  • Mentor underwriters to strengthen technical expertise and decision-making capability.
  • Drive initiatives to improve underwriting workflows and operational efficiency.
  • Support the implementation of underwriting rules within automated underwriting systems.
  • Collaborate on testing and validation of underwriting automation, rules, and processes.
  • Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

The Successful Applicant

Required

  • 10+ years of life insurance underwriting experience.
  • 5+ years of underwriting leadership, people management, or development experience.
  • Strong knowledge of life insurance underwriting practices and industry trends.
  • Experience leading teams and developing underwriting talent.
  • Demonstrated ability to execute strategic initiatives and deliver results.
  • Data-driven decision-making capability with strong business judgement.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills.



Preferred

  • Experience with US life insurance underwriting.
  • Professional underwriting credentials such as LOMA, ALU, or similar certifications.
  • Experience working with underwriting technology, automation, or underwriting engines.

What's on Offer

  • Establish a pioneer underwriting team in the Philippines.
  • Full-time leadership opportunity.
  • Strategic influence over underwriting operations and process improvement.
  • Opportunity to lead and develop underwriting teams.
  • Exposure to innovative underwriting technology and automation initiatives.
  • Opportunity to join a rapidly growing, technology-focused life insurance organisation.
Contact
Mika Tuason
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7111867
Phone number
+63 2 7795 5003

Job summary

Function
Banking & Financial Services
Sub Sector
Insurance
What is your area of specialisation?
Business Services
Location
Mandaluyong
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Mika Tuason
Consultant contact
+63 2 7795 5003
Job Reference
JN-092026-7111867

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.