iptiQ Hiring for Sr Analyst Uw Services South Asia at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Full Time

Job Description

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

Functional title:
Junior Analyst
Corporate band:
Associate
Line Manager
Tushar Pethkar
Organizational Unit:
Life & Health products
Location:
Bangalore
Functional Title
About the Role:

• As a Junior Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting assessment of individual and group life & health reinsurance in accordance to underwriting guidelines and has the ability to take decision outside guidelines, where appropriate.
• Provide accurate and consistent risk selection on a timely basis through prudent case assessment and critical thinking skills
• Maintain the defined quality and turnaround time for case assessment
• Able to engage with internal business partners and different teams on operational and case by case level.
• Establishes & maintains positive relationship with internal partners.
• Identify & resolve service issues with internal clients /stakeholders
• Prepares statistical client/region specific reports and share strategic inputs/solutions with business partners
• Ad-hoc support on projects driven by Cross functional teams
• Adhere to the process Standards and guidelines for L&H Underwriting activities defined by the L&H products hub
• Be flexible and demonstrate performance culture to for achieving the regional business goals and performance indices.
• Be an integral part of the One-team for underwriting and deliver on the key must-wins for the business

About the Team (Description and context in which the role sits in)
Life & Health Underwriting Services team supports regions across Asia (India, SEA, Hong Kong/Taiwan and ANZ). We deliver 100% case assessments for India, SEA and Hong Kong/Taiwan that includes High Net Worth business. The team is building expertise in disability income product for ANZ region.
The team is a decade old, and committed to develop proficient underwriters, craft roadmap for competency enhancement and give growth opportunity for potential candidates like you through local rotation and Project assignments.
Along with core job, experienced underwriters participate in-house Life Guide projects, product development, client trainings and audits.
We live ‘One Team’ culture enabling positive work relationship with on-shore business partners and share the same success story.
About you: (education, linguistic ability, professional experience, leadership qualities, soft skills)

• Preferred science graduate (Biology, Microbiology), Paramedical staff (Nurse, Pharmacist), Dentists, medical background (BAMS, BHMS etc) with an interest in financial Underwriting and analysis
• 0 to 2 years of experience in Insurance/TPA. Preferred Life/Health Underwriters
• Complete end to end understanding of the insurance value chain and has an awareness of the legal, regulatory, tax and consumer protection framework in the market.
• Proficient in Life & Health Underwriting and all other products available within the local market.
• Well-developed decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.
• Willingness to learn and expand knowledge on Insurance/Reinsurance concepts
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken). Other foreign language will be added advantage
• Commercial mind set and negotiating ability
• Ability to build rapport & maintain positive relationships with the team and also Onshore Business Partners.
• Ability to work in a team & make a valuable contribution