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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Life & Health underwriter to join us as Life & Health Underwriting Portfolio Lead for the UK & Ireland. In this role, you will shape and apply our underwriting philosophy and risk appetite, support strong portfolio management, and provide clear technical guidance to colleagues and clients. You will be a senior voice within the UK & Ireland Underwriting and Claims team, collaborating closely with various disciplines globally and locally.

Responsibilities

Shape and deliver the UK & Ireland Life & Health underwriting philosophy, including its reflection in client support, underwriting guidance, and the Life Guide.
Act as a senior technical underwriting expert, providing clear guidance, advice, and constructive challenge to colleagues and clients.
Build trusted, long-term client relationships by understanding their challenges and helping them apply practical underwriting solutions.
Collaborate with Underwriting and Claims Portfolio & Proposition Teams, Medical Officers, Pricing, Client Markets, and Global teams to support the UK & Ireland market strategy.
Set underwriting risk appetite and strategy, using sound judgment to shape its direction and ensure alignment with business and client needs.
Use portfolio insight, claims experience, and broader knowledge to inform underwriting decisions and identify opportunities for improved outcomes.
Represent Swiss Re at client and industry events, sharing underwriting expertise and perspectives on emerging issues.
Guide clients in adopting innovative underwriting solutions, including AI, and support them in building robust risk control frameworks for emerging challenges.

Requirements

Proven Life & Health underwriting expertise with a strong technical foundation and solid understanding of portfolio performance and profitability drivers.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain trusted client relationships, understanding client challenges and translating underwriting expertise into practical solutions.
Experience setting or contributing to underwriting risk appetite and strategy, with confidence to apply sound judgment in complex or ambiguous situations.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey technical topics clearly and practically to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Skills

Life & Health underwriting expertise
Client relationship management
Underwriting risk appetite and strategy
Communication skills
Data analytics
AI
Digital tools

Location

UK & Ireland

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Salary/Compensations

GBP 84,000 - GBP 126,000

Benefits

Attractive performance-based variable compensation component
Variety of global and location-specific benefits

About the Company

Swiss Re is a leading global provider of reinsurance, insurance, and risk transfer solutions, focused on making the world more resilient.
We manage a wide range of risks, including natural catastrophes, climate change, and cybercrime, across Property & Casualty and Life & Health sectors.
We combine experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise to create new opportunities and solutions for our clients.
Our success is driven by an inclusive culture that encourages fresh perspectives and innovative thinking.
We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally.
We encourage professionals returning to the workforce after a career break to apply.

Equal Opportunity

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 and their passion for sustainability.