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About the Role

The Regional Head of Underwriting, Claims & Biometric Risk is responsible for the strategic leadership and oversight of the underwriting, claims, and medical functions across the EMEA region. This role establishes and executes a regional strategy to enhance client value, drive operational excellence, and reimagine the delivery of underwriting, claims, and biometric risk. A key focus is challenging existing practices, unlocking new ways of working, and leading innovation in technology, biometrics, data, and analytics.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a unified EMEA underwriting, claims, medical, and biometric risk strategy aligned with regional, enterprise, and commercial objectives.
Drive transformation and continuous improvement across people, processes, and systems, leveraging AI, data, and technology.
Establish clear ownership, accountability, governance, decision-making frameworks, and operating model principles across the region.
Identify, appoint, and mobilize key leaders, technical experts, and subject matter experts to deliver the regional operating model.
Act as the senior functional leader for underwriting, claims, medical, and biometric risk activities across EMEA, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Extend RGA’s leading biometric expertise into risk pricing, selection, and management, embedding biometric insights into critical business functions.
Leverage advanced analytics, emerging data sources, predictive modeling, and strategic partnerships to identify new opportunities and enhance practices.
Influence and support a research and innovation agenda that anticipates emerging biometric trends, regulatory changes, and medical advancements.
Strengthen RGA’s market position through thought leadership, technical expertise, and strategic client engagement.
Forge strategic partnerships with technology firms, data aggregators, academic institutions, and other external partners to strengthen biometric capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Actuarial Science, Medicine, Data Science, Statistics, Business, Finance, Risk Management or a related field required.
10+ Years Senior experience in life and health insurance or reinsurance, with significant exposure to underwriting, claims, medical risk, biometric risk, actuarial modeling, pricing or enterprise risk management required.
Proven experience in a senior leadership role, including the development and execution of strategic, operational, and transformation initiatives across multiple markets or functions required.
Demonstrated experience leading complex operating model, governance, innovation, or technology-enabled change initiatives required.
Strong track record of leveraging advanced analytics, predictive modeling, emerging data sources, and technology to improve risk assessment, underwriting practices, claims insights, and business outcomes required.
Experience working with executive leadership teams, strategic clients, and external stakeholders, including the ability to influence and present complex ideas required.
Strategic leadership and execution across underwriting, claims, medical, and biometric risk functions required.
Biometric, underwriting, claims, and medical risk expertise, including mortality, longevity, and morbidity risk factors required.
Commercial judgment and risk-based decision-making, balancing client value, profitability, innovation, risk appetite, and regulatory considerations required.
Stakeholder influence and executive communication, including the ability to present complex risk, technical, and commercial concepts clearly required.
Transformation and operating model leadership, with the ability to provide clear direction and drive execution across regions and functions required.
People leadership and talent development, including the ability to lead, coach, delegate, and build high-performing regional and functional teams required.

Skills

Underwriting
Claims
Biometric Risk
Medical Functions
Strategic Leadership
Operational Excellence
Innovation
Technology
Data Analytics
Predictive Modeling
AI
Advanced Analytics
Risk Management
Actuarial Modeling
Pricing
Enterprise Risk Management
Transformation Initiatives
Operating Model Development
Governance
Stakeholder Influence
Executive Communication
Talent Development
Thought Leadership
Strategic Partnerships

Location

EMEA region

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior leadership
10+ Years Senior experience
Prior SVP, executive-level or equivalent leadership experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Actuarial Science, Medicine, Data Science, Statistics, Business, Finance, Risk Management or a related field
Postgraduate qualification, MBA, actuarial fellowship, medical qualification or equivalent professional qualification preferred

Benefits

Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

About the Company

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration.
A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions.
Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Equal Opportunity

We’re excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities.
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