L&H Underwriter

Are you a seasoned underwriter ready to make a real impact in one of Asia's most dynamic insurance markets? Do you thrive at the intersection of technical excellence, client partnership, and strategic thinking? If so, this is the role for you — a rare opportunity to bring your expertise to a global reinsurance leader and help shape the future of High Net Worth underwriting across Hong Kong and Taiwan.

About the Role

As a member of the Life & Health based in Hong Kong, your role will be to build and maintain client relationships as well as to provide first class underwriting related services to Swiss Re’s Life & Health clients in Hong Kong and Taiwan. You will be required to work as a member of a high performance team and to demonstrate and develop adequate technical and interpersonal skills, so you can strongly contribute to achieving Swiss Re's strategic and commercial objectives.

Major responsibilities

• Delivers underwriting services to clients
• Develops and implements company’s underwriting policy and principles and ensures risks assumed on a sound and profitable basis
• Participates in departmental or companywide activities and projects with regard to underwriting and related fields
• Develops and conducts underwriting training programs for clients
• Adopts a partnering approach when carrying out underwriting and audits with clients
• Builds strong relationships with key clients
• Provides input to reinsurance tenders and product development in a cross-functional team environment

About the Team

The Underwriting and Claims team is part of Life & Health Reinsurance Market Unit Hong Kong & Taiwan. The team is responsible for delivering disciplined, high-quality risk selection for HNW business while supporting sound management of the in-force portfolio. Working closely with cross-functional partners across L&H, the team applies deep underwriting expertise and portfolio insights to support strong new business margins, sustainable client solutions, and informed portfolio decisions — all while championing operational excellence, risk governance, and continuous improvement across the HNW underwriting value chain.

About You

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant Life & Health insurance or reinsurance underwriting experience, preferably with regional/international exposure
• University Degree or similar qualification
• Strong analytical skills
• Broad range of product experience with authorities reflecting this
• Good team player and self-starter; able to interact with people at various levels
• Excellent command of English, Cantonese and ideally Mandarin

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 15,000 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 and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

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