Insurance Underwriter - Fully Remote

If you thrive on complex risk decisions, client partnerships, and continuous learning — this role was built for you.

Life and Health underwriting, applying evidence-based risk selection and delivering exceptional service to our clients. You'll work across a rich variety of cases — from medical and financial risk to product and governance considerations — while collaborating with clients and cross-functional teams to drive meaningful outcomes. Apply disciplined, evidence-based risk selection across medical, non-medical, financial, product, market, and governance considerations, consistently meeting established service standards and production goals
Partner with clients and internal cross-functional teams to provide underwriting expertise for projects, responding to inquiries by phone and email within communicated service standards
Promote Life Guide , Swiss Re's underwriting manual, staying current on updates and helping clients effectively apply its guidance
Support a culture of continuous learning by regularly attending internal training programs, forums, and meetings
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of core insurance products, industry legislation, taxation, medical and non-medical risk selection principles, underwriting tools, digital resources, AI-enabled capabilities , and system enhancements
Travel as needed (expected 10% or less ) for internal meetings at Swiss Re offices in the Americas, industry conferences, and client meetings

We are proud of the strong facultative services we deliver and the culture we've built — one grounded in collaboration, consistency, knowledge sharing, and genuine partnership. 5+ years of Life & Health Underwriting experience on the insurance or reinsurance side, with demonstrated proficiency in risk selection and case management

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills , with the ability to assess complex medical, financial, and non-medical risk factors and make sound, well-reasoned underwriting decisions
• Familiarity with AI-enabled underwriting tools, digital resources , and a demonstrated interest in process innovation and system enhancements
• Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills , with a track record of building strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
• Knowledge of industry legislation, taxation, and core insurance product concepts relevant to U.Our company operates under a hybrid work model, with the expectation that employees will work from the office three days per week every week .

Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship/visa transfers/visa extension or relocation support.

The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.