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Senior Medical Underwriter
Sharq Insurance شرق للتأمين
Doha, QAT
Full Time
Senior
1 weeks ago
Medical UnderwritingRisk AssessmentPolicy AdministrationAnalytical SkillsNegotiationCommunication
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About the Role
Sharq Insurance seeks a Senior Medical Underwriter in Doha. You will evaluate medical risks, underwrite new and renewal business, and collaborate with stakeholders. Ideal candidates have 6-10 years of insurance experience, strong underwriting knowledge, and relevant qualifications.
Key Skills for This Role
Medical UnderwritingRisk AssessmentPolicy AdministrationAnalytical SkillsNegotiationCommunication
Responsibilities
- Evaluate and underwrite new business, renewals, endorsements, and policy amendments in accordance with underwriting guidelines and authority limits
- Assess medical insurance proposals, analyze risk exposures, and determine competitive and profitable pricing recommendations
- Prepare and issue accurate quotations, policies, endorsements, and renewal documentation
- Verify premium calculations, policy information, and underwriting data within insurance systems, including Premia, NextCare, and GlobeMed
- Work closely with Marketing, Brokers, TPAs, Healthcare Providers, Clients, and Reinsurers to ensure efficient policy administration and excellent customer service
- Support treaty reinsurance placements and account validations in coordination with the Manager – Medical Underwriting
- Conduct compliance, due diligence, and risk assessment activities in line with regulatory requirements and company policies
- Monitor policy renewals to ensure timely retention of business and achievement of premium targets
- Prepare underwriting reports, portfolio analysis, and management information to support business decisions
- Monitor market trends, competitor products, pricing, and underwriting practices to recommend improvements and maintain competitiveness
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives, operational excellence, and continuous enhancement of underwriting practices
- Maintain the highest standards of professionalism, confidentiality, governance, and regulatory compliance
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Insurance, Mathematics, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline
- 6–10 years of experience within the insurance industry, including substantial experience in Medical or Health Insurance Underwriting
- Strong understanding of underwriting principles, medical insurance products, policy administration, and risk assessment
- Experience working with underwriting platforms such as Premia, NextCare, and GlobeMed is highly desirable
- Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication, and customer relationship management skills
- Strong understanding of insurance regulations, governance, and compliance requirements
- Professional insurance qualifications such as FIII, ACII, or equivalent will be an added advantage
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Job Overview
- Sharq Insurance is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Medical Underwriter to join our Underwriting team.
- As a Senior Medical Underwriter, you will play a key role in underwriting new and renewal business, evaluating medical risks, supporting product profitability, and collaborating with clients, brokers, TPAs, reinsurers, and internal stakeholders to deliver best in class underwriting solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate and underwrite new business, renewals, endorsements, and policy amendments in accordance with underwriting guidelines and authority limits.
- Assess medical insurance proposals, analyze risk exposures, and determine competitive and profitable pricing recommendations.
- Prepare and issue accurate quotations, policies, endorsements, and renewal documentation.
- Verify premium calculations, policy information, and underwriting data within insurance systems, including Premia, NextCare, and GlobeMed.
- Work closely with Marketing, Brokers, TPAs, Healthcare Providers, Clients, and Reinsurers to ensure efficient policy administration and excellent customer service.
- Support treaty reinsurance placements and account validations in coordination with the Manager – Medical Underwriting.
- Conduct compliance, due diligence, and risk assessment activities in line with regulatory requirements and company policies.
- Monitor policy renewals to ensure timely retention of business and achievement of premium targets.
- Prepare underwriting reports, portfolio analysis, and management information to support business decisions.
- Monitor market trends, competitor products, pricing, and underwriting practices to recommend improvements and maintain competitiveness.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives, operational excellence, and continuous enhancement of underwriting practices.
- Maintain the highest standards of professionalism, confidentiality, governance, and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Insurance, Mathematics, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline.
- 6–10 years of experience within the insurance industry, including substantial experience in Medical or Health Insurance Underwriting.
- Strong understanding of underwriting principles, medical insurance products, policy administration, and risk assessment.
- Experience working with underwriting platforms such as Premia, NextCare, and GlobeMed is highly desirable.
- Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication, and customer relationship management skills.
- Strong understanding of insurance regulations, governance, and compliance requirements.
- Professional insurance qualifications such as FIII, ACII, or equivalent will be an added advantage.
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