Life Underwriting Quality Specialist
Life Underwriting Quality Specialist
Overview
A mission‑driven financial services organization is seeking a Life Underwriting Quality Specialist to join its operations support team. This role plays a key part in ensuring underwriting quality, consistency, and adherence to established guidelines across a growing insurance platform.
The position offers strong exposure to underwriting operations, audit processes, and risk management, making it an excellent opportunity for someone looking to deepen their experience in underwriting quality and governance within a collaborative environment.
The Role
The Underwriting Quality Specialist will be responsible for evaluating underwriting work, assessing risk and compliance, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. This individual will partner closely with underwriting leadership, operations teams, and internal audit functions to strengthen controls and enhance overall process integrity.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct audits and quality reviews of underwriting files to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to internal guidelines
- Provide feedback to underwriting teams and contribute to improving decision quality and consistency
- Evaluate compliance with underwriting policies, procedures, and regulatory standards
- Partner with underwriting leadership to assess risk, test internal controls, and identify process gaps or inefficiencies
- Perform process walkthroughs to understand workflows and identify opportunities for improvement
- Support the development of audit programs, documentation, and formal audit findings
- Assist with operational, financial, and technology audits in alignment with professional standards
- Contribute to data governance initiatives and assist in the preparation of reporting and key performance metrics
- Support the communication of audit findings and recommendations to senior leadership
- Participate in cross‑functional initiatives focused on underwriting quality, process enhancement, and reporting improvements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required
- 5+ years of experience in underwriting, underwriting quality, audit, or insurance operations
- Strong understanding of life insurance underwriting processes and systems
- Experience with underwriting audits, quality assurance, or risk evaluation
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and risk assessment skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across teams
- High level of attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Interest in underwriting, risk management, and operational excellence
- Experience with data analysis tools or willingness to learn
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