The Opportunity 

The Underwriting Officer evaluates and examines Insurance Applications in order to determine relevant coverage, gathers data, and assesses risk related to qualifying a candidate for health/life insurance. Guided by our purpose – always with you building a more confident future – and our New Frontier strategy focused on stronger growth, attractive returns and all-weather performance, the Underwriting Officer will perform risk assessment for Individual & Group Life/ Personal Accident/ Health Products;

Key Responsibilities 

• Gathers and assesses background information, including reports, medical and financial records from specialists where appropriate, in order to effectively evaluate the risk involved and to define the respective premium and/or relevant policy endorsements;
• Follows medical and financial underwriting processes to properly assess each insurance application;
• Accepts, modifies or rejects an application after scrutiny of all the required documents and studies regarding the risk involved;
• Cooperates with internal teams;
• Liaises with Agency administrative staff and Sales force;
• Prepares ad hoc and monthly reports as well as weekly reconciliations;
• Supports the Policy Issuance processes;
• Ensures that internal controls are in place to mitigate departmental risks and that they are thoroughly followed;
• Ensures required documentation is accurately collected and properly filed;
• Identifies areas of improvement and makes appropriate suggestions;
• Effectively utilizes the main administration software capabilities
• Is involved in ad hoc projects undertaken by the department as a means of continuously improving operations i.e. Projects, System Enhancements etc.
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Required Qualifications 

• University degree in Business Administration or a related area;
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in the Insurance industry;
• Broad knowledge of medical terminology is desirable;
• Excellent written and verbal knowledge of Greek and English languages;
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail;
• Team player with very good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Resilient personality with the ability to promptly address multiple requests;
• Ability to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines;
• Strong computer skills and ability to use necessary software;
• Confident in decision making;
• Able to commit to a 10 month fixed term contract (covering Maternity leave)