Underwriting Assistant Manager/Manager, Commercial Lines

Jun242025

Reaching Out To You: HL Assurance Pte. Ltd. (“HLAS”) is a licensed insurance company in Singapore since 2012 and a subsidiary of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad (“HLFG”), a public listed company in Malaysia.

Main Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Lines, you shall be responsible to:

Assist in product strategies development that will book growth and garner profitability to achieve production target.
Implement and manage effective pricing to ensure that pricing is adequate to commensurate with the acceptable risk exposure.
Handle risk assessment and underwriting of the assigned class of insurance business to deliver underwriting decision within specified turnaround time.
Liaise closely with insurance brokers, clients, agencies and agents to secure potential profitable business and achieve production targets.
Conduct market research and competitors’ statistical analysis of all product classes.
Perform portfolio reviews on a monthly basis and recommend corrective actions whenever required.
Understand and achieve synergies between risk underwriting, reinsurance and treaty programs.
Strategize business initiatives and campaigns with Distribution to drive new business acquisitions and retain renewal accounts.
Drive new business acquisitions through intermediaries to potential customers through strong engagements, trainings and seminars.
Design and execute high quality training and engagement programs with Distribution to educate intermediary partners on product portfolio and benefits offered by the Company.
Achieve assigned targets and KPIs for sales production and profitable portfolio. Proactively recruits new intermediaries to expand distribution network.
Establish productive, professional relationships with key personnel in acquired intermediary accounts.
Perform regular market research and competitor analysis to keep ourselves ahead of competition and to continuously innovate our market approach.
Leads innovative solution projects that enhance user requirements and customer experience, while coordinating the involvement of all necessary stakeholders.
Coordinates the involvement of company stakeholders, including support, service levels and processes to meet partner/client requirements and objectives.
Proactively leads an annual joint-planning process to develop mutual performance objectives, financial targets, and critical milestones associated with our intermediaries.
Foster excellent communication with internal and external stakeholders to drive distribution and operational efficiencies.
Perform any other assigned duties from time to time.

Job Requirements :

A recognized Diploma or Degree in any related discipline, with professional qualifications in General Insurance
Minimum 5 years of hands-on relevant experience in underwriting commercial lines including Fire, Property, All Risk, Public/ Product Liability, CAR, WIC, GPA, GBT, and other groups.
Strong analytical skills and decision making, with attention to details
Resourceful, independent and a fast leaner, able to grasp processes and system quickly
Excellent presentation, communication, interpersonal and relationship management skills
Able to work within tight schedule and under pressure

Other Information and Benefits

5-day work week (9 am – 6 pm),
Walking distance from Tanjong Pagar MRT
Attractive variable performance bonus, annual leave entitlement, outpatient and dental benefits, group hospitalization and surgical, personal accident and term life insurance, etc.

Your Career, Our Passion – COME JOIN US NOW!

Interested applicants, please forward your detailed resume, stating qualifications, reason for leaving each employment, work experience, availability, current and expected salaries to hr.career@hlas.com.sg NOW.

(We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified)