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Senior Insurance Specialist - Claims & Underwriting Transformation

Senior Insurance Specialist - Claims & Underwriting Transformation

21-8-26    Christchurch / Contract or Temp
Join an exciting strategic programme and make a hands-on contribution

A great opportunity to bring your insurance expertise into a role where you can influence change, improve how things work and see your ideas put into practice.

Working alongside the Underwriting & Claims Lead, you’ll help review current underwriting and claims practices and shape future-state frameworks, decision-making and ways of working.

About the role
  • Review underwriting and claims frameworks, practices and decision-making
  • Identify gaps and opportunities against industry good practice
  • Co-design frameworks, controls and operational guidance
  • Help improve approaches to disclosures, misrepresentation, remedies and claims handling
  • Provide practical recommendations and an implementation roadmap
  • Combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
About you

We’re looking for a senior insurance professional with hands-on underwriting and/or claims experience, plus a background in designing, reviewing and improving insurance frameworks, processes, governance or ways of working. Life and health insurance experience is preferred.

You’ll be comfortable getting into the detail, challenging current thinking and working with stakeholders to develop and implement practical solutions that improve governance, consistency and outcomes.

What’s in it for you?
  • 3–6 month contract | Immediate start
  • A strategic programme with genuine scope to influence
  • Opportunity to work across underwriting and claims
  • A role combining technical expertise, strategy and hands-on delivery
  • Wellington or Christchurch
If you have the experience to make a real difference in this role and enjoy turning ideas into practical improvements, I’d love to hear from you. Apply online or give me a call on 021 1955 722 for a confidential conversation.
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