Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.
About The Role
Team – Life Underwriting & Claims
Working Pattern - Remote/Home based or any of our Vitality offices (London, Bournemouth or Stockport). Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
We are happy to discuss flexible working!
Top 3 skills needed for this role:
- Expert in Life Underwriting
- Stakeholder Influence & Relationship Building
- Strategic Problem Solver
What this role is all about:
VitalityLife is looking for a standout life underwriter to play a key role in shaping and advancing our High Net Worth (HNW) proposition, strengthening our reputation for underwriting excellence and innovation. In this high-profile opportunity, you'll bring your life underwriting expertise to assess complex cases with confidence and precision, delivering exceptional financial and medical outcomes while acting as a trusted partner to brokers and advisers to keep major cases moving. You'll work closely with reinsurers to secure successful placements, collaborate with sales teams to design tailored financial solutions, and share your knowledge across the business to build understanding of HNW underwriting. While experience in high net worth is advantageous, what's most important is a strong foundation in life underwriting, so if you've built solid experience and are ready to step into a more specialised space, we'd love to hear from you. As a senior member of the team, you'll also support and develop others, champion continuous improvement, and help evolve our proposition so VitalityLife continues to lead the market with credibility, expertise and forward-thinking delivery.
Key Actions
- Underwrite complex High Net Worth (HNW) cases to the highest financial and medical standards, ensuring accuracy, quality, and excellent client outcomes.
- Partner closely with brokers and advisers to guide large cases smoothly through the underwriting journey, offering clarity, confidence, and expert support.
- Collaborate with reinsurers to secure successful placement of business and maintain strong, credible working relationships.
- Work with sales teams to develop tailored financial underwriting solutions for key clients and unique case requirements.
- Educate and upskill internal sales teams on the HNW underwriting process to ensure consistency, understanding, and strong case management.
- Mentor and support less experienced underwriters, contributing to a high-performing and collaborative underwriting function.
- Identify opportunities to enhance and evolve the HNW underwriting proposition, helping shape a market-leading offering.
What do you need to thrive? xgikmsk
- Extensive experience life underwriting
- The confidence and credibility to build strong relationships with advisers, brokers, and reinsurers.
High Net Worth Underwriter in Cardiff employer: Vitality Corporate Services
Vitality is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture, offering flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance. As part of the Actuarial team in London, employees benefit from continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to collaborate with diverse stakeholders on innovative projects that drive the company's actuarial modelling capabilities forward. With a commitment to employee well-being and growth, Vitality stands out as a rewarding place to build a meaningful career.
Contact Details:
Vitality Corporate Services Recruitment Team
