Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Additional Information
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Janet Hong

South Melbourne,VIC

Summary

Life insurance specialist with a career spanning almost 20 years across Retail, Group, and Reinsurance sectors.

I am a self-motivated and diligent individual with a strong work ethic. I am seeking to pivot my career using my extensive industry knowledge and strong interpersonal skills, to add value in the risk and governance sector in our fast evolving industry.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Underwriter

AIA Australia
03.2018 - Current
  • Mentoring underwriters and checking over authority work
  • Managing escalations, complaints and reviews of the team’s underwriting decisions
  • Work closely with governance team and provide the appropriate feedback on education gaps
  • Underwrite cases within my authority and maintaining relationships with reinsurers and CMOs for case referrals
  • Plan workflow for the underwriting team and co-managing team leave
  • I have recently taken on group retrospective underwriting reviews from the underwriting solutions team.
  • Assist retail underwriting team when required.
  • Currently training a new trainee underwriter.

Senior Underwriter

Munich Reinsurance
10.2015 - 02.2018
  • Applied knowledge of underwriting guidelines to maintain compliance with applicable regulations and company standards.
  • Supported review, acceptance or denial of new or renewal business after carefully reviewing all information.
  • Negotiated policy terms and coverages to bring coverage terms into alignment with company directives on contracts and policies.
  • Guided, mentored and coached underwriters in client companies.
  • Managed quality control of underwriting for our clients through audits and provided written analysis and trend reporting to management.
  • Reviewed guidelines in collaboration with our clients technical teams.

Principal/Senior/ Underwriter

Onepath Pty Ltd, BT Financial, MLC, TAL, HCF Life
01.2004 - 10.2015

Various roles in underwriting spanning from underwriter to senior and principal underwriter for the companies listed.

Education

ALU 101 And ALU 201 -

• The Academy of Life Underwriting

Industry Certification - Insurance And Risk Management

ANZIFF

COMET Courses - Medical Underwriting

GENERAL REINSURANCE
Sydney, NSW

Certificate - Medical Information

Sydney Hospital
NSW
2004

Bachelor of Commerce - Management Information Systems And E Commerce

Deakin University
Geelong, VIC
12.2001

Skills

  • Strong risk profiling, leadership, teamwork,
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to work under pressure and multi-task where required
  • I excel in mentoring underwriters
  • Attention to detail and analytical mindset
  • In-depth understanding of underwriting principles and proficiency in using various underwriting manuals, ensuring precise and informed decisions on a daily basis with a common-sense approach

Accomplishments

Member of Golden Key International Honour Society (Deakin University Chapter).

Additional Information

Ability to quickly learn new computer systems/programs

Multilingual – English, Malay, Cantonese.

Willing to undertake further studies

Quick learner Organised and systematic

Analytical mind with an aptitude for problem solving and deductive reasoning.

Timeline

Principal Underwriter

AIA Australia
03.2018 - Current

Senior Underwriter

Munich Reinsurance
10.2015 - 02.2018

Principal/Senior/ Underwriter

Onepath Pty Ltd, BT Financial, MLC, TAL, HCF Life
01.2004 - 10.2015

ALU 101 And ALU 201 -

• The Academy of Life Underwriting

Industry Certification - Insurance And Risk Management

ANZIFF

COMET Courses - Medical Underwriting

GENERAL REINSURANCE

Certificate - Medical Information

Sydney Hospital

Bachelor of Commerce - Management Information Systems And E Commerce

Deakin University
Janet Hong