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Underwriting Analyst

Posted: 8 Oct 2026

Apply by: 23 Oct 2026

14 days left to apply

Job details

Contract Type

Description


Risk Assessment & Analysis

  • Review insurance applications, proposals, and supporting documentation to assess risk exposure.
  • Analyze client, financial, operational, and risk-related information to support underwriting decisions.
  • Identify potential risk factors and escalate complex or unusual risks to senior underwriters.
  • Support the evaluation of appropriate terms, conditions, limits, and pricing.

Underwriting Support

  • Prepare underwriting summaries and recommendations for review and approval.
  • Ensure proposed risks comply with established underwriting guidelines and authority limits.
  • Review existing policies and support renewal assessments.
  • Assist with portfolio reviews and identification of emerging risk trends.

Documentation & Policy Administration

  • Ensure underwriting files contain accurate and complete documentation.
  • Review policy information for accuracy and consistency with approved terms.
  • Coordinate with relevant teams to resolve documentation gaps and discrepancies.
  • Maintain accurate underwriting records and databases.

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Work closely with Underwriting, Claims, Reinsurance, Finance, Sales, and Operations teams.
  • Provide underwriting information and clarification to internal stakeholders.
  • Support the preparation of quotations and client-related documentation where required.
  • Participate in portfolio and risk review meetings.

Reporting & Compliance

  • Prepare periodic underwriting reports and portfolio analysis.
  • Monitor key underwriting indicators and highlight areas requiring management attention.
  • Ensure underwriting activities comply with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and approved risk parameters.


Requirements

Education Bachelor's Degree in:

  • Insurance, Actuarial Science, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration Or a related discipline.
  • Professional qualification such as CIIN or progress toward an insurance-related professional certification is an added advantage.


Experience

  • Minimum of 3–5 years of relevant experience in underwriting, insurance operations, risk assessment, or a related insurance function.
  • Practical understanding of insurance underwriting principles and risk evaluation.
  • Experience reviewing insurance proposals, policy documentation, and risk information.
  • Good understanding of insurance products and underwriting procedures.
  • Experience within the Nigerian insurance industry is preferred.

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