Medical underwriter

Medical Underwriter

Remote - UK

About Albany Beck

Albany Beck is a Management Consultancy focused on delivering specialist transformation solutions to Financial Services clients. We combine deep industry expertise with modern delivery practices, enabling clients to scale effectively while offering meaningful, long‑term career development for our people. Joining Albany Beck means being part of a consultancy committed to learning, professional growth, and delivering exceptional client outcomes

Role Overview

Albany Beck is scaling its Operations practice and are looking to hire multiple Medical Underwriters to support one of our largest Insurance clients, during a critical period of operational transition. The client is launching a new underwriting system and will be releasing their permanent Underwriters to complete system training. To ensure service continuity and prevent backlog escalation, we are deploying a team of experienced underwriters to “hold the fort” and manage live case volumes during this period. This is a fast-moving requirement with urgent start dates

Key Objectives

Reduce and manage an existing underwriting backlog (currently c.10 days and increasing)Maintain service levels during system training rollout

Ensure underwriting quality standards remain high throughout the transition

Support business continuity during a key system launch period

Key Responsibilities

• Perform medical underwriting assessments across Life & Protection policies
• Review, interpret, and summarise:
• Medical records
• GP reports
• Supporting clinical documentation
• Assess risk in line with underwriting guidelines and regulatory requirements
• Maintain accurate documentation across case files
• Meet agreed daily case handling targets
• Undertake initial quality control reviews during onboarding phase
• Progress to independent case handling following sign-off (with ongoing dip-check quality assurance)
• Contribute to backlog reduction efforts while maintaining accuracy and compliance

Key Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience as a Medical Underwriter within Life & Protection Insurance
• Strong background in underwriting for Financial Services / Insurance organisations
• Experience reviewing and summarising medical and GP records
• Solid understanding of Life & Protection underwriting risk frameworks
• Ability to manage case volumes efficiently while maintaining quality
• Comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong attention to detail and quality-focused mindset
• Able to quickly integrate into established underwriting processes
• Comfortable working to daily productivity expectations
• Professional, reliable, and delivery-oriented