Category: Underwriting Manuals

An established reinsurer engaged SelectX to undertake a programme of evidence-based medical research to support the ongoing development of its underwriting manual. Over the course of the programme, SelectX reviewed…

An established reinsurer decided to re-platform its underwriting manual and, as an initial step, asked SelectX to carry out an in-depth strategic review of its existing manual and the supporting…

Product rating reviews are occasionally undertaken by SelectX where insurers or reinsurers wish to reassess the medical and underwriting assumptions supporting a particular product. One established reinsurer engaged SelectX to…

Underwriting manual health checks are a service that SelectX undertakes for insurers and reinsurers seeking an independent assessment of their underwriting guidance and platform. One reinsurer approached SelectX because it…

In our last article we looked at the use of calculators and worksheets and the publisher of Underwriter e- Alert noted: The article begs the question: How will attorneys for…

Supporting the underwriting process A slick process is crucial to any successful business but to what degree can underwriting manuals fit in with key processes and how can they integrate…

In 2009 we wrote three articles on developing and maintaining underwriting manuals (a subject SelectX is close to given our experience of creating and maintaining a number of manuals over…

Previously in this series on underwriting manuals we have considered: Maintaining and resourcing a manual Issues of access, security and usage Training content, and A supporting evidence base. In the…

In part one of this series of articles we considered maintaining and resourcing an underwriting manual. In this second part we look at how access rights are granted and managed,…