Category: Underwriting Manuals

A large Canadian life insurer sought an independent assessment of the performance of its automated underwriting engine against current market best practice. The insurer had been operating a rules engine…

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…

A rapidly expanding reinsurer required an underwriting manual to support its life underwriting operations. Developing a manual internally would have required significant time and specialist resource. Instead, the reinsurer adopted…

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…