Manager - Life & Medical Insurance

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Date: 15 Mar 2026

Location: KW

Company: Alghanim Industries

Job Responsibilities 
  • Responsible for providing leadership and direction to position Enaya as a leading provider of life & medical insurance line of business within the marketplace.
  • This individual functions as a Manager charged with guiding the development and execution of Enaya’s strategic underwriting directives to contribute to continued retention and profitable growth of total written premium in the life & medical business.
  • Will be actively involved in retail and corporate initiatives in the development of existing and new lines of business, including articulating and building strategy to develop Enaya in Kuwait as a key provider of medical insurance business.
  • Strong distributor relationships and able to build a team of market-facing underwriters.
  • Responsibilities also include identifying new opportunities, competitive market and pricing research, coverage analysis and a hands-on approach to providing to the Enaya management team, direction and guidance on attainment of growth and profitability targets.
  • Is a highly motivated self-initiator who has an exceptionally strong aptitude for marketing and business development and can formulate and implement strategic plans in line with retail and corporate underwriting objectives.
  • Possesses the necessary underwriting expertise and industry experience to lead Enaya into meeting its plans for immediate expansion and development.
  • Responsible for obtaining profitable results through the underwriting and claims teams by developing each team through motivation, counselling, skills development and product knowledge development.
  • Responsible for the planning, recruitment, direction, organization, monitoring and control of underwriters to accomplish specific objectives.
  • Responsible for monitoring the performance of the third-party administrator by establishing a system of reports and communications, timely audits, case management and fraud control. Plan and implement all regulatory reporting and compliance Lead data analytics, risk management and actuarial reviews.
  • Review and plan reinsurance arrangements
  • Be an effective and strategic negotiator with brokers, TPAs, reinsurers, and key partners to secure competitive terms, enhance service levels, and support profitable portfolio growth
     
 
Experience and Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree or equivalent in any discipline with Science/ Medical/ Mathematics as one of the subjects
  • Certification in Insurance minimum CERT CII / LOMA1 or equivalent. 
  • 10 years plus insurance experience in underwriting and claims management of life & medical insurance products in a leading insurance company.
  • Exceptional senior‑level leadership and management capabilities, with the ability to guide, develop, and influence teams at scale
  • Familiarity with managing health data analytics and setting the agenda for actuarial reviews.
  • A demonstrated and proven track record in leading and developing business and business relationships at a national corporate level.
  • Strong flexibility to travel as required to meet retail and corporate mandates.
  • Kuwait / GCC experience a big plus.
  • Bilingual, Arabic (mother tongue) and English