Claims Ontologist (Underwriter)

Job Description

Claims Ontologist (Underwriter)

Preferred location: London (Remote or hybrid possible)

Permanent role

Need 12+ years of experience

We have an urgent requirement come from a client for Insurance specific ontology specialists who understand insurance domain very well. So underwriting ontologist, claims ontologist.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a skilled Underwriter with expertise in claims ontology to design, manage and optimise structured knowledge frameworks that support claims processing, underwriting decisions and data-driven insights within the insurance domain.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Experience in insurance underwriting and/or claims (UK market preferred).
• Strong understanding of ontology, taxonomy design, and semantic data modelling.
• Familiarity with data standards, knowledge graphs, or tools such as RDF/OWL/SPARQL.
• Analytical mindset with ability to bridge business and technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and insurance data governance in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain claims ontologies, taxonomies and data models aligned with underwriting and claims processes.
• Collaborate with underwriters, actuaries, and data teams to standardise claims data definitions and relationships.
• Enhance claims automation, decisioning and fraud detection through semantic modelling.
• Ensure consistency and quality of claims data across systems and platforms.
• Support integration of ontology models into analytics, AI, and digital claims solutions.
• Translate business requirements into structured data frameworks and logic models.