About the role
The underwriting organization is responsible for underwriting new life applications with a focus on delivering a best in class customer experience. Underwriting team members provide medical and financial risk assessment on applications for individual life insurance applications.
The primary responsibility of the Director, Life Underwriting is to accurately assess medical and financial risk, protecting the mortality results of the organization while also supporting sales. Underwriting team members interact frequently with our customers and therefore the role requires a customer centric and relationship focused attitude, excellent communication skills as well as accountability for accurate and prompt processing.
This position reports to the Managing Underwriting Director and will work with Case Managers, Internal & External Wholesalers and NMO’s/Firms.
Responsibilities
• Underwrite complex formal applications and informal quote applications with the ability to evaluate and take final action in an independent manner within approval authority guidelines.
• Analyze complex information and interpret to reach comprehensive medical and financial assessments based on company guidelines and policy.
• Effectively manage change, defuse conflict and negotiate positive results.
• Able to take a cross-functional view of work processes and understand the ramifications to other areas of actions taken and decisions made.
• Must be organized and able to manage a large caseload.
• Demonstrate superior technical underwriting knowledge and skills.
• Ability to provide training to internal and external customers on underwriting topics.
• Able to independently and effectively interact with a sophisticated field force dealing with an upscale market.
Skills and Qualifications
• Experience with brokerage distribution marketplace.
• 5+ years of life underwriting experience with demonstrated competence and experience handling larger face amount cases.
• Required Approval authority up to $7,000,000.
• FLMI, FALU and/or CLU designations preferred or progress toward these designations.
Compensation
The anticipated salary range for this position is $118,000 to $128,000 [CA,D.C, HI, IL, MD, MN, NJ, NY, VT, WA] at the commencement of employment. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered will ultimately be dependent on multiple factors, which may include the candidate’s geographic location, skills, experience and other qualifications. In addition, the position is eligible for a discretionary bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.
Work Location This position is currently designated as remote.
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