Our Underwriting team is looking for an Associate Underwriter to review and classify life applications for all factors affecting insurability up to a retention limit of $250,000. The underwriter has extensive contact with credit reporting agencies, doctors' offices, reinsurance companies, Home Office Reference Lab and agents.

The qualifications are:

• Bachelor's degree**FLMI, ALU 101, and 2 years as an Administrative Underwriter can be substituted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• Satisfactory score on the underwriter assessment test
• Complete ALU 101 in first 12 months after becoming Associate Underwriter. (If not, it should be reflected on the evaluation.)

The role responsibilities are:

• Review pending applications (new business, conversions, reinstatements, and changes to benefits) and make initial requests needed to evaluate the case.
• Analyze medical information, inspection reports, MVR reports and other information, and classify the risk.
• Communicate with the field force on questions regarding pending applications and underwriting decisions while using discretion when discussing privileged and confidential information.
• Study underwriting material, articles, and books to keep informed.
• Review and analyze cases from co-workers for second-initialing and offer opinions and assistance.
• Refer the case to a co-worker for second initialing when the request is above the retention limits, to be cancelled, to be declined, or to be rated.
• Promote and enhance business relations between the agents and home office.
• Contact doctors' offices, reinsurance companies, Home Office Reference Lab, and agents to follow-up on information not received.
• Advise Medical Information Bureau of reportable information as required by MIB guidelines.

At Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, our Mission is to be the life insurance company of choice for our Farm Bureau family. Our focus is to provide competitive products and superior customer service to our Farm Bureau policyholders and agents, while observing the highest ethical standards. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company continues to build on over 75 years of success with an outlined strategic vision, defined core values and above all, our employees. Our Company strives to provide a workplace with an outstanding culture, focusing on the development, growth and engagement of its employees.

We are looking for candidates who model our Company’s Core Values which are:

• COMMITMENT TO SERVICE - recognizes that serving our agents, policyholders, and employees is the foundation of our success
• RESPECT FOR PEOPLE - values individual’s unique talents, backgrounds, and experiences
• INTEGRITY- upholds the highest ethical standards in all of their actions
• ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS - commits to getting the job done by taking ownership of their work
• COMMITMENT TO TEAMWORK - understands, appreciates, and respects each individual's roles on their teams
• COURAGE TO ACT - acts in the best interest of the Company