Underwriting Consultant

Role Summary

Join our quickly growing, fast-paced Underwriting team! We are hiring several full-time experienced Underwriters.

The primary purpose of all levels of Underwriting is to provide accurate and timely risk assessment and evaluation of life applications utilizing National Life underwriting policies, guidelines and insurance laws and regulations.

This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you are in the office four (4) days per week during onsite core days. Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts risk assessments and follows NLG Underwriting philosophies by analyzing data, using tools (e.g. medical records, prescription databases, borrowing history, credit rating etc.), and third party information (e.g. medical records, prescription databases, borrowing history, credit rating etc.) to protect NLG bottom line and maintain profitability by avoiding fines and putting good risk on the books.
• Proactively seeks information (e.g. processes, philosophies, etc.), takes advantage of both formal and informal educational opportunities (e.g. medical and mentoring discussions, etc.) to build the foundations of a solid Underwriting career and continuously expand knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Coordinates and communicates (verbal and written) with internal and external constituents to gather information, gain insights, and explain Underwriter decisioning and works to build relationships in a way that demonstrates seamless service excellence.
• Participates in interdepartmental presentations, helps with new hire training in various subjects. At the higher levels of Underwriting, will guide and educate others to improve Underwriting quality, capabilities, efficiencies, and output.
• Identifies, communicates, and resolves escalations to deliver on seamless service and protect the bottom line.

Factors that lead to success in this role:

• You get excited, and feel rewarded, in helping people (Customer Focus)
• You bounce back from setbacks easily (Being Resilient)
• You tackle tough assignments, face difficult issues, and challenge the status quo with courage
• You readily and easily adapt to people and situations, using appropriate empathy (Situational Adaptability, Empathy)
• You relate comfortably with different types of people and easily build rapport and long-standing relationships (Interpersonal Savvy)
• You use a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement to make sound decisions (Decision Quality)
• You can clearly convey your message verbally and written (Communicates effectively), and demonstrates strong listening skills
• You use business knowledge and experience to guide actions (Business insights)
• You deal constructively with problems that do not have clear answers, appropriately handling risk (Manages Ambiguity)
• You are great at multi-tasking in a fast-paced, production environment and are technology savvy (web searches, MS Office, data bases, and Mainframes)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, and minimum 10 years Life Underwriting experience in production-oriented environment required
• Must be able to pass a background check

Benefits

• Your benefits start day one and are flexible and customizable to your and your family's specific needs. Check out the BENEFITS of a Career at National Life!