Senior Underwriter
4 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Underwriter to join our team at Guardian Life Insurance Company. As a Senior Underwriter, you will be responsible for providing pricing and plan design for companies with 1,000 or more lives utilizing prior claim experience and manual rates.
Key Responsibilities- Recommend competitively priced products, funding arrangements, and services to meet customer requirements.
- Determine pricing of new business and/or renewal business, including alternate plan of benefit options.
- Communicate rate/fee development and plan design offered.
- Negotiate with sales representatives or agents/brokers to resolve rate questions and risk related concerns.
- Handles administrative processing of cases.
- Utilize underwriting systems and databases for quotes, sales, renewals to track results.
- Document case decisions and underwriting rationale.
- Effectively works as part of a regional Underwriting Team.
- Provide mentoring/coaching to help develop technical skills of others, support team growth and development initiatives.
- Conducts training for sales and/or underwriting staff as needed.
- Participates in project work or on teams to develop or improve underwriting processes.
- 5+ years of experience with Group Life, Disability and/or Dental underwriting.
- Background in experience-based rating and risk assessment.
- Ability to prioritize and efficiently manage multiple work items and due dates.
- Command of Underwriting tools and systems.
- Thorough knowledge of Group Insurance products/processes.
- Knowledge of local market competition and strategy (e.g., impact on claim pricing and product choices).
- Excellent analytical and mathematical skills and ability to apply them to complex cases and issues.
- Ability to make decisions, solve problems and meet challenges in completing work.
- Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
- Proven ability to work independently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- Effective use of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications.
This is a hybrid role with 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home. Preferred locations include Guardian home offices in Bethlehem, PA, New York NY, Stamford CT, Holmdel, NJ, or in a Guardian sales offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Newport Beach, or Piano/Dallas. We will consider candidates outside of preferred locations, offering flexible work arrangements if aligned.
Occasional 0-10% travel is required.
Reporting RelationshipThis role reports to Leader, Large Market Underwriting.
Salary RangeThe salary range for this position is $66,000 - $108,640.00 per year.
The salary for this position will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate.
In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.
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