Life Insurance Underwriter Role at Northwestern Mutual

2 days ago

Franklin, Wisconsin, United States Northwestern Mutual Full time
Job Summary

As a Life Insurance Underwriter at Northwestern Mutual, you will be responsible for building relationships with Financial Advisors and internal partners. You will develop the skills necessary to successfully underwrite Life, Disability, and/or Long-term Care insurance policies in an inclusive and fast-paced environment ensuring all quality, service and production goals are met.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities
  • Field & Client Experience.
  • Responsible for credible and effective relations and communication with field and customer to include responding to case appeals/inquiries and assists with placing business.
  • Provides guidance and assistance to the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and Financial Representatives regarding case underwriting and risk appraisal.
  • Responsible for prescreen inquiries.
Underwriting
  • Responsible for the analysis and appraisal of a broad range of insurance applications; approves, classifies, or declines applications for various ages and policy amounts with occasional guidance, as needed.
  • Uses advanced UW knowledge and expertise to provide the appropriate level of underwriting skill and mentoring to UWs.
  • Uses advanced skills to review applications and adheres to underwriting standards.
  • Solves complex problems and escalations.
  • Advanced level of experience with NM product types and changes
  • Models change agility while maintaining mortality and morbidity expectations.
  • Demonstrates continuous learning through the early adoption of new ways of underwriting.
  • Proficient with Reinsurance programs and able to determine where to best place a case.
  • Underwrites applications, maintaining industry-leading mortality and morbidity giving the best possible offer that can be made.
  • Provides active case and requirement management and provides customized service with guidance.
  • Demonstrates advanced ability to communicate & negotiate with Field Partners to explain modified or declined decisions & assist in policy placement.
  • Provides advanced financial, medical, and lay underwriting assessments and offers innovative solutions to keep Northwestern Mutual as the choice of our customers.
  • Actively utilizes the most effective means to obtain the necessary information, including Internet searches, direct contact with the insured, and communication with third party advisors (Accountants, Attorneys, etc.).
  • Collaborates with medical directors and technical staff.
  • Responsible for adherence to procedures and regulatory processes.
  • Understands and meets all quality, service, and production goals.

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