Executive, Deputy Chief Life Underwriter

2 days ago


Tampa, Florida, United States USAA Full time
About the Role

This is a senior leadership position within the Life Underwriting department at USAA, reporting directly to the Chief Life Underwriter. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team of underwriting professionals in setting and implementing life insurance underwriting policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities
  • Leadership and Team Management: Provide day-to-day supervision and management support for the Life Company underwriting department, including recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing teams.
  • Underwriting Policy Development: Collaborate with the Chief Life Underwriter and Medical Directors to establish medical underwriting policies and practices, ensuring alignment with expected mortality and morbidity performance.
  • Complex Case Management: Provide executive thought leadership on complex and unique underwriting cases and contestable claims, applying sound underwriting judgment and expertise.
  • Process Improvement: Lead the development of the Life Underwriting Policy team towards optimization of automated underwriting decision-making, identifying opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiencies.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with legislation and regulation regarding life insurance underwriting policies, practices, and procedures.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with reinsurance and key business partners to promote a culture of continuous improvement, solve business challenges, and meet business goals.
Requirements
  • Education: Bachelor's Degree or 4 years of related experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • Experience: 10 years of life insurance underwriting experience with in-depth understanding of medical, non-medical, and financial underwriting principles and practices.
  • Leadership Experience: 4 years of people leadership experience in a life insurance underwriting function, including building, managing, and/or developing high-performing teams.
  • Business Acumen: Executive-level business acumen in the areas of underwriting policy, innovation, and life insurance industry practices, emerging trends, major issues, and regulatory considerations.
  • Technical Skills: Deep technical knowledge of underwriting systems, experience with underwriting rules engine and rules management, and expertise in evaluating new underwriting data sources with an emphasis on electronic health data.
What We Offer

USAA offers a competitive salary range of $163,980.00, as well as a comprehensive benefits package, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays, and various wellness programs.



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