Associate Underwriter

A Little More About The Role

We’re seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Associate Underwriter to join our growing Underwriting team. In this role, you’ll support the evaluation and pricing of health insurance plans for small to mid-sized employer groups. You’ll work closely with experienced underwriters, sales, and account management to ensure competitive, accurate, and compliant quotes for our level-funded products.

• Support the evaluation and pricing of health insurance plans for small to mid-sized employer groups.
• Work closely with experienced underwriters, sales, and account management to ensure competitive, accurate, and compliant quotes for our level-funded products.

Responsibilities

• Learn underwriting tools, guidelines, and rating methodologies.
• Manage a caseload while ensuring your work meets performance expectations across turnaround time, productivity, accuracy, pricing integrity, and block profitability.
• Use Gravie’s proprietary underwriting engine to effectively navigate and produce rating output for small and mid-sized standard level funded plans.
• Prepare initial rate quotes and renewals under close supervision.
• Escalate complex cases to more senior underwriters and/or managers.
• Explain pricing and product offerings to Sales and Account Management.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams (sales, actuarial, brokers, etc.).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Insurance or other related experience
• 0–2 years of underwriting experience, preferably in health insurance or employee benefits
• Exposure to level-funded or self-funded insurance products
• Strong attention to detail and organization
• Effective written and verbal communication
• An eagerness to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment
• Basic math knowledge and understanding is a must

Qualifications

• Internship or experience in insurance, healthcare analytics, or benefits consulting
• Exposure to group health underwriting or level-funded/self-funded plans
• Coursework or certification in insurance or risk management

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Data analysis
• Problem-solving

Benefits

• Alternative medicine coverage
• Flexible PTO
• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays
• 401k program
• Transportation perks
• Education reimbursement
• Paid paw-ternity leave