Senior Automation Specialist, Underwriter

Responsibilities

• Maintains underwiring process automation to ensure outputs align with company standards.
• Identifies areas to improve automation throughput, reduce mortality slippage, and create efficiencies in the underwriting process.
• Analyzes large volumes of data using Excel, SQL, Python or other tools to identify gaps in risk selection processes.
• Trains and coaches underwriters on the use of automation and reporting tools.
• PARTNERS WITH RISK MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATIONS TEAM TO REVIEW NEW DATA TOOLS.
• SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF CHANGES TO EXISTING UNDERWRITING SYSTEMS AND TOOLS AND THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW TOOLS AND PROCESSES THROUGH INPUT IN WORKFLOW DESIGN AND ONGOING MONITORING, REPORTING AND TRAINING.
• DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS UP TO DATE PROCESS AND TRAINING DOCUMENTATION.
• IDENTIFIES, DEVELOPS AND OTHERWISE MONITORS NECESSARY CHANGES TO RULES/LOGIC GOVERNING THE COMPANY’S UNDERWRITING RULES ENGINE.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Preferred)
• 5+ years working in life insurance underwriting (Required)
• 2+ years working with data analysis and process automation tools (Excel or SQL or Visio or Python, etc.) (Required)
• Experience working with an insurance underwriting rules engine (Preferred)
• Industry education/certification such as FLMI, ACS, CLU, or FALU (Preferred)