Senior Underwriter
General Summary
The Senior Underwriter will demonstrate strong risk evaluation, selection and retention of profitable business within assigned authority limits. This also requires a strong ability to partner with Company sales teams, brokers and all internal partners.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities
- Consult with sales and service partners to provide the products and plan options that best meet the needs of our customers.
- Evaluate and select risk to ensure the profitable acquisition of new cases and the continued profitable retention of in force cases.
- Conduct high quality risk assessments on all cases to assure business guidelines, target profit and metrics are met.
- Identify and analyze risk trends, making recommendations for addressing these.
- Maintain a fully developed knowledge of the Company’s products, the sales, implementation, and enrollment processes, and market place influences.
- Deliver dependable, accurate, and timely service while maintaining relationships with internal and external partners.
- Assist with training, technical development and mentoring more junior underwriters.
Job Specifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent, relevant business experience
- Demonstrated, consistent proficiency at Underwriter level
- Full developed knowledge of product provisions, plan designs, pricing and contractual benefits
- Strong technical expertise in risk selection
- Demonstrated understanding of top-line and bottom-line objectives
- Exhibit strong knowledge of sales/distribution process and market trends
- Solid mentoring and coaching skills
- Strong creative problem solving skills
- Strong critical thinking/analytical reasoning skills
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple priorities
- Strong ability to be persuasive and to negotiate
- Exhibit a strong commitment to quality and personal ownership of results
About the Role
Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!
Benefits
- Award-winning culture
- Inclusion and diversity as a priority
- Performance Based Incentive Plans
- Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
- Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
- Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
- Mental health support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Student loan repayment options
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible work environments
Pay
The base salary range for applicants for this position is $53,300.00-$100,700.00. Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.
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