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Dental/Vision Financial Underwriter:
- The Senior Financial Underwriter computes rates for both renewing and prospective moderate to complex group Dental and Vision accounts.
- You will complete work assignments involving moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
Job Description:
- The Senior Financial Underwriter reports to the Manager, Financial Underwriting.
- You will prepare a variety of financial reports for large accounts and provides rationale and support to other areas within the organization and to clients regarding rate computations and financial activity.
- You will provide expense estimates and accurate analysis of financial exhibits.
- You will influence department’s strategy.
- You will make decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approach for project components, and work is performed without direction.
- You will exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.
- Recommends and communicates products, and competitive pricing to meet customer requirements.
- Reviews contracts and certificates, working with Product and Compliance areas to evaluate ability to match plans for takeover.
- Has strong knowledge of manual rating systems as well as how to utilize experience, provider and management reporting data in making pricing decisions.
- Negotiates with Sales and Account Management as needed in preparing offers for new and existing business.
- May connect with agents/brokers and clients as needed, to resolve risk, plan and rating concerns.
- Responsible for administrative processing of cases, utilizing various UW tools, systems and databases to complete evaluations.
- Effective documentation and communication of UW decisions.
- Demonstrates strong time, organizational and desk management.
- Provides mentoring/coaching in development of technical skills of others, supporting the growth of the team.
- Conducts training for sales and/or underwriting staff as needed.
- Participates in project work to develop or improve underwriting processes.
Additional Job Description:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or comparable experience.
- 5 or more years of underwriting Dental and Vision experience rated groups, and financial analysis/risk analysis experience.
- Comprehensive understanding of risk pool management.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Access.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree.
- Experience with other lines of group coverage, such as Life and Disability benefits.
Optionally, you can add more information later (benefits, pre-screening questions, etc.)