Senior Underwriting Consultant
Manulife
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Arizona • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $88,200 - $152,880 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Evaluate applications of the highest financial impact and complexity
- Analyze decisions without compromising overall underwriting policies
- Work independently and guide more junior colleagues
- Identify and provide solutions to work related problems
- Negotiate and manage time and resources to meet deadlines and service times
- Provide training and act as an information resource for more junior underwriters
- Audit applications underwritten to ensure compliance with established guidelines and policies
- Audit medical record summaries for documentation accuracy
- Assist management with various research projects pertaining to risk assessment
- Process formal underwriting appeals and complaints
- Review underwriting fraud referrals for appropriateness
- Maintain good relationships within a self-directed team environment
- Project a professional image and serve as an example to junior staff
- Manage all aspects of underwriting process for most complex cases
- Serve as a subject matter expert for more junior colleagues and management
Requirements
- College graduate or business equivalent
- Preferably 7 or more years of underwriting experience or exposure
- Strong knowledge of underwriting function
- Sound knowledge of John Hancock's various businesses
- Strong knowledge of referral areas
- Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical skills; ability to define, research and resolve problems
- Excellent ability to create and maintain customer relationships
- Ability to prioritize and work effectively under deadlines balancing published service times with an appropriate customer focus
- Strong ability to comprehend, retain and apply current technical information to daily work issues
- Strong knowledge of company plans, riders, benefits and illustrations
- Strong knowledge of medical science, technology and terminology and their impact on morbidity
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Mental health benefits
- Vision insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Life and AD&D insurance coverage
- Adoption/surrogacy benefits
- Wellness benefits
- Employee/family assistance plans
- Retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k))
- Global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
- Financial education and counseling resources
- Up to 11 paid holidays
- 3 personal days
- 150 hours of vacation
- 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
underwritingrisk assessmentmedical record auditingfraud analysisproblem resolutioncustomer relationship managementtechnical information applicationknowledge of company plansknowledge of medical scienceknowledge of referral areas
Soft Skills
organizational skillscommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillstime managementindependent workteam collaborationtraining and mentoringnegotiation skillsprofessionalism