Director of Underwriting – Statutory Insurance Products
Protective Life
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $92,000 - $130,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of statutory benefits underwriters and support staff
- Oversee underwriting for new and renewal statutory benefits business
- Ensure underwriting decisions align with Protective’s risk appetite, pricing guidelines, and regulatory requirements
- Develop and execute underwriting strategies
- Monitor portfolio performance and identify emerging trends
- Collaborate with various teams to support end-to-end delivery
- Identify process gaps and inefficiencies and lead re-engineering efforts
- Partner with technology and operations teams to drive automation and optimize underwriting systems
Requirements
- 7+ years of group underwriting experience, including at least 3 years focused on statutory benefits
- 2+ years of direct leadership experience with staff management responsibilities
- Experience leading projects or cross-functional initiatives
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Insurance, Risk Management, Finance, or a related field
- Deep expertise in underwriting state‑mandated benefit programs, including PFML, DBL, and PFL
- Strong knowledge of multi‑state regulatory environments and compliance requirements
- Proven leadership capability
- Demonstrated strength in identifying underwriting process gaps and leading modernization efforts
- Experience partnering with technology and operations teams
- Strong analytical and decision‑making skills
Benefits
- comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
- emotional wellbeing support through mental health benefits and an employee assistance program
- paid time off
- paid parental leave
- short-term disability
- cultural observance day
- contributions to healthcare accounts
- pension plan
- 401(k) plan with Company matching
- ProHealth Rewards platform to improve wellbeing while earning cash rewards
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
group underwritingstatutory benefitsunderwriting strategiesportfolio performance monitoringprocess re-engineeringautomationrisk managementcompliance requirementsanalytical skillsdecision-making skills
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingteam developmentcollaborationproject managementproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in BusinessBachelor’s degree in InsuranceBachelor’s degree in Risk ManagementBachelor’s degree in Finance