Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated · 1 day ago
Senior Underwriting Consultant
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
7+ years expReinsurance Group of America, Incorporated is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. The Senior Underwriting Consultant evaluates and classifies medical, non-medical, and financial risks for life insurance while maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring profitable underwriting solutions.
Financial ServicesHealth InsuranceInsuranceLife InsuranceService Industry
Responsibilities
Appraises and underwrites complex risks for life insurance with approval authority up to $5,000,000 and ensures underwriting quotes are sound, competitive and profitable to RGA Re
Processes casework load to ensure completion in a timely, efficient manner, meeting or exceeding time service/productivity goals and offer/decline ratios; and ensuring compliance with internal underwriting and audit guidelines
Provides underwriting solutions to clients by partnering with them to identify unique, creative ways to solve their problems and improve their business results
Builds and maintains strong working relationships with clients by gaining knowledge of clients' business and uses effective listening skills to understand their needs. Effectively communicates, sells and negotiates RGA Re's underwriting decisions
Keeps abreast of new client company or industry products, current developments and changes in medical and financial underwriting and maintains/updates professional development through study of literature and participation in seminars
Identifies image system issues, sometimes on a remote basis, and reports inconsistencies or problems
Collaborate with Medical Directors, other team members, internal departments and other RGA Re offices to obtain expert knowledge, to assist in identifying solutions and resolutions to problems/issues resulting in quality results and client satisfaction
Participates in special projects, committees, and meetings and assists in client presentations, as required
Assists in department training, updating internal underwriting guidelines/procedures, gathering client profiles, audit reviews, and in other department areas as needed
Maintains regular and predictable attendance
Performs backup support and other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent related work experience (minimum 8 years)
4-6 years reinsurance Life underwriting experience or 7-8 years direct Life underwriting experience
Basic Word skills, intermediate SQL/Query and Excel skills
Competent ability to comprehend and interpret insurance and contract documents
Advanced oral and written communication skills demonstrate the ability to share and impart knowledge
Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions
Advanced investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills
Advanced ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously; Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department/team projects
Ability to balance detail with departmental goals/objectives
Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions
Advanced skills in customer relationship management and change management
Ability to manage multiple projects or teams and set applicable goals
Advanced negotiating and persuasion skills
Ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines
General business knowledge
Advanced knowledge of insurance principles, underwriting policies and procedures and guidelines for dealing with risk analysis
Advanced knowledge of medicine, law, accounting, finance as applied to the evaluation of life reinsurance risks and of life insurance risks
Ability to comprehend, analyze and apply vast amounts of medical and financial information quickly to making sound financial underwriting and risk assessments
Ability to work online, either at home or remote
Ability to travel occasionally
Benefits
Annual bonus plan
Long-term equity incentive plan
Full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits
Company
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) is a global industry leader specializing in life and health reinsurance and financial solutions that help clients effectively manage risk and optimize capital.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.35B2025-02-26Post Ipo Debt· $700M
2024-05-08Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2008-12-18IPO
Leadership Team
Jeffrey Hopson
SVP - Investor Relations
Axel Andre
Executive Vice President
Recent News
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