Northwestern Mutual
Life Underwriting Sr Specialist - Remote
Remote-Wisconsin · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 22 days ago
LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationUnderwriting
About the role
- Responsible for credible and effective relations and communication with field and customer to include responding to case appeals/ inquiries and assists with placing business.
- Provides guidance and assistance to the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and Financial Representatives regarding case underwriting and risk apprais al
- Responsible for the analysis and appraisal of a broad range of insurance applications; approves, classifies, or declines applications for various ages and policy amounts with guidance, as needed.
Responsibilities
- Develops and demonstrates change agility while maintaining mortality and morbidity expectations.
- Communicates & negotiates with Field Partners to explain modified or declined decisions & assist in policy placement.
Requirements
- 1.5 years of traditional underwriting experience.
- Analytical skills with the ability to make independent decisions and apply sound judgment in the application of rules.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to handle confidential information, and exercise tact, diplomacy, and resourcefulness.
- Ability to work accurately while maintaining speed and flexibility in a team and independent production environment.
- Highly organiz ed with the ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines.
- Independently r eviews application s and adhere s to underwriting standards and d emonstrates an i ntermediate level of experience with NM product types and changes.
- Develops proficiency with Reinsurance programs and determin ing where to best place a case.
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
- Proficient in computer skills and using various software packages.
- Displays agility to manage multiple tasks and adapt in a changing work environment.
- #LI-Remote or LI-Hybrid
- Compensation Range:
- Pay Range - Start:
- $70,320.00
- Pay Range - End:
- $105,480.00
Skills
- Life Insurance Signature / Authority Limits
- 1M Signature / 5 M Authority.
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- Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes talented individuals of all backgrounds.
Compensation
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- Pay Range - End:
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Benefits
- Demonstrate s continuous learning through the early adoption of new ways of underwriting.
- Develops proficiency in financial, medical, and lay underwriting assessments and provides innovations solutions to keep Northwestern Mutual as the choice of our customers.
- Discusses cases with peer reviewers with medical and technical staff, as needed.
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