Underwriting Consultant

When you join the team at Unum you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout lifes moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this we provide:

• Award-winning culture

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health Vision Dental Short & Long-Term Disability

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

• Mental health support

• Career advancement opportunities

• Student loan repayment options

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

And thats just the beginning

With 10000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether youre directly supporting a growing family or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others and join Team Unum today!

General Summary:

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Consult with sales and service partners to provide the products and plan options that best meet the needs of our customers.
• Evaluate and select risk to ensure the profitable acquisition of new cases and the continued profitable retention of in force cases.
• Conduct high quality risk assessments on all cases to assure business guidelines target profit and metrics are met. Identify and analyze risk trends making recommendations for addressing these
• Contribute to the development of policies and procedures in support of product development initiatives.
• Demonstrate a mastery of the Companys product portfolio the sales implementation and enrollment processes and market place influences
• Deliver dependable accurate and timely service while maintaining relationships with internal and external partners
• Act as a technical resource for junior underwriters and provide developmental feedback on case level decisions within the context of a mentoring relationship
• Act as a mentor and coach providing input to management regarding mentee performance

Job Specifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent relevant business experience
• Demonstrated consistent proficiency at Senior Underwriter level
• Mastery of product provisions plan designs pricing and contractual benefits
• Excellent technical expertise in risk selection
• Demonstrated strong understanding of top-line and bottom-line objectives
• Exhibit complete understanding of sales/distribution process and market trends
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills
• Strong creative problem solving skills
• Strong critical thinking/analytical reasoning skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple priorities
• Highly skilled in persuasiveness and negotiation
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Exhibit a strong commitment to quality and personal ownership of results

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga TN with international offices in Ireland Poland and the UK Unum also has significant operations in Portland ME and Baton Rouge LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia SC with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring placement and advancement without regard to a persons race color religion national origin age genetic information military status gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description actual pay will be based on skill geographical location and experience.

Additionally Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health vision dental) insurance benefits (short & long-term disability) performance-based incentive plans paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

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