Director of Underwriting, Coverage Administration, and Agent Operation Services

Allied National; Olathe (KS); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied National is seeking a Director of Underwriting, Coverage Administration, and Agent Operation Services. This leader will manage underwriting, coverage administration, and agent operations teams, working with senior leadership, external vendors, and business partners.

The role drives departmental goals, procedures, workflow, and staff development for both on-site and remote teams. The ideal candidate has extensive health insurance experience and strong supervisory background, with knowledge

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in health insurance.
• 5+ years of supervisory/management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent service to our agents and clients with strong communication.
• Establish and maintain a current underwriting procedures manual.
• Review problems or files and provide solutions as needed.
• Perform administrative/personnel functions for a hybrid team (resident and remote).
• Identify, train, and use seasonal 1099 staff in Q4 annually.
• Report department metrics monthly and attend Management Meetings.
• Prepare and deliver reports to carriers and external stakeholders.
• Create and maintain staff job descriptions.
• Coordinate staffing with the COO and HR referrals.
• Serve as business owner for future IT solutions in underwriting, coverage administration, and agent operations.
• Provide insights to Executive Team and other directors based on trends.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Mentoring

Staff management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

Allied is looking to hire a Director of Underwriting, Coverage Administration, and Agent Operation Services! This individual will be responsible for the management, operation, and performance of our growing underwriting, coverage administration, and agent operation teams. In this role, you will interact with senior leadership, external vendors, and business partners. The Director is also responsible for the departmental goals and procedures, workflow, productivity, quality review, and employee development for their areas. A qualified candidate will have a thorough understanding of the processes, procedures and computer systems related to underwriting, coverage administration, and agent operations. They will also be knowledgeable of both traditional and database underwriting tools and have experience in Small Group Medical Underwriting for cases with 2-100 employees.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide excellent service to our agents and clients in both a proactive and responsive manner through staff utilizing strong communication skills.
• Establish and maintain a current Underwriting procedures manual.
• Review problems, questions or files as referred to, provide answers or solutions as appropriate, review with the Chief Operating Officer as necessary.
• Perform administrative/personnel functions of company policy application (mentoring, attendance, evaluations, quality review and scheduling) for a hybrid team consisting of resident and remote employees.
• Identify, train, and use seasonal 1099 staff to augment operations in Q4 annually.
• Report department metrics monthly and attend the monthly Management Meeting.
• As needed, research, prepare, and deliver reports to carriers, reinsurers, parent company, and other external stakeholders.
• Create and maintain job descriptions for staff members.
• Coordinate staffing needs with the Chief Operating Officer and interview candidates referred by HR or other sources as needed.
• Serve as the business owner of future IT solution sets pertaining to the areas of responsibility outlined in this job description.
• Provide insight and recommendations to the Executive Team, Director of Product, and Director of Sales based on identified trends in group experience reporting.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.
• Must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in health insurance.
• 5+ years of supervisory/management experience is a must.
• Group and medical underwriting experience is a plus.