Remote Benefits Underwriting Quality Consultant

The Hartford; Florida; Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking an Underwriting Quality Consultant to drive quality across Employee Benefits underwriting for Regional and National Accounts. You will build relationships with cross-functional teams, review underwriting cases, and provide actionable guidance to improve compliance and risk management.

Responsibilities include audits, root cause analysis, and delivering feedback to underwriters. The role supports peak-period workload and may involve hybrid or remote work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Employee Benefits underwriting experience.
• National Accounts (5,000+) and Regional Accounts (1,000–4,999) experience preferred.
• Must be detail oriented; able to challenge existing norms using logic.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid understanding of quality evaluation processes/principles.
• Proven ability to act with integrity and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Execute quality reviews by reconstructing Employee Benefits underwriting cases to validate adherence to compliance and regulatory standards, pricing protocols, underwriting standards, documentation protocols and guidelines.
• Perform targeted audits on emerging trends, areas of concern or process changes to inform Risk Management practices and guidelines.
• Complete root cause analysis on quality reviews and audit results by evaluating data for quality trends and opportunities from multiple sources.
• Deliver meaningful feedback to Underwriters and leaders when reporting Quality results, trends, and recommendations.
• Support Strategic Reserve by underwriting cases during peak periods; collaborate with Underwriting & Sales to meet deadlines.
• Identify learning opportunities based on quality findings and prepare training materials.
• Lead or participate in strategic initiatives with thought leadership to influence outcomes.
• Function as an Underwriting Subject Matter Expert and stay current with guidelines and tool enhancements.

Skills

Employee Benefits underwriting

Underwriting knowledge

Quality evaluation

Excellent communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Hartford is seeking an Underwriting Quality Consultant to drive quality across Employee Benefits underwriting for Regional and National Accounts. You will build relationships with cross-functional teams, review underwriting cases, and provide actionable guidance to improve compliance and risk management.

Responsibilities include audits, root cause analysis, and delivering feedback to underwriters. The role supports peak-period workload and may involve hybrid or remote work arrangements.