Remote Health Benefits Underwriter Analyst

CVS Health; Oklahoma; Remote; USD 47,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Other resources

Job summary

CVS Health's Meritain Health is hiring for an underwriting role that operates fully remotely in the United States. The position supports pricing, stop loss strategies, and financial forecasting using Excel and Salesforce, with emphasis on collaboration and client success.

Required experience includes medical insurance knowledge and excellent communication, analytical thinking, and teamwork. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package and a base pay range of $46,988 to $122,400 per year.

Qualifications

• 1-2 Years of applicable medical insurance experience: brokers (producers), carriers, third‑party administrators, benefit analysis, underwriting, rating methodologies, or policy marketing, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional problem solving and decision‑making skills.
• Demonstrated analytical skills.
• Adept at collaboration and teamwork.
• Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and consultation to our Sales and Client Management teams on pricing and stop loss strategies.
• Prepares and issues quotations and other financial deliverables for prospective and existing business while meeting established departmental TAT goals.
• Prepares financial projections on prospects utilizing financial models in Excel and Salesforce.
• Marketing and placement of stop loss policies, negotiating terms based upon claims data, strategy, relationships.
• and cost avoidance/reduction efforts.
• Works with leaders from key functional areas to understand potential impacts for custom requests.
• Manages and interprets operational data and applies to fee development and financial analysis.
• Presents to internal/external customers, constituents, and business partners.
• Displays a clear understanding of the Meritain products and services along with strong business and systems knowledge.
• Develops and participates in presentation to existing and prospective customers, business partners and internal business areas.
• Collaborates with leadership in Sales to determine the appropriate product mix to issue on proposals that target reducing total cost of care for the plan sponsor.
• Independently assists sales and client management personnel in explaining rates/fees and communication of underwriting and stop loss policies.
• Establishes and maintains a positive and productive relationship with sales, client management, our stop loss panel and internal partners.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Growth mindset

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Salesforce

Job description

CVS Health's Meritain Health is hiring for an underwriting role that operates fully remotely in the United States. The position supports pricing, stop loss strategies, and financial forecasting using Excel and Salesforce, with emphasis on collaboration and client success.

Required experience includes medical insurance knowledge and excellent communication, analytical thinking, and teamwork. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package and a base pay range of $46,988 to $122,400 per year.