Remote Life Underwriting Director

Pacific Life; Newport Beach (CA); Remote; USD 152,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Wellbeing Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

401k with company match

Job summary

Pacific Life in the United States is seeking an Underwriting Managing Director to lead a team of underwriters in the Consumer Markets Division. This role supports 100% remote work and focuses on evaluating mortality risk and underwriting guidelines to decide on applications.

You will drive end-to-end underwriting decisions, coach consultants, and advance accelerated underwriting while upholding the people-first culture and strong partner relations with distribution channels.

Qualifications

• 10-12+ years of life insurance underwriting experience.
• 5+ years of team management experience in underwriting.
• Ability to handle advanced decision level authorities without a co-signature ($15 Million or higher).

Responsibilities

• Complete wing-to-wing underwriting decisions, starting with review of upfront underwriting data and tools.
• Staff coaching and development of Underwriting Consultants and Senior Consultants.
• Handle additional underwriting requirements by determining value, ordering, and reviewing to perform risk selection.
• Finalizing cases and performing second-sign duties as needed.
• Demonstrate dependability, organization, and sound judgment by adhering to schedules and meeting all productivity, quality, and performance standards.

Skills

Life Insurance Underwriting

Team Management

Decision Authority

Communication

Critical Thinking

Data Interpretation

Goal Setting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

FALU/CLU/FLMI or similar

Job description

Pacific Life in the United States is seeking an Underwriting Managing Director to lead a team of underwriters in the Consumer Markets Division. This role supports 100% remote work and focuses on evaluating mortality risk and underwriting guidelines to decide on applications.

You will drive end-to-end underwriting decisions, coach consultants, and advance accelerated underwriting while upholding the people-first culture and strong partner relations with distribution channels.