Remote Underwriting Manager — Lead High-Impact Team

Premera Blue Cross; Arkansas; Remote; USD 108,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Premera Blue Cross is hiring an Underwriting Manager for a remote/telecommuter role. You will guide a high-performing team, apply underwriting expertise, and align pricing and policy provisions with company objectives.

You'll lead recruitment, training, and performance reviews, collaborate with sales and account management, and help shape work-unit strategy while reporting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field, or 4 years of work experience.
• 5 years of underwriting, regulatory, or health insurance consulting experience.
• Previous underwriting experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy management monitoring reports for tracking financial and membership positions and contract and fulfillment production.
• Manage underwriting, pricing, and/or contracting activities to ensure rates and policy provisions meet risks and objectives.
• Manage underwriting processes to meet or exceed turnaround goals and objectives.
• Recruit, hire, and train underwriting teams and manage performance evaluations.
• Oversee budget processes for cost centers per corporate guidelines.

Skills

Underwriting

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

Master's Degree

CEBS designation

Job description

Premera Blue Cross is hiring an Underwriting Manager for a remote/telecommuter role. You will guide a high-performing team, apply underwriting expertise, and align pricing and policy provisions with company objectives.

You'll lead recruitment, training, and performance reviews, collaborate with sales and account management, and help shape work-unit strategy while reporting to senior leadership.