Remote Underwriting Manager: Lead, Strategize, Grow

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

Benefits offered by this job

Commuter perks

On-site parking

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Premera Blue Cross is seeking an Underwriting Manager to lead a high-performing team and shape underwriting strategy. This remote/telecommuter role blends leadership with underwriting expertise to strengthen operations and support key priorities across the organization.

The position emphasizes strategic insight, people leadership, and managing budgets, with focus on pricing, contracting, and collaboration with sales teams.

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 adequate rates and policy provisions.
• Manage underwriting processes to meet or exceed turnaround goals and objectives.
• Recruit, hire, and train high-quality underwriting teams and manage performance appraisals.
• Manage the budget process for assigned cost center(s) per corporate guidelines.
• Serve as primary contact within Premera for underwriting policy inquiries.
• Support sales and account management in presentations and negotiations.
• Develop and maintain pricing data and contract generation systems.
• Assist underwriting senior management in sustaining long-term policies and procedures.
• Monitor data for content and accuracy and identify problems.

Skills

Leadership

Underwriting

Strategic thinking

Budget management

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field

Master's degree

Job description

Premera Blue Cross is seeking an Underwriting Manager to lead a high-performing team and shape underwriting strategy. This remote/telecommuter role blends leadership with underwriting expertise to strengthen operations and support key priorities across the organization.

The position emphasizes strategic insight, people leadership, and managing budgets, with focus on pricing, contracting, and collaboration with sales teams.