Senior Life Underwriter & Data-Driven Risk Leader

Michigan Farm Bureau; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Job summary

Michigan Farm Bureau is seeking a Senior Life Underwriter to provide underwriting services for the Life department and Field Force. You will use approved solution methods and guidelines, and train underwriting staff to ensure timely, sound decisions.

This role emphasizes leveraging data analytics and automated systems to enhance underwriting outcomes. The position involves underwriting large and complex life applications, assessing facultative reinsurance liabilities, and maintaining approval

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in insurance, business, finance or medical field
• Minimum seven years life underwriting experience
• Financial underwriting experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel
• Medical terminology knowledge
• Willingness to pursue continuing job-related training
• FALU, FLMI, CLU, ChFC, or LLIF designation or actively pursuing

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and process larger and complex life insurance applications and determine facultative reinsurance liabilities.
• Maintain approval authority up to $4,000,000.
• Correspond by e-mail, telephone, and systems with clients, agents, doctors, reinsurers, service laboratories, and other organizations to gather information for underwriting.
• Maintain awareness of changes in underwriting industry and participate in educational programs.

Skills

MS Office

Medical terminology

Data analytics

Training underwriters

Underwriting guidelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in insurance/finance/medical field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Michigan Farm Bureau is seeking a Senior Life Underwriter to provide underwriting services for the Life department and Field Force. You will use approved solution methods and guidelines, and train underwriting staff to ensure timely, sound decisions.

This role emphasizes leveraging data analytics and automated systems to enhance underwriting outcomes. The position involves underwriting large and complex life applications, assessing facultative reinsurance liabilities, and maintaining approval