Senior Underwriting Consultant

AuguStar Life; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Life insurance

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Flexible time-off

Remote/hybrid/onsite options

Well-being programs

Community connections

Job summary

AuguStar Life seeks a Senior Underwriting Consultant to evaluate and classify complex life insurance risks, exercising advanced technical expertise and independent judgment. You’ll lead high-impact underwriting decisions and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organization.

The role requires managing large, complex cases with substantial underwriting authority, mentoring teammates, and explaining decisions to producers, internal sales teams, and Home Office staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience preferred.
• FALU and FLMI certifications preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible individual life insurance underwriting experience, including complex medical and financial underwriting.
• Advanced knowledge of life insurance underwriting principles, human physiology, medical impairments, financial underwriting, occupations, avocations, and reinsurance practices.
• Strong understanding of reinsurance concepts, including retention, automatic binding limits, jumbo limits, and facultative underwriting.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to communicate complex underwriting decisions effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a technical resource and mentor within an underwriting team.

Responsibilities

• Independently evaluate and classify complex life insurance applications in accordance with company underwriting guidelines, mortality pricing assumptions, reinsurance agreements, and risk management practices.
• Assess medical, financial, occupational, avocational, foreign travel, residency, and other mortality risks while making well-supported underwriting decisions.
• Manage large and complex cases with underwriting authority of $5 million or greater without co-signature requirements.
• Serve as a senior technical resource by providing second-level reviews and co-signature support on cases that exceed other underwriters’ authority limits or require advanced technical review.
• Partner with producers, distribution partners, internal sales teams, and Home Office associates to explain underwriting decisions, adverse actions, and financial determinations.
• Mentor and support other members of the Underwriting department through technical guidance and expertise.

Skills

Underwriting expertise

Risk assessment

Decision making

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

FALU or FLMI certifications preferred

Job description

The Senior Underwriting Consultant is a senior-level underwriting professional responsible for evaluating and classifying complex, high-face-amount individual life insurance risks. In this role, you’ll exercise advanced technical expertise and independent judgment while serving as a key resource within the Underwriting department. You’ll influence sound risk selection decisions, support underwriting quality, and collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver exceptional service and business results.

Your role and impact

Here’s a glimpse of your responsibilities and the meaningful impact you’ll create as the Senor Underwriting Consultant:

• Independently evaluate and classify complex life insurance applications in accordance with company underwriting guidelines, mortality pricing assumptions, reinsurance agreements, and risk management practices.
• Assess medical, financial, occupational, avocational, foreign travel, residency, and other mortality risks while making well-supported underwriting decisions.
• Manage large and complex cases with underwriting authority of $5 million or greater without co-signature requirements.
• Serve as a senior technical resource by providing second-level reviews and co-signature support on cases that exceed other underwriters’ authority limits or require advanced technical review.
• Partner with producers, distribution partners, internal sales teams, and Home Office associates to explain underwriting decisions, adverse actions, and financial determinations.
• Mentor and support other members of the Underwriting department through technical guidance and expertise.

What’s in it for you

• Competitive pay: Fair compensation for your hard work.
• Healthcare coverage: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision from day one.
• Life insurance: Company-paid coverage for you and your loved ones.
• 401(k) plan: Matching contributions to help secure your financial future.
• Family support: Paid parental leave and reimbursement for adoption and surrogacy expenses.
• Work-life balance: Flexible time-off policy to recharge and pursue passions.
• Dress for your day: Express your style comfortably at work.
• Inclusion and Culture: A respectful environment that values unique contributions.
• Flexible work options: Remote, hybrid, and onsite opportunities at various locations across the U.S. for better work-life integration.
• Well-being focus: Programs to support a healthy balance between work and home life.
• Community connections: Build strong relationships through virtual and in-person interactions, with resources for your growth.

What sets you up for success

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience preferred.
• FALU and FLMI certifications preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible individual life insurance underwriting experience, including complex medical and financial underwriting.
• Advanced knowledge of life insurance underwriting principles, human physiology, medical impairments, financial underwriting, occupations, avocations, and reinsurance practices.
• Strong understanding of reinsurance concepts, including retention, automatic binding limits, jumbo limits, and facultative underwriting.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to communicate complex underwriting decisions effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a technical resource and mentor within an underwriting team.