Underwriter III - Employee Benefits

Alliant; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant is seeking an experienced Underwriter to evaluate and underwrite submissions for pricing requests, including advanced underwriting and analytics projects. The role leads and/or assists in managing assigned client projects and presents analyses to clients with confidence.

The candidate will be proficient in actuarial plan values, pricing software, and underwriting models, and will develop reporting tools while ensuring timely delivery and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years related work experience.
• Valid insurance license within 90 days.
• Must continue to meet Continuing Education requirements for license renewal.

Responsibilities

• Pricing forecasts for medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, life and AD&D pricing.
• Lead or assist in pricing and marketing projects such as claim re-pricing and migration analysis.
• Meet with Producers, clients, Underwriters, Account Executives and Benefits Analysts to define and accomplish projects.
• Expert in understanding actuarial plan values and how they are used in pricing analyses.
• Full understanding of underwriting models and reporting templates, with ability to modify to meet customer needs.
• Maintain data tracking and reporting for financial management and client reports.
• Assist and mentor Underwriters; develop training materials and presentations.
• Peer review of other Underwriters’ work for accuracy and completeness.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Time management

Customer service

Planning and organization

Teamwork

Project management

Microsoft Excel

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

3+ years related experience

Insurance license within 90 days

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

MS Excel

Job description

SUMMARY

Responsible for evaluating and underwriting submissions for all pricing requests, including advanced underwriting and analysis projects. Leads and/or assists in the management and execution of all assigned client projects

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Competent in all major areas of general underwriting including, but not limited to, pricing forecasts for medical, pharmacy, dental, vision, life and AD&D, disability and EAP pricing for both rate development as well as option pricing;

• Competent in special pricing and marketing projects such as: medical network changes, claim re-pricing, disruption analysis, migration analysis, insured to self-funded modeling, contribution structure change modeling, as well as others;

• Meets with Producers, clients, Underwriters, Account Executives and Benefits Analysts as needed to define and accomplish projects;

• Expert in understanding actuarial plan values and how they are used in various pricing and analysis projects. This includes ability to competently use software available for such types of plan analysis and pricing;

• Full understanding of underwriting models and reporting templates, with ability to fully modify and customize to meet customer needs;

• Works with internal staff and vendors to establish project timelines, identifies critical deadlines for completion and performs necessary functions to ensure project completion;

• Assists or leads all assigned client underwriting projects, including the ability to present analysis to clients directly in a confident and easy-to-understand manner;

• Maintains data tracking and reporting for financial management, underwriting models, client reports and other analytical reporting deliverables;

• Assists with the development of new reporting tools and models;

• Competent in multiple carrier data and reporting systems as needed to obtain claim data for reporting and analysis purposes;

• Confidently analyzes and challenges insurance company renewal calculations for fully-insured contracts (Health, Dental and Vision);

• Maintains files and historical data on all assigned clients and/or programs;

• Actively engages in educational opportunities to further underwriting knowledge, market trends and regulatory environment;

• Responsible for accuracy and timeliness of all work performed, including proper management of timelines and meeting deadlines as established;

• Addresses incoming correspondence and responds as required in a timely manner;

• Assists with development and training of other Underwriters;

• Assists with the development of training materials and presentations;

• Peer review of other Underwriters’ work for accuracy and completeness;

• Serves as mentor to Underwriter I and II;

• Complies with agency management system data standards and data integrity (enters and maintains complete and accurate information);

• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degreeor equivalent combination of education and experience

• Three (3) or more years related work experience

• Valid Insurance Licensewithin 90 Days

• Must continue to meet Continuing Education requirements for license renewal

SKILLS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent problem solving and time management skills

• Good customer service skills, including telephone and listening skills

• Excellent planning, organizational and prioritization skills

• Ability to work within a team and to foster teamwork

• Ability to completely manage small and mid-level projects as well as effectively manage and lead small teams to complete goals

• Ability to work productively as an individual to accomplish assigned projects

• Ability to prioritize work for multiple projects and deadlines

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, advanced MS Excel skills required