Underwriting Consultant

AuguStar Financial; Cincinnati, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Work-life balance

Dress for your day

Inclusion and Culture

Flexible work options

Well-being focus

Community connections

Job summary

AuguStar Financial is looking for an experienced Underwriting Consultant to evaluate and classify high-face-amount life insurance risks with independent judgment. The role focuses on technical expertise, risk selection, and collaboration with internal and external partners to deliver exceptional service.

You will handle large, complex cases, provide second-level reviews, and mentor others while working in a remote environment across various U.S. locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible 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 according to guidelines, pricing assumptions, reinsurance, and risk management.
• Assess medical, financial, occupational, avocational, foreign travel, residency, and other mortality risks while making underwriting decisions.
• Manage large and complex cases with underwriting authority of $5 million or greater without co-signature requirements.
• Provide second-level reviews and co-signature on high-authority or technically complex cases.
• Explain underwriting decisions, adverse actions, and financial determinations to producers, distribution partners, internal sales teams, and Home Office associates.
• Mentor and support other members of the Underwriting department with technical guidance.

Skills

Underwriting expertise

Complex medical underwriting

Financial underwriting

Reinsurance knowledge

Mentoring

Communication skills

FALU/FLMI

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

The 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 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.

Requirements

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.

Hiring Range Minimum

$95,376.25

Hiring Range Maximum

$119,207.50

Compensation Statement

Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation, including annual incentive programs.

Work Arrangement

Remote

Position Type

Full-time

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