VP, Life Underwriting Executive (Remote)

Gen Re Group; Stamford (CT); Remote; USD 141,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

General Re Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, seeks a VP, Underwriting Executive in Individual Life to lead and develop a senior underwriting team while maintaining a small active caseload. The role emphasizes client relationships, underwriting excellence, and collaboration across Medical, Actuarial, and leadership teams.

You will guide technical underwriting, manage client expectations, and drive improvements in guidelines and workflows to enhance client experience.

Qualifications

• Extensive individual life reinsurance underwriting experience with complex medical, non-medical, financial, highly substandard, and multi-impairment risks.
• Strong underwriting judgment, risk assessment capabilities, and track record of high-quality decisions.
• Deep knowledge of life underwriting principles, mortality assessment, and pricing alignment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor, and influence others; prior people management preferred.
• Proven success maintaining client relationships and providing consultative underwriting expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high performing underwriting team.
• Provide regular coaching and feedback, support development, recognize performance, address gaps.
• Review and approve underwriting decisions, provide technical guidance on complex cases.
• Maintain a small active underwriting caseload and stay connected to facultative business.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships with assigned clients and serve as primary underwriting resource.

Skills

Underwriting leadership

Team development

Client relationships

Risk assessment

Decision making

Communication

Life underwriting

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

FALU/FLMI/CLU/ChFC

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

General Re Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, seeks a VP, Underwriting Executive in Individual Life to lead and develop a senior underwriting team while maintaining a small active caseload. The role emphasizes client relationships, underwriting excellence, and collaboration across Medical, Actuarial, and leadership teams.

You will guide technical underwriting, manage client expectations, and drive improvements in guidelines and workflows to enhance client experience.