Life Underwriting Director jobs in Utah
Life Underwriting Director directs and oversees the life insurance underwriting program for individuals and/or groups. Responsible for ensuring integrity of underwriting activities and processes. Being a Life Underwriting Director provides coaching to underwriters and assists on more complex applications. Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Additionally, Life Underwriting Director typically requires Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) certification or Fellow Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation. Typically reports to top management. The Life Underwriting Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Life Underwriting Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Recently Added Life Underwriting Director jobs
Underwriting Director
- Higginbotham
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Lehi, UT
FULL_TIME
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Higginbotham, a privately held, independent insurance and financial services firm that ranks within the top 20 nationwide, has an immediate opening for a remote Underwriting Director.
We are looking for top talent to join our team as an Executive Director, Property Underwriting. We are an energetic, team-driven, fast paced and rapidly growing organization who seeks to celebrate success and reward results. Our greatest achievements are not just measured by our corporate growth and success but also through the positive impact experienced by our team.
The Executive Director – Property is a critical member of our organization and is responsible for:- Overall management of all Property Based programs to growth and profitability standards with heavy emphasis on REO/REI, Shared Layered, LRO & CAT
- Implementing and reviewing new and broader underwriting strategies and products in cooperation with the internal business development team
- Working in close cooperation with the internal Program Manager(s), Compliance and Filings, Loss Control, Actuarial, Claims and other internal business members
- Leading program underwriting audits and other meetings with program partners as required
- Utilizes current data and initiates customized information to interpret pricing and exposure trends
- Actuarial fundamentals. Ability to understand loss trends, loss triangles, and ratemaking. Ability to quantify risk based on experience history and forecasting methods.
- Marketing and Communications. Ability to sell and negotiate to achieve bottom line profitability for the Company. Ability to make presentations and communicate articulately. Ability to base communications on strategic thinking. Ability to manage underwriting decisions in relation to company strategy
- Initiates appropriate actions to sustain profit on the Property Book
- Develops pricing, coverage form, and guidelines proposals
- Recognizes and evaluates the impact of risk transfer and various pricing mechanisms, and recommends appropriate action to enhance long-term profitability
- Deep understanding of CAT modeling
- Offers creative solutions that contribute to achievement of Property book goals
- Recognizes and advocates certain expectations to underwriting standards and creates viable options
- Assesses rate adequacy of book relative to exposure assumed
- Interactive process of developing and satisfying existing and prospective producers/customers consistent with Citadel’s Mission
- 7 years underwriting experience
- Strong marketing, sales and presentation skills are required
- Ability to develop strong broker relationships
- Must have excellent negotiation and communication skills
- Must exhibit solid team orientation with proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a changing business environment
- Ability to work well internally with varying levels of zone/branch management and underwriting personnel on communicating Real Estate Practice appetite/issues
- Knowledge of underwriting concepts, practices, and procedures
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Other Pricing / Modeling software
- Ability to self-manage, organize, and prioritize work with limited direction
- Enhanced leadership skills
- State Licensing – where required
- Ability to travel as needed
- Remote
- Competitive Compensation depending on applicable experience
- Generous employee benefits package which includes a robust wellness program
- Employee Ownership Opportunities
- Career progression opportunity – the potential for growth within the company
- 8 Days Ago
Underwriting Director
- Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc
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Lehi, UT
FULL_TIME
- Higginbotham, a privately held, independent insurance and financial services firm that ranks within the top 20 nationwide, has an immediate opening for a remote Underwriting Director. We are looking f...
- Just Posted
Underwriting Insurance Inspections - Salt Lake City, UT
- Underwriting Solutions
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Salt Lake, UT
FULL_TIME
- Company Description We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society be...
- 2 Months Ago
Director, Commercial Underwriting
- WCF Insurance
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Sandy, UT
FULL_TIME
- PositionThe underwriting department has an immediate opening for someone who can demonstrate the WCF values to join their team as Director, Commercial Underwriting, reporting to the CUO, Middle Market...
- 2 Days Ago
Director, Multi-line Commercial Underwriting
- WCF Insurance
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Sandy, UT
FULL_TIME
- Position The underwriting department has an immediate opening for someone who can demonstrate the WCF values to join their team as Director, Multi-line Commercial Underwriting, reporting to the CUO, M...
- 5 Days Ago
Loss Control Representative - Insurance Inspections - Salt Lake City, UT
- Underwriting Solutions
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Salt Lake, UT
FULL_TIME
- Company Description We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society be...
- 2 Months Ago
Life Underwriting Director jobs at Popular Companies
Underwriting Director - Financial Institutions
- Selby Jennings
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Director of Underwriting
- Global Recruiters of Denver
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- Join a dynamic team dedicated to shaping the future of underwriting in a challenging yet rewarding environment! Our Fort...
- 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM
ES Property Technical Underwriting Director
- Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
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New York, NY
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- 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM
Underwriting Director
- Hadron Insurance
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- Location: Remote (Preference for NY or ATL area) About Us: Hadron Specialty Insurance Company is a US Property and Casua...
- 6/9/2024 12:00:00 AM
Director, Commercial Underwriting
- Webster Bank
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New York, NY
- If you're looking for a meaningful career, you'll find it here at Webster. Founded in 1935, our focus has always been to...
- 6/9/2024 12:00:00 AM
Director of Underwriting - Remote
- Idaho State Job Bank
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Boise, ID
- Director of Underwriting - Remote at Prime Therapeutics in Boise, Idaho, United States Job Description Our work matters....
- 6/8/2024 12:00:00 AM
Director of Underwriting
- TTCU
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Tulsa, OK
- Position Summary Manage the functions and employees of the Indirect, Consumer and Mortgage Underwriting departments in o...
- 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM
Contract Surety Underwriting Director
- CNA
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Westerville, OH
- You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive...
- 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM
About Utah
Utah is known for its natural diversity and is home to features ranging from arid deserts with sand dunes to thriving pine forests in mountain valleys. It is a rugged and geographically diverse state that is at the convergence of three distinct geological regions: the Rocky Mountains, the Great Basin, and the Colorado Plateau.
Utah is one of the Four Corners states, and is bordered by Idaho in the north, Wyoming in the north and east; by Colorado in the east; at a single point by New Mexico to the southeast; by Arizona in the south; and by Nevada in the west. It covers an area of 84,899 sq mi ...
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Income Estimation for Life Underwriting Director jobs
$164,436 to $210,001
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What does a Life Underwriting Director do?
Life Underwriting Director in Lorain, OH
Underwriting is used to get a picture of who you are based on your characteristics, especially how healthy you are (or not).
January 12, 2020
Life Underwriting Director in Hopkinsville, KY
Life insurance underwriters have long relied on motor vehicle records (MVRs) to provide valuable insight into the risks presented by proposed insureds. Many predictive value studies have shown higher mortality rates associated with driving under the influence, reckless driving, suspensions, speeding, and distracted driving. MVRs are a predictive data source that can indicate an individual’s all-cause mortality across a wide spectrum of ages and genders.
February 11, 2020
Life Underwriting Director in Bloomington, IN
Promote underwriting expertise to field distribution.
February 07, 2020