Hybrid National Accounts Supplemental Health Underwriting Consultant

at Sun Life

• Job title: National Accounts Supplemental Health Underwriting Consultant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $77,400 - $116,100 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Portland, United States

About the role

• Underwriting Consultant for Group Supplemental Health at Sun Life. Evaluate pricing and risk selection for National Account clients in a hybrid work setup.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of risk selection, pricing and proposal for Group Supplemental Health new business and renewals for 2,000+ lives
• Apply standard underwriting principles and procedures to evaluate, rate and negotiate prices on new business
• Apply in-depth knowledge of assigned product lines and independent decision-making within underwriting policies and procedures
• Evaluate, price, propose rate and strategy to acquire and renew National Account clients
• Conduct in-depth risk assessment and pricing of prospective and in-force customers in conformance with underwriting guidelines and authority limits
• Provide customer reporting and analytics
• Partner with sales, national accounts practice leader and home office subject matter experts to develop comprehensive pricing and solutions for customers
• Recommend changes in policies and procedures to be more responsive to emerging client and market needs
• Proactively manage in force block of business to maintain profit and persistency expectations
• Mentoring and underwriter development

Requirements

• Ability to work with a diverse group of people
• BA/BS degree preferred
• Require a minimum of 7+ years of group underwriting experience
• Highly skilled in both written and verbal communications
• Strong organizational and time/work management skills
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills
• Problem solving abilities
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and flex to changing demands
• Proficient PC skills, including Excel skills and word processing applications
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills
• In-depth understanding of industry contractual language and provisions
• High-level technical understanding of underwriting principles and theory

Benefits

• Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support mental, physical and financial well-being
• Generous vacation and sick time
• Market-leading paid family, parental and adoption leave
• Partially-paid sabbatical program
• Medical plans
• Company paid life and AD&D insurance
• Disability programs
• Retirement and Stock Purchase programs
• 401(k) plan with employer-paid match
• Employer-funded retirement account
• Flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture