Health Underwriting Director jobs in Illinois

Health Underwriting Director directs and oversees the health insurance underwriting program for individuals and/or groups for medical and/or dental insurance. Responsible for ensuring integrity of underwriting activities and processes. Being a Health Underwriting Director manages staff of underwriters at the organization. Provides assistance to underwriters on more complex applications. Additionally, Health Underwriting Director has a strong knowledge of the underwriting discipline. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Health 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 Health 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)

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Director, Underwriting
  • Berkley
  • Chicago, IL OTHER
  • Company Details

     

    From middle market to Fortune 500 companies, Berkley Custom’s team is committed to providing excellent service and a consistent approach to meet the needs of their brokers and their customers, bringing specific expertise in excess casualty as well as a variety of targeted primary and excess programs.  

    They seek to outperform competitors with focus and deep understanding of their client’s priorities and by developing creative risk solutions to meet their long-term needs. Their key differentiators include the following:

    EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIPS – Berkley Custom works exclusively the wholesale brokerage community as well as their program partners, and continually builds upon long established relationships with a passion for superior service for their appointed producers.

    INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS – Berkley Custom attracts and retains professionals with significant experience in their field, many with over 25 years in the business. Their culture values and promotes deep industry knowledge, integrity, excellence, and respect.

    LONG-TERM APPROACH TO ACCOUNTS – Berkley Custom continually seeks partners for the long term who share their values and risk management discipline.

    Long-term relationships have been their management’s trademark in over 30 years of serving customers in the E&S and Program marketplace. Their team is dedicated to serving the varied casualty exposure needs of their brokers and their customers. By truly understanding risk exposures in a constantly changing global environment, they can better work with you to keep risk placement recommendations current and responsive.

    Responsibilities

    The person in this role will promote profitable written premium growth and favorable loss ratios in accordance with Berkley Custom Best Practices, Underwriting Guidelines, Line of Business risk appetite, and personal Underwriting Authority. (Underwriters) may also be required to oversee the efficiency and effectiveness of other Underwriters and Technical Assistants

    • Evaluation, rating, and pricing of New Business and Renewal risks.
    • Preparation of Declination correspondence (when required).
    • Completion/updating of data entry fields in Workflow Management System.
    • Adherence to BCIM Best Practices, Underwriting Guidelines, Line of Business risk appetite, and personal Underwriting Authority.
    • Development, maintenance, and management of assigned producer relationships through visitations and regular customer contact.
    • Solicitation of additional information when needed.
    • Evaluation of the performance of producer relationships to ensure company and agency goals are met.
    • Awareness and maintenance of personal production and quality measures.
    • Coordination of Loss Control services (as needed)
    • Act as liaison with claims/finance/accounting as needed

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    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university preferred
    • 5 – 7 year of insurance-related experience and/or training
    • Computer skills including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and other related programs.
    • Understanding of BCIM Best Practices, Underwriting Guidelines and Line of Business risk appetite.
    • Ability to make sound judgments based on both written and observed factors where only limited standardization exists.
    • Awareness of the overall market conditions and BCIM’s competitors
    • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations.
    • Ability to effectively write reports and business correspondence.
    • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public,
    • Functional understanding of all required systems and processes.
    • Professional and effective communication skills.
    • Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

    Additional Company Details

    The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not accept any unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies or firms. The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.
  • 19 Days Ago

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Underwriting Consultant
  • Health Care Service Corporation
  • Downers Grove, IL FULL_TIME
  • At HCSC, we consider our employees the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We enable employees to craft their career with curated development plans that set their learning p...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Director, Group Underwriting, Remote
  • Allstate
  • Chicago, IL OTHER
  • The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now ...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Privacy Analyst II
  • Underwriting Solutions
  • Oakbrook Terrace, IL 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...
  • 11 Days Ago

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Underwriting Executive - LHB
  • Health Care Service Corporation
  • Chicago, IL FULL_TIME
  • Welcome to a team of caring and passionate people who work each day to meet the needs of our members and clients. At Luminare Health (a subsidiary of Health Care Service Corporation), you will be part...
  • 25 Days Ago

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Vice President/Associate Director, Direct Lending (Originations, Underwriting & Portfolio Management)
  • SF Demo - FMR LLC
  • Chicago, IL FULL_TIME
  • Job Description:SummaryFidelity Investments is building out a new Chicago-based lending team to go after the large direct lending / private credit market. Our leveraged finance platform targets market...
  • 23 Days Ago

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Director of Underwriting
  • Hy Cite
  • Madison, WI
  • JOB TITLE: Director of Underwriting REPORTS TO: Senior Vice Presidente of Financial Service LOCATION: Onsite in Madison,...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriting Director - Cargo (Remote)
  • Intact Insurance
  • Canton, MA
  • Job Description We currently have an opportunity for an Underwriting Director to join our Specialty Ocean Marine team in...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriting Director
  • IAT Insurance Group
  • Walnut Creek, CA
  • The Inland Marine Business Unit within IAT has an immediate opening for an Underwriting Director who can work from IAT's...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director, Risk Underwriting
  • Justworks
  • New York, NY
  • Who We Are At Justworks, you'll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, co...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriting Director - Small Commercial
  • Berkley
  • Glen Allen, VA
  • Company Details: Berkley Mid-Atlantic Insurance Group (BMAG) is a property and casualty insurance provider serving the M...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Managing Director / Treaty Underwriting
  • The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
  • Miami, FL
  • Managing Director - UQ06FB We're determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Underwriting Director
  • Old Republic General Insurance Group
  • ORE&S – SENIOR UNDERWRITING DIRECTOR - PROPERTY BROKERAGE About Old Republic: Old Republic International Corporation tra...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Corporate Underwriting Director (Remote)
  • Intact Insurance
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Job Description We currently have an opportunity for a Corporate Underwriting Director to join our Corporate North Ameri...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Income Estimation for Health Underwriting Director jobs
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