Disability Income Underwriting Specialist

Location: Remote-Wisconsin, United States of America

Salary: $60,880–$91,320 annually

Company

hirify.global supports insurance application and underwriting processes for customers, financial advisors, and internal business partners.

What you will do

• Build relationships with financial advisors, customers, internal business partners, and external partners throughout the insurance application process.
• Review preliminary inquiries, insurance applications, and customer information to assess eligibility and coverage options.
• Evaluate financial, health, and occupational information using company guidelines and training.
• Gather information, track outstanding requirements, resolve issues, and support timely underwriting decisions.
• Explain application requirements and underwriting decisions, answer questions, and provide updates to financial advisors and business partners.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and quality standards while meeting productivity and quality goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Analytical skills and the ability to make independent decisions and apply sound judgment when applying rules.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including tact, diplomacy, resourcefulness, and the ability to handle confidential information.
• Proficiency with computers and various software packages.
• Ability to work accurately while maintaining speed and flexibility in team and independent production environments.
• Strong organization, prioritization, and deadline-management skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to change.
• Ability to make timely, well-reasoned underwriting decisions when information is incomplete, complex, or open to interpretation.
• Ability to connect multiple data points, think critically through grey areas, solve complex problems, and take accountability for final decisions while seeking guidance when appropriate.
• Required testing must be successfully completed and passed.

Nice to have

• Learning agility, critical thinking, adaptive communication, negotiation and objection-management skills, and adaptability to changing processes and systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time remote work based in Wisconsin.
• Collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on accurate, efficient, and high-quality service.
• Expected start date: February 1, 2027.
• Hiring process is expected to take 10–12 weeks.
• Salary may vary based on skills, experience, market conditions, candidate location, and other hiring-process factors; geographic-specific structures may apply in eligible locations.