Mgr Underwriting - Major National

Location: Chicago, Downers Grove, or Richardson, United States. Hybrid work with an in-office requirement of at least 3 days per week.

Base pay: $102,000–$184,300 annually, plus eligibility for an annual incentive bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a health insurance organization providing group health products and services.

What you will do

• Manage a team underwriting small, large, major, national, and other complex group accounts.
• Underwrite and price renewals and prospective group health business across funding options and products.
• Apply underwriting methodologies, financial arrangements, consortium procedures, and applicable state and federal legislation.
• Lead work assignments, projects, process improvements, and cross-department initiatives.
• Present underwriting decisions and develop presentations for strategic customers, brokers, consultants, and senior management.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including BCBSA, member plans, large accounts, and senior leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience underwriting small and/or large accounts while working directly with key customers, consultants, and/or brokers, or 6 years of equivalent underwriting and customer-facing experience.
• 3 years of experience underwriting higher-complexity cases for large, major, national, or special accounts, or demonstrated capability to meet the required responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience underwriting and pricing various funding options and products, making sound decisions, and handling renewal and prospective group health underwriting processes.
• Knowledge of mathematical and financial group health underwriting methodologies, managed care, health care and group insurance products, financial arrangements, and state and federal legislation.
• Extensive experience applying consortium procedures and pricing, if applicable.
• Work and project management skills, including prioritization, delegation, multitasking, deadline management, project design, and project leadership.
• Effective presentation, verbal and written communication, interpersonal, problem resolution, and independent judgment skills.
• Ability to interpret and describe BCBS products and financial arrangements, including competitor offerings, and interact with BCBSA and member plans.
• PC proficiency, including Microsoft Word and Excel, plus process management and process improvement experience.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of the Blue System and ability to price national business.
• Rotation experience in other underwriting market segments.

Culture & Benefits

• Curated professional development plans and investment in employee growth.
• Health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, and paid holidays.
• Employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, and other total rewards incentives.
• Flex employees are expected to work in the office at least three days per week; management may modify schedules for exigent circumstances.
• Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of drug screening in accordance with applicable law.