F&G is looking to hire a Sr. Life Underwriting Technical Specialist.

Job Summary

This Sr. Life Underwriting Technical Specialist provides support to the Life Underwriting Team and Director, focusing on post-issue management and innovations in Technical Underwriting. This position will focus on the support function of maintaining efficacy of our innovation's projects including but not limited to MIB follow-up processing, ordering necessary requirements to evaluate post-issue monitoring, data capture and analysis for building reporting to leadership and other stakeholders.

This position will report to the Director, Underwriting Innovation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze underwriting results, demonstrating knowledge of risk assessment concepts and processes
• Prepare and monitor underwriting metric reports and participate in discussions related to management of mortality results
• Support risk management through administration of the Post Issue Monitoring underwriting audit program
• Coordinate receipt of medical summaries, assuring timely delivery to facilitate an underwriting decision
• Gain experience assessing the efficacy of risk management tools and impact to underwriting philosophy
• Assist in developing answers to business questions through analysis of underwriting data
• Monitor Underwriting metrics, identifying process improvement ideas for increased efficiency
• Complete ad hoc projects as assigned on a timely basis
• Adheres to company policies and legal requirements regarding sales and product compliance

Experience and Education Requirements

• AA or Bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, or business degree specializing in insurancepreferred
• Relevant experience considered in lieu of a degree
• 3+ years experience supporting a Life Underwriting team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office products: WORD, Excel, Power Point
• Experience with analytical decision making and critical thinking
• Successful completion of coursework in basic life insurance risk concepts preferred
• Experience with advanced data reporting tools, Tableau and Pivot tables preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Awareness and understanding of risk management and underwriting philosophies
• Attention to detail and high degree of ownership for meeting deadlines in individual areas of responsibility
• Self-starter who demonstrates strong initiative and displays a high energy level
• Strong collaborator who has the ability to function as a key member of a small group
• Strong technical, organizational, computer, and team skills
• Understands how the functional units interact with each other; recognizes business changes within coverage area and the impact.
• Demonstrates ability to build new skills and adapt to new ways of thinking.
• Builds knowledge of customers through collaboration and communication.
• Develops and maintains goal-oriented, collaborative and productive, team-driven relationships.
• Reads verbal, non-verbal and written cues; effectively adjusts communication style to suit the needs of different audiences and situations.
• Promotes new ideas and ways of working; suggests new techniques, methods and practices.
• Demonstrates proficiency in digital techniques, methods, and tools used at F&G.
• Develops and sustains effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including team members, virtually and in-person.
• Logically organizes information to identify connections and form a multidimensional view.
• Understands and demonstrates commitment to the departmental vision, strategy, change initiatives and goals.
• Demonstrates awareness of workload and shares updates on availability with manager.
• Seeks challenging assignments and projects.
• Monitors, measures and assesses processes to determine areas of improvement; identifies and eliminates operational waste.
• Understands data and communicates the meaning to leaders.
• Owns responsibility for timely production of deliverables.
• Understands expectations for interaction with vendors for their functional area.
• Assists in deliverable management and coaches junior team members on quality solution delivery.
• Proactively seeks to continue development of regulatory knowledge and able to share this information with team members.

Other Requirements:

• Perform other functions, duties and projects as assigned
• Regular and punctual attendance
• Some travel required (less than 10%)

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