We are seeking a Specialist, Underwriting Rules – Life for a full-time, 100% remote position. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in Individual Life Underwriting and at least 5 years of experience building and maintaining Underwriting Rules Engines. They should also have expertise in managing Automated Underwriting and Accelerated Underwriting processes. The candidate must be comfortable working closely with multiple levels of leadership and directly with underwriting staff. Strong verbal and written communication skills, analytical abilities, and organizational skills are essential, as this individual will manage several projects simultaneously.
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Job Description Summary
Developing the underwriting strategy and ensuring it meets our risk appetite is essential to Nationwide's profitability and overall success. Our team utilizes our analysis and problem-solving skills to enable solutions that drive underwriting efficiency and streamlined approaches. If you are a creative problem solver, have strategic agility, and are an excellent communicator, we want to know more about you!As a Specialist, you’ll be responsible for managing the development, implementation, and maintenance of automated underwriting rules engines for life insurance. The successful candidate will work closely with the underwriting team to ensure that the rules engines are accurate, efficient, and effective in assessing risk and making underwriting decisions.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Develops, implements, and maintains automated life underwriting rules engines.
Partners closely with the underwriting innovation team to ensure that the rules engines are accurate, efficient, and effective in assessing risks to make underwriting decisions or actions.
Monitors and analyzes the performance of the rules engines and make recommendations for improvements as needed.
Collaborates with other departments such as reporting and IT to ensure that the rules engines are integrated with other systems and processes.
Collaborates with external vendor partners.
Stays up to date with industry trends and best practices in automated underwriting.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to Manager or Director
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
Experience: 3-5 years of experience in developing and managing automated underwriting rules engines for life insurance.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Strong knowledge of underwriting principles and practices. Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, and R. Experience with machine learning and artificial intelligence. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and Human Resource Business Partner.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.
Job Conditions:
Overtime Eligibility: Not eligible (Exempt)
Working Conditions: Normal office environment.
ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
Benefits
We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.
Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.
This position could be filled within any of the lower 48 U.S. states.Smoke-Free Iowa Statement: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries comply with the Iowa Smokefree Air Act. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on or around company premises as well as company issued vehicles. The company offers designated smoking areas in which smoking is permitted at each individual location. The Act prohibits retaliation for reporting complaints or violations. For more information on the Iowa Smokefree Air Act, individuals may contact the Smokefree Air Act Helpline at 888-944-2247.For NY residents please review the following state law information: Notice of Employee Rights, Protections, and Obligations LS740 (ny.gov) https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/02/ls740_1.pdf
NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:
We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.
Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range.The national salary range for Specialist, Underwriting Rules - Life : $77,000.00-$159,000.00The expected starting salary range for Specialist, Underwriting Rules - Life : $85,500.00 - $128,500.00Top Skills
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