National Accounts Dental Underwriting Consultant
About The Position
This position in the National Accounts Employee Benefits Underwriting organization is responsible for all aspects of risk selection, pricing and proposal for our Group Dental new business and renewals for 2,000+ lives. Apply standard underwriting principles and procedures to evaluate, rate and negotiate price on new business. Apply in depth knowledge of assigned product lines and independent decision making within underwriting policies and procedures. Sun Life embraces a hybrid work model that balances in-office collaboration with the flexibility of virtual work. Our team members and leaders are expected to foster connection and teamwork by being present in the office at least 2 days per week.
Requirements
- Ability to work with a diverse group of people.
- Require a minimum of 7+ years of group underwriting experience
- Highly skilled in both written and verbal communications, organization, time/work management, establishing interpersonal relationships, and problem solving
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment and flex to changing demands including system and process changes
- Motivated, positive, team player
- Proficient PC skills, including Excel skills, and word processing applications
- The position requires strong analytical and negotiation skills, as well as an in-depth understanding of industry contractual language and provisions
- Candidates should possess a high level, technical understanding of underwriting principles and theory
Nice To Haves
- BA/BS degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, price, propose rate and strategy to acquire and renew National Account clients
- In-depth risk assessment and pricing of prospective and inforce customers in conformance with underwriting guidelines and authority limits
- Provide Customer reporting and analytics
- Partner with sales, national accounts practice leader and home office subject matter experts to develop comprehensive pricing and solutions for our customers
- Recommend changes in policies and procedures to be more responsive to the emerging client and market needs
- Proactively manage inforce block of business to maintain profit and persistency expectations
- Mentoring and underwriter development
Benefits
- Generous vacation and sick time
- Market-leading paid family, parental and adoption leave
- Medical coverage
- Company paid life and AD&D insurance
- Disability programs
- Partially paid sabbatical program
- 401(k) employer match
- Stock purchase options
- Employer-funded retirement account
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
