Senior Life Underwriter

Ladder

3d • $84,000 - $117,600 • Remote

About The Position

Ladder is seeking a Senior Life Underwriter to collaborate with internal and external case underwriters to ensure quality risk assessments are made while helping users have the most delightful experience possible. This is a remote role based in one of the 23 States Ladder is currently hiring in. Ladder is not currently sponsoring or transferring OPT or H1-B visas.

Requirements

• 5+ years of life insurance underwriting experience at a leading carrier or reinsurer
• Demonstrated interest in being part of a collaborative team to better serve end users
• An experienced line underwriter with sound, consistent judgment on individual term life cases
• Able to adapt to the underwriting philosophy of an innovative environment
• A team player who wants to apply their life insurance underwriting expertise to help drive Ladder’s success
• An optimist, committed to continuous learning, iteration, and user-centered everything
• A great communicator who listens well, asks questions, and has a sense of humor

Responsibilities

• Perform line underwriting on individual term life cases, evaluating medical and personal history on applications up to $8 million face amount
• Analyze medical, non-medical, and financial data to make solid, well-documented risk decisions
• Manage varying volumes of application review within set quality standards and turnaround times
• Collaborate with our external underwriters and continue to build the strength of that relationship
• Work closely with the Customer Operations and Compliance teams to answer underwriting-related questions and share underwriting knowledge
• Report to the Underwriting Director

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible paid time off
• Stock options
• A rewarding 401k match program
• Ladder Fit Program (monthly stipend for wellness-related expenses)
• Paid parental leave
• Work-from-home flexibility and support (one-time remote office stipend and monthly stipend for WFH costs)
• Fun company-wide events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed