AVP, Underwriter, Strategic Initiatives
About The Position
The Underwriter, Strategic Initiatives is a senior individual-contributor role within the Life Underwriting organization, focused on advancing underwriting strategy, effectiveness, and risk management through data analysis, process improvement, and cross-functional initiatives. This role combines strong traditional underwriting judgment with advanced use of underwriting data to support evidence-based decision-making, portfolio management, and modernization efforts. The position partners closely with underwriting leadership, actuarial, new business, IT/data teams, reinsurance, and external vendors to drive initiatives that improve mortality outcomes, operational efficiency, and customer experience while maintaining sound risk discipline.
Requirements
- Extensive knowledge of insurance principles including mortality, insurable interest and actuarial theory
- Excellent experience with Underwriting systems and workflows
- Extensive written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent negotiating skills
- Medical knowledge and basic understanding of medical terminology
- Basic computer knowledge
- Extensive presentation and communication skills
Nice To Haves
- EKG interpretation skills preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead and support strategic underwriting initiatives aligned with enterprise goals, including underwriting philosophy refinement, guideline optimization, and new program development.
- Evaluate and recommend changes to underwriting rules, requirements, and workflows based on data insights, experience studies, and emerging industry trends.
- Support implementation of new underwriting tools, data sources, predictive models, and vendor solutions, including pilot design, testing, and post-implementation monitoring.
- Act as a subject-matter expert for underwriting strategy in cross-functional projects.
- Analyze underwriting, mortality, placement, and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop underwriting metrics, dashboards, and reporting to monitor performance, quality, and consistency.
- Use data to assess impacts of underwriting changes and provide clear, actionable recommendations to leadership.
- Provide guidance and subject-matter expertise to underwriting staff as changes are rolled out.
- Present findings, recommendations, and business cases clearly to underwriting leadership and senior management.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
