Underwriting Manager

MedPro Group

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About The Position

The Underwriting Manager – Student Health Insurance is responsible for leading the day-to-day underwriting function supporting Wellfleet’s Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) portfolio. This role oversees a team of underwriters and underwriting support staff, ensuring accurate, timely, and disciplined execution of pricing, renewals, and RFP responses in a highly seasonal, broker-driven market. The Underwriting Manager translates underwriting strategy into consistent execution by managing workflow, enforcing pricing methodologies, and maintaining strong service levels to sales, brokers, and internal stakeholders. This role plays a critical part in delivering high-quality underwriting outcomes, supporting both competitive positioning and portfolio profitability, while operating within established governance and pricing frameworks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 8+ years of experience in health insurance underwriting, actuarial support, or pricing roles
• Proficiency with underwriting tools (Excel-based models, pricing systems, reporting tools)
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of leadership or team management experience
• Experience with Student Health Insurance (SHIP) or adjacent markets (fully insured health plans)
• Strong understanding of pricing/risk drivers including; Loss ratio and rate development, Credibility and experience rating concepts, Medical trend drivers (utilization and unit cost), Healthcare claims data and pricing models

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day underwriting function supporting Wellfleet’s Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) portfolio.
• Overseeing a team of underwriters and underwriting support staff.
• Ensuring accurate, timely, and disciplined execution of pricing, renewals, and RFP responses.
• Translating underwriting strategy into consistent execution by managing workflow.
• Enforcing pricing methodologies.
• Maintaining strong service levels to sales, brokers, and internal stakeholders.
• Delivering high-quality underwriting outcomes.
• Supporting competitive positioning and portfolio profitability.
• Operating within established governance and pricing frameworks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager