Manager Underwriting - Major National Accounts

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Job Summary

This position is responsible for managing a team that underwrites major national accounts (2,000+ contracts) in compliance with HCSC’s goals and objectives and federal and state legislation, resulting in the sale and renewal of group business. Successfully demonstrated skills and experience in underwriting and pricing of various funding options and products and making sound decisions. Operational knowledge of renewal and prospective group health underwriting processes and procedures knowledge of underwriting methodologies including mathematical and financial group health underwriting funding. Extensive experience applying consortium procedure and pricing. Extensive experience and knowledge of managed care/health care, group insurance products and group health underwriting financial arrangements and knowledge of state and federal legislation to underwriting practices and making sound decisions. Work management skills in prioritizing and assigning work and project assignments. Demonstrated highly effective presentation skills for addressing customers and senior management. Demonstrate skills for developing presentations, building and maintaining positive relationships internally and externally, interacting with representatives of large and strategic accounts, coordinating initiatives across departments, interacting with senior leadership, leading staff.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree and 5 years’ experience underwriting small and/or large accounts and dealing directly with key customers, consultants and/or brokers OR 6 years of experience underwriting small and/or large accounts and dealing directly with key customers, consultants and brokers.
• 3 years of underwriting of higher complexity cases.
• Successfully demonstrated skills and experience in underwriting and pricing of various funding options and products and making sound decisions.
• Operational knowledge of renewal and prospective group health underwriting processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of underwriting methodologies including mathematical and financial group health underwriting funding.
• Extensive experience applying consortium procedure and pricing (if applicable).
• Extensive experience and knowledge of managed care/health care, group insurance products and group health underwriting financial arrangements and knowledge of state and federal legislation to underwriting practices and making sound decisions.
• Work management skills in prioritizing and assigning work and project assignments.
• Demonstrated highly effective Presentation skills for addressing customers and senior management.
• Demonstrate skills for developing presentations, building and maintaining positive relationships internally and externally, interacting with representatives of large and strategic accounts, coordinating initiatives across departments, interacting with senior management, lead staff.
• Project management skills and experience, including designing and leading projects.
• Verbal and written communication skills, including correct grammar, appropriate word choice, precisions, structure, and appropriate tone and level of detail for audience.
• Interact with BCBSA and member plans.
• Interpret and describe BCBS products and financial arrangements as well as those provided by competitors.
• Successfully demonstrated interpersonal skills in establishing and maintaining positive business relationships.
• Independent judgment and problem resolution skills.
• Work and project management skills including the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time and workload to meet deadlines.
• PC proficiency to include Word and Excel.
• Successfully demonstrated skills and experience in presenting to external clients.
• Process management and process improvement experience and skills to identify and implement process changes.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Proven track record successfully working complex business, HCSC leadership interactions and/or presentations, and delivering on projects. Extensive experience underwriting 2,000+ contract business, including all funding types, platform solutions, and products/networks.
• Demonstrated strong relationships with internal and external areas.

This is a hybrid schedule requiring 3 days reporting into the office, 2 days remote.

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Pay Transparency Statement:

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards.

The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

HCSC Employment Statement:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment / Affirmative Action employer dedicated to providing an inclusive workplace where the unique differences of our employees are welcomed, respected, and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Base Pay Range$97,600.00 - $176,300.00