Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition:
Our Regional & Small Business Solutions team is responsible for strategy, sales, underwriting, account management and overall profitability. The Underwriter will provide group underwriting services for new business and renewals of dental, disability, life, and voluntary products for customers generally having 2-5,000 eligible employees.
The Underwriter is responsible to evaluate risk characteristics inherent in group insurance plans for prospects (new business) as well as renewals (existing business). This person will conduct a detailed analysis to establish profitable and competitive rates and plan characteristics given the unique circumstances and needs of each group customer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyzes risk by running manual rate calculations and/or preparing experience-rated quotes; works with Sales team and other partners to ensure the final proposal will meet the needs of the group customer.
- Underwrites new business quotes of requirements by analyzing plan design, demographics, and experience information to decide whether to accept risk and establish profitable and competitive premium levels.
- Underwrites renewals by reviewing current plan's premium history, claims history, and company financial condition to determine appropriate renewal action.
- Prices and offers plan changes, produces experience analysis, and responds to inquiries from the Sales team, broker, customer, and other partners.
- Works proactively and collaboratively with internal and external partners to make sound decisions that will continue to build MetLife's book of group insurance business.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, listening).
- Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to adapt to change.
- Strong customer service skills.
- High level of organizational skill and the ability to prioritize and multi-task.
- Team player: works well with other underwriters and business partners.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products such as Excel and Word.
Preferred:
- 1+ years of underwriting experience or related insurance industry experience (claims, product, or marketing).
- Working knowledge of underwriting policies and procedures, underwriting guidelines and philosophies.
- College degree in Math, Business, Finance, or the Financial Services industry.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies" as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
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What We Do
Named one of Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies,” MetLife is leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve defined for more than 150 years. At MetLife, every innovation and line of code is a lifeline for our customers and their families—from victims of natural disasters to people living with disabilities and beyond. With operations in more than 40 markets and leading positions across the globe, MetLife’s building a workforce of diverse and empowered voices that all belong. Join our remarkable journey—one in which you help write the next century of innovation in financial services—because with MetLife, making the world a better place is All Together Possible.
Why Work With Us
At MetLife, you’ll be working for a company whose purpose is to help customers throughout their life’s journey, and often in their most critical time of need. You’ll be a part of developing leading-edge platforms that will have a lasting impact on the lives and well-being of tens of millions of customers.
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