Director, Underwriting - Life
Core
Lead a team of life underwriters to manage mortality and morbidity risk for large-case life insurance policies (universal life, term, long term care, variable universal life) while serving national brokerage and producer relationships.
Role type
Senior IC Director, Life Underwriting
Builds
Production underwriting decisions and risk assessment for large-case life insurance
Domain
Insurance / Life Underwriting
Required skills
Life underwriting expertise, large-case underwriting ($10M+), relationship management, team leadership, complex medical/financial judgment, regulatory compliance, stakeholder negotiation
Preferred skills
Prior carrier experience, BGA/brokerage environment experience, coaching/mentoring experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead and oversee a team of life underwriters; Provide senior judgment on complex medical and financial underwriting cases; Manage relationships with national brokerage and producer partners; Drive talent development, coaching, and performance management for the team; Ensure adherence to state and federal regulations and audit requirements; Collaborate with sales and internal stakeholders to support profitable growth and service excellence
Seniority
Director, hands-on leadership