Life Insurance Signature / Authority Limits

1M Signature / 5M Authority.

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY APPLICANTS WITH INDIVIDUAL LIFE UNDERWRITING EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE.
PLEASE NOTE: ONLY APPLICANTS WITH INDIVIDUAL LIFE UNDERWRITING EXPERIENCE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE.

Job Summary

Builds relationships with Financial Advisors and internal partners. Develops the skills necessary to successfully underwrite Life, Disability, and/or Long-term Care insurance policies in an inclusive and fast-paced environment ensuring all quality, service and production goals are met.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Field & Client Experience

Responsible for credible and effective relations and communication with field and customer to include responding to case appeals/inquiries and assists with placing business.
Provides guidance and assistance to the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and Financial Representatives regarding case underwriting and risk appraisal

Responsible for prescreen inquiries.

Underwriting

Responsible for the analysis and appraisal of a broad range of insurance applications; approves, classifies, or declines applications for various ages and policy amounts with guidance, as needed.
Independently reviews applications and adheres to underwriting standards and demonstrates an intermediate level of experience with NM product types and changes.

Develops and demonstrates change agility while maintaining mortality and morbidity expectations.
Demonstrates continuous learning through the early adoption of new ways of underwriting.
Develops proficiency with Reinsurance programs and determining where to best place a case.
Underwrites applications, maintaining industry-leading mortality and morbidity giving the best possible offer that can be made. Provides active case and requirement management and provides customized service with guidance.
Communicates & negotiates with Field Partners to explain modified or declined decisions & assist in policy placement.

Develops proficiency in financial, medical, and lay underwriting assessments and provides innovations solutions to keep Northwestern Mutual as the choice of our customers.
Actively utilizes the most effective means to obtain the necessary information, including digital health data, Internet searches, direct contact with the insured, and communication with third party advisors (Accountants, Attorneys, etc.) with limited guidance.
Discusses cases with peer reviewers with medical and technical staff, as needed.
Understands and meets all quality, service, and production goals.
Solves issues & escalations, with guidance as needed.

Partners with Underwriting Support for case management

Cross-functional leadership

May serve as underwriting representative for improvement in product process w/collaboration w/functional partners. Participates in other projects as needed.

Qualifications

A bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
1.5 years of traditional underwriting experience.
Analytical skills with the ability to make independent decisions and apply sound judgment in the application of rules.
Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to handle confidential information, and exercise tact, diplomacy, and resourcefulness.

Proficient in computer skills and using various software packages.
Ability to work accurately while maintaining speed and flexibility in a team and independent production environment.
Highly organized with the ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines.
Displays agility to manage multiple tasks and adapt in a changing work environment.

#LI-Remote or LI-Hybrid

Compensation Range:

Pay Range - Start:

$60,340.00

Pay Range - End:

$112,060.00

Geographic Specific Pay Structure:

Structure 110:

$66,360.00 USD - $123,240.00 USD

Structure 115:

$69,370.00 USD - $128,830.00 USD

We believe in fairness and transparency. It’s why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate; the current market; location of the candidate; and other factors uncovered in the hiring process. The standard pay structure is listed but if you’re living in California, New York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable, click here to learn more.

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Northwestern Mutual is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes and encourages diversity in the workforce. We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which each employee can contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, assume leadership and continue to focus on meeting and exceeding business and personal objectives.

Skills

Information Gathering (NM) - Intermediate, Underwriting Practices (NM) - Intermediate, Information Optimization (NM) - Intermediate, Technology Adaptation (NM) - Intermediate (Inactive), Insurance Acumen (NM) - Intermediate, Underwriting Ecosystem (NM) - Intermediate, Mortality, Morbidity, & Risk Analysis (NM) - Intermediate, Customer Centricity (NM) - Intermediate, Learning Agility (NM) - Intermediate (Inactive), Adaptive Communication (NM) - Intermediate, Reasoning (NM) - Intermediate, Negotiation & Managing Objection (NM) - Intermediate, Decision Making (NM) - Intermediate, Consulting (NM) - Advanced, Attention to Detail (NM) - Intermediate, Change Adaptability (NM) - Intermediate, Customer Support (NM) - Intermediate, Data Application (NM) - Intermediate

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Life Underwriting Sr Specialist - Remote