Job Description
Are You a Life Underwriter with Swiss Re Expertise? We Need You! If you know your way around Swiss Re’s Life Guide / Evaluate tool, we want to talk to you. We are seeking a detail-oriented, high-efficiency Life Underwriter for a high-impact contract role starting first part of August going through the end of the year. Whether you are an experienced underwriter seeking a specialized production focus or an ambitious associate underwriter with solid Swiss Re hands-on experience, this 100% remote position offers a fast-paced, heads-down environment where your risk assessment skills can shine.
salary: $38 - $41.38 per hour
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 4:45 PM
education: Bachelors
Responsibilities
- Evaluate preliminary medical and non-medical risk factors quickly to provide accurate, informal quick-quote opinions.
- Utilize Swiss Re guidelines and internal underwriting digital tools to navigate complex risk scenarios efficiently.
- Maintain a strict production rhythm to consistently meet or exceed the mandatory 24-hour turnaround time for field requests.
- Assess common impairments—including hypertension, diabetes, cardiac risks, and mental health histories—to determine tentative rating classes.
- Communicate rationale clearly and professionally to field advisors using clear, advisor-friendly language.
- Educate field partners on risk assessment principles and proper usage of evaluation tools when necessary.
- Manage high-volume incoming requests through shared mailboxes while multitasking without sacrificing detail or quality.
- Document underwriting decisions and assumptions clearly within internal tracking systems.
- Distinguish critical risk factors from irrelevant information to make swift, reasonable assumptions with limited initial data.
Skills
- Swiss RE (2 years of experience is required)
- Life Insurance Underwriting (2 years of experience is required)
- Life Underwriting Guidelines (2 years of experience is required)
- Exceptional Communication (4 years of experience is required)
- Digital Underwriting Tools (2 years of experience is required)
- Outlook (4 years of experience is required)
- Worklflow Management Systems (2 years of experience is required)
- Detail Oriented (4 years of experience is required)
- Critcal thinking (4 years of experience is required)
- Thrive in remote environment
- Medical History Evaluation
- Credible and Trustworthy
- Exceptional Follow through
Qualifications
- Years of experience: 4 years
- Experience level: Experienced
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This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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Job Tags
Hourly pay, Permanent employment, Contract work, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Shift work