Chief Underwriter - Business Consultant

Regional Account Chief UW GB - UO07EE Sr Business Consultant - BB07AE We're determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals - and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future. The Underwriting Senior Business Consultant position in Group Reinsurance Plus (GRP) is a dynamic position involving the application of product knowledge and technical underwriting skills to the best practices, training, and quality management provided for the benefit of GRP and its reinsurance clients. This position involves partnership with key underwriting and business contacts both internally and externally to deliver creative, yet practical solutions. We'll Be a Good Match if You Have: A customer-first mindset, putting our customers at the center of everything you do. A passion for making decisions through both analyzing data and employing critical thinking skills. A team spirit and desire to work collaboratively. A financial mindset to help make the best decisions. Ability to own our work and follow through on commitments. Ability to decipher and execute within a fluid and changing business environment. An understanding of how to build relationships and trust among diverse groups. The ability to advance your career into a technical OR leadership position. Responsibilities Best Practices Act as the gatekeeper of GRP best practices to ensure new guidelines, processes, and procedures, and related underwriting bulletin articles have been fully vetted, focusing predominantly on experience-rated pricing and other "large" case topics. Work closely with GRP Underwriting Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and GB Underwriting Best Practices to ensure that GRP's underwriting policies and procedures are reflective of current practices, where deemed to be applicable. Draft, peer review, and publish new or revised content for our internal underwriting SharePoint sites and external underwriting manuals. Training and Education Develop, deliver, and maintain internal and client company training curriculum, including robust and pertinent case studies, training agreements, knowledge assessments, and course evaluations, focusing primarily on the pricing protocols, risk assessment, financial analysis, and other topics unique to experience-rated and manually rated business for Group Life, Disability, and Supplemental Health. Quality Management Perform internal quality management reviews for group life and disability, including rate development, policies and procedures, proposal and presale analysis memos, and provide thoughtful insight as to an individual's areas of excellence and opportunity. Perform presale quality management reviews for reinsurance clients that perform their own underwriting as well as other special studies, audits, and training reviews to gain insight into GRP or client underwriting practices. Develop and work with others to execute on action plans designed to improve the quality of GRP and client underwriting based on quality management results, such as enhanced best practices, training, revised underwriting authority limits, etc. Strategic Reserve Act as strategic reserve and underwrite new business quotes, renewals, and sold case submissions as requested during periods of high demand or limited capacity on other teams. Other Lead and/or actively participate in various functional or cross-functional initiatives within GRP or with other areas within Group Benefits. Qualifications Group life and disability underwriting skills, preferably with 4 or more years underwriting experience including experience-rated size segments. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including ability to communicate to audiences with varying levels of expertise and job level. Proven analytical abilities with keen attention to detail balanced with the ability to see and make sense of the big picture, make recommendations, and propose solutions. Demonstrated organization and prioritization management skills, including project management and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced work environment. Highly self-motivated, takes ownership, and is able to work independently and with limited direction. Group reinsurance, advanced product, continuous improvement, and/or change management experience preferred but not required. Salary $85,040 - $133,800 This role will have a Hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of working in an office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday). Compensation The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency, and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The posted salary range reflects our ability to hire at different position titles and levels depending on background and experience. 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Created: 2025-02-11