[Hiring] Senior Analyst, Underwriting Group Benefits @Nationwide

Role Description

Our underwriters work hard to provide the exceptional customer experience for which Nationwide is known. Actively engaging with our firms and financial professionals to get to know their clients and their needs builds our understanding of the market, what is needed to win business and put our best offer out first.

If you thrive working autonomously, making decisions on a variety of impactful issues and continuing to learn and adapt to grow, we want to know more about you!

As a Sr Analyst, you’ll analyze risk for individual applicants and employer group coverage, determine eligibility based on application, product, state signed, etc. and utilize all other applicable sources to make underwriting decisions. Additionally, you will be called on to make recommendations for underwriting policy and updating the Training Guide. You will also help to manage risk assessment of specialty products and projects as assigned.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain positive relationships with our internal and external customers through effective written and verbal communication skills, including agents, proposed insureds, and state Departments of Insurance.
• Make risk selection decisions in a quality, timely, and productive manner.
• Process and underwrite specialty products, project work as assigned.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for lower-level underwriters.
• Maintain understanding the basic framework of how our processing systems work to be able to move work properly.
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to Manager or Director.

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree preferred.
• 3 or more years of experience preferred.
• Life Office Management Association (LOMA) preferred.

Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills in risk analysis.
• Attention to details.
• Must relate well to other departments that are involved in the underwriting process.
• Computer skills (not necessarily insurance driven) including Microsoft products of Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Work prioritization skills.
• Knowledge of how our products function and what they cover to be able to better comprehend risk analysis decision making.
• Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Job Conditions

• Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)
• Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision.
• Life insurance, short and long term disability coverage.
• Paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date.
• Nine paid holidays.
• 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off.
• 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Company-paid pension plan.
• Business casual attire.
• And more.