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Underwriting Consultant - Minnetonka, MN
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Minnetonka, MN Minnetonka, Minnesota |
About this job
For those who believe in the power of data to help write the next chapter in the history of health care, here's your opportunity. Advancement, an elite group of peers, variety of product lines, and rewards for delivering on our mission ensures you will always be challenged at UnitedHealth Group to do your life's best work.(sm)
We have an excellent opportunity available in our Minnetonka office to become our newest Underwriting Consultant. As a member of our Key Accounts team, the Underwriting Consultant will help to achieve profit and growth while enjoying the chance to work with a large important block of business as well as the kind of benefits and growth expected from an industry leading Fortune 14 company.
The Underwriting Consultant will analyze fully insured group health benefit plan characteristics and assess risks for employer group medical insurance plans. They will utilize established underwriting criteria and policies to provide proper rating methodologies. This Underwriting Consultant will represent and negotiate rates and plan options with sales teams to optimize cost-competitive health benefit plans. They will build and maintain models to assist in the economic analysis of market alternatives.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Completing group RFP's and renewals on a daily basis
- The incumbent is responsible to achieve profit, growth, service and expense objectives through the financial analysis and management of a complex book of business
- Ability to make independent decisions, working with underwriting management to meet required deadlines
- Devises and directly negotiates complex financial arrangements with internal sales constituents
- Advises internal sales and occasionally external constituents (with modest supervision) on benefit design, legislative requirements, financial arrangements and industry trend
- Serve as mentor to other Underwriters
- Recommend improvements in underwriting and marketing strategies
- Assist in planning and leading underwriting projects as assigned
- Develop positive working relationships with peers, and sales and other departments
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree in Math, Finance, Business, or related area or equivalent underwriting experience
- 4+ years underwriting experience; fully insured group health underwriting experience and a strong grasp of underwriting pricing concepts (preferably in the 100-5,000 employer group field)
- Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word
- Must be able to work in a fast paced, team environment, but able to work independently
- Strong organizational and negotiation skills
- Must have strong financial analysis, problem solving and critical decision making skills
- Exhibits effective personal communication skills in the areas of listening, speaking and writing
- Handles difficult situations diplomatically
- Generates creative and innovative solutions to problems
- Exhibits sound business judgment
- Demonstrates a high level of commitment to customer/client service; anticipates, understands and strives to meet customer/client needs; seeks feedback from customers
- Ability to prioritize and respond quickly and effectively to numerous and simultaneous demand
Careers at UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. We all want to make a difference with the work we do. Sometimes we're presented with an opportunity to make a difference on a scale we couldn't imagine. Here, you get that opportunity every day. As a member of one of our elite teams, you'll provide the ideas and solutions that help nearly 25 million customers live healthier lives. You'll help write the next chapter in the history of health care. And you'll find a wealth of open doors and career paths that will take you as far as you want to go. Go further. This is your life's best work.(sm)
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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