Sr. Underwriting Manager

Symetra has an exciting opportunity to join our leadership team as a Senior Underwriting Manager!

About the role

Symetra's Individual Life Division has an opening for a Senior Underwriting Manager. This role will lead a team of underwriters advancing Symetra's award winning Swift Digital application process. Ideal candidates will have a passion for customer service, employee growth, and continually looking for better solutions.

What you'll do in this role

• As Sr Life Underwriting Manager, you inspire and coach your team to provide excellent service for our customers and distribution partners.

• You lead by example and quickly seek accurate and speedy resolution to anything that comes your way.

• Technology is important, and you suggest improvements to make it easier for our customers and partners to do business with us.

• You build and inspire a high performing team of unique individuals, seeking out diversity and requiring inclusion.

• Your team members are empowered through honest, transparent, and timely feedback. 

• The Sr Life Underwriting Manager provides direction, guidance and oversight of services for department staff engaged in appraising and underwriting applications for life insurance, assessing mortality and morbidity within company guidelines.

• Builds expertise of technically competent underwriters. Responsible for results of team in meeting company's financial objectives as well as ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and legal requirements. May underwrite the larger, more complex life insurance applications.

• Identifies opportunities for profitable growth in order to achieve a balanced, sound and quality book while protecting company's assets.

• Develops and maintains effective relationships with service and industry partners. May lead more than one team or different projects.

• Serves as day-to-day operations lead.

• Provides extensive input as to innovation and ways to improve the customer experience. Mentors less experienced management staff.

What we offer you

“If you want to invest in yourself and build a career, this is a great place to work. If you don't want to put in the effort to learn the industry and become a student of the business (it takes real effort!), there are easier places to work.” Cris H. - AVP Internal Sales, Training and Development 

“Symetra is inclusive of all employees regardless of their personal differences.” Darrell J. - Actuary III 

“Symetra values learning. Symetra has so many resources - whether that is the Student of the Business courses, sponsorship of professional certifications, or just individual employees being so willing to teach and answer questions.” Felicia D. - Financial Reporting Lead Senior Analyst 

Benefits and Perks

We don’t take a “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to our employees. Our programs are designed to make your life better both at work and at home.

• Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements


• Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%


• Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays


• Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching


• Want more details? Check out our Symetra Benefits Overviewopens a pdf file

Compensation

 Salary Range: $113,700- $189,400 plus eligibility for annual bonus program 

Who you are

• At least 12 years of relevant work experience required including 5 years Underwriting Management experience. 

• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle large case loads and provide quick turnaround times while maintaining Symetra’s mortality standards. 

• Strong technical and financial underwriting skills. Service oriented with commitment to meet deadlines, prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a demanding work environment. 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) Advance working knowledge of our reinsurance manuals. Mastery of underwriting principals, practices, insurance medicine, financial underwriting, field operations, product offerings and life insurance contract law. 

• Ability to travel and make presentations to clients and producers. Strong negotiation skills. 

• Bachelor's degree preferred. CLU, FALU and/or FLMI, or working towards completion of designation is preferred.


• High school diploma required College degree or equivalent experience preferred

Travel:

Required Training & Professional Development

All newly hired people leaders with direct reports are required to complete a comprehensive leadership development program within their first year. This program includes both virtual and in-person training. The in-person sessions will take place at Symetra’s corporate headquarters in Bellevue, Washington. Symetra covers all travel and accommodation expenses.

Reasonable Accommodations

Symetra is committed to providing equitable access to all job-related responsibilities, including required travel. If reasonable accommodations are needed for travel, Symetra’s HR department will work to provide appropriate solutions in alignment with individual needs and company policies.

We empower inclusion.

At Symetra, we aspire to be the most inclusive insurance company in the country we’re building a place where every employee feels valued, respected, and has opportunities to contribute. Inclusion is about recognizing our assumptions, considering multiple perspectives, and removing barriers.

We accept and celebrate diverse experiences, identities, and perspectives, because lifting each other up fuels thought and builds a stronger, more innovative company. We invite you to learn more about our efforts here.

 Creating a world where more people have access to financial freedom.

Symetra is a national financial services company dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals and feel confident about the future. In our daily work, we’re guided by the principles of Value, Transparency and Sustainability. This means we provide products and services people need at a competitive price, we communicate clearly and openly so people understand what they’re buying, and we design products—and operate our company—to stand the test of time. We’re committed to showing up for our communities, lifting up our employees, and standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Join our team and help us create a world where more people have access to financial freedom.

For more information about our careers visit:

https://symetra.eightfold.ai/careers

Work Authorization

Employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided for this role. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the United States throughout their employment with our company.

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