Senior Manager, Group Medical Underwriting

🕒 September 30

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📋 Underwriter

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Lincoln Financial

10,000+ employees

Founded 1905

💼 Consulting

⚖️ Legal

💸 Finance

Consulting • Legal • Finance

Lincoln Financial is an organization dedicated to protecting the privacy and security of its job applicants. It actively informs candidates about potential recruitment scams and outlines its robust hiring procedures, making clear that they do not request sensitive personal information during the application process. The company offers a diverse range of career opportunities across various fields including actuarial, finance, legal, and customer service, and is committed to maintaining equal employment opportunities.

📋 Description

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the Medical Underwriting team, including daily inventory planning and management • Oversee evaluation of medical underwriting requirements and risk selection for employees covered under group policies • Conduct complex case reviews and second sign-offs, evaluating risk and determining approval or rejection • Monitor operational performance, establish priorities, communicate key goals, and hold the team accountable • Partner with senior leadership to develop and execute organizational vision and strategic direction • Create and implement strategic plans to improve operational efficiency, strengthen capabilities, and support scalability • Maintain knowledge of current and emerging medical underwriting practices and share relevant trends • Administer underwriting rules and guidelines, application quality audits, and applicable insurance laws and regulations • Provide training, development opportunities, stretch assignments, and constructive feedback to team members • Lead organizational and enterprise initiatives through effective change management and employee engagement • Recruit, hire, train, develop, and retain high-performing employees • Build organizational capabilities for current priorities and future business needs • Serve as a resource to team members and internal and external stakeholders • Build relationships with key partners, including distribution and project management teams • Incorporate Quality Assurance and Training recommendations into employee development and performance measurement • Ensure compliance with applicable state and federal regulations, guidelines, and company policies • Remain current on professional and industry trends • Identify and recommend improvements and develop new skills, procedures, and processes • Perform other duties as required

🎯 Requirements

• Life and disability insurance underwriting expertise • Medical Underwriting expertise • 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) • 5+ Years of risk management experience with substantial background in medical underwriting group coverages • 2+ years of managerial, supervisory, and/or demonstrated leadership experience • FALU (Fellow Academy of Life Underwriting) preferred • FLMI (Fellow Life Management Institute) preferred • Group/employer insurance experience preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Leadership development and virtual training opportunities • PTO/parental leave • Competitive 401K and employee benefits • Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program • Tuition assistance program • Work arrangements that work for you • Effective productivity/technology tools and training • Potential eligibility for the discretionary Annual Incentive Program • Potential long-term incentives and sales incentives • Lincoln’s standard benefits package

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