Medical Underwriting Team Manager / Corporate Vice President.

Company: New York Life Insurance Company
Location: White Plains
Posted on: February 14, 2021

Job Description:

Medical Underwriting Team Manager / Corporate Vice President. Location: White Plains, NY, US Company: New York Life Insurance Co A career at New York Life offers many opportunities. To be part of a growing and successful business. To reach your full potential, whatever your specialty. Above all, to make a difference in the world by helping people achieve financial security. It's a career journey you can be proud of, and you'll find plenty of support along the way. Our development programs range from skill-building to management training, and we value our diverse and inclusive workplace where all voices can be heard. Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and service, supported by our Foundation . It all adds up to a rewarding career at a company where doing right by our customers is part of who we are, as a mutual company without outside shareholders. We invite you to bring your talents to New York Life, so we can continue to help families and businesses "Be Good At Life." To learn more, please visit LinkedIn , our Newsroom and the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com . This position could be based in the following alternate locations: Remote Opportunity; White Plains, NY (New York) The Team Manager is responsible for the management and professional development of the Underwriters reporting to him/her. They are expected to ensure that production and quality standards are met for the team, identifying and maximizing any efficiencies and opportunities for process improvements, working closely with the Manager of Service. The Manager often reviews cases with his/her direct reports. When making decisions, they predominantly rely on Underwriting Guidelines to evaluate an applicant's risk classification; however, due to the complexity associated with multiple conditions or the diversity of conditions identified within an Attending Physician Statement, they are frequently required to make assessments of applicant risk absent specific direction from the Underwriting Guidelines. Whether synthesizing the mortality risk of medical labs and family history or discounting the mortality risks of highly correlated factors such as motor vehicle reports and avocations, they are expected to evaluate an applicant's overall risk profile, not simply summing the total from individual risk factors. Medical Directors, OGC and Management are available for consult as necessary. The Manager must have an expert knowledge of medical terminology and awareness of how various medical impairments interact and affect individual mortality and morbidity risk. They must be a sought-out resource on the team, and in the department and company. They also work closely with approximately 40 administrators and will encounter a higher degree of interaction with our most prominent and largest cases. They are expected to have excellent communication and relationship management skills. The Manager is responsible for ensuring appropriate handling of underwriting applications, contestable claim reviews, and TPA referrals to the Medical Underwriting team and are authorized to issue or decline cases with a Life aggregate amount of up to $5 million, and Disability up to $30k. They work closely with our administrators and several other areas to lend their expertise and input, and are involved in the reviews of forms, projects, testing of new technologies and the onboarding of new clients. They review and discuss workflows, age and amount requirements and ensure the correct set up in our underwriting system. Underwriting Team Managers will be required to establish and monitor production standards, time service, and quality standards, and will have extensive interactions with clients and coworkers at various levels and executive management. They are recognized as an expert in the field of underwriting and are expected to have a breadth of knowledge of company operations, maintaining relationships with home office management and Medical Directors. Responsibilities:

• Ensure Underwriting team accurately and efficiently classifies the mortality and morbidity risk for proposed insureds as above average (Preferred/Select Preferred), average (Standard), or below average (Substandard risks, Riders and Declines) based on both medical and nonmedical information on cases
• Monitor workloads and assign daily work and case assignments fairly across the team, ensuring account specific requirements and expertise is considered, to maximize efficiency
• Measure, and provide feedback to team members on, quality, quantity and customer service to ensure that appropriate underwriting decisions are reached in a timely manner and to aid in the professional development of underwriting personnel
• Conduct hiring, performance management and personnel evaluations
• Ability to effectively manage and integrate remote Underwriters into the daily workflow and discussions
• Hold 1x1 meetings and team meetings regularly to share information and develop teamwork and consistency
• Provide review and second signatures in situations where authority amount of an Underwriter is exceeded
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of our administrative systems, product rules, underwriting guidelines and medical factors impacting mortality and morbidity
• Ability to influence age and amount requirements and risk classes, working with department resources, to ensure best outcomes and timely case management
• Ensure accurate guidelines and group specific requirements are in ARES, and that information outside of those sources that are specific to our groups (emails with history, process changes, etc.) is held in a central, shared team location
• Represent the underwriting division and lead projects and conduct research to evaluate new ideas and impact of changes
• Act as expert resource for our QuickDecision product, being proactive to identify trends and changes needed in the workflow and product to yield better outcomes (internally and partnering with vendors)
• Ability to oversee and/or provide thorough training for new and existing team members
• Complete Underwriting team and TPA Quality Reviews, and act as a primary resource to ensure consistency and best practices with team and external underwriting partners
• Maintain relationships with home office key contacts and share learnings and expert advice with the Underwriting and Service teams, and TPAs
• Support the development of new products and workflow, and be involved in discussion meetings and testing of new innovations and technologies.
• Pursue efficiencies in Underwriting, working to improve current workflows and procedures
• Participate heavily and lead--the development and strategy execution to expedite and enhance the underwriting experience, while ensuring quality decisions
• Anticipate internal and external business challenges and/or regulatory issues and recommend process, product or service improvements
• Play a key role in projects, processes and vendor management
• Communicate complex ideas in detail to influence and persuade colleagues and management to consider a different point of view
• Uphold the level of work ethic and standards expected of a Corporate Vice President in the department.
• Participate in on-going medical, financial, and soft-skill training
• Meet annual continuing education requirements
• Attend select company and industry meetings as needed Qualifications:
  • Minimum 10+ years Underwriting experience
  • Knowledge of Life and Disability underwriting preferred
  • Superior oral and written communication (phone, e-mail, mail, memo), customer service, and interpersonal skills, excellent teamwork and work ethic
  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Familiarity with reporting tools - a plus
  • FALU (Fellow Academy of Life Underwriting) - a plus
  • FLMI (Fellow Life Management Institute) - a plus
  • CLU - Chartered Life Underwriting - a plus EOE M/F/D/V If you have difficulty using or interacting with any portions of this Web site due to incompatibility with an Assistive Technology, if you need the information in an alternative format, or if you have suggestions on how we can make this site more accessible, please contact us at: (212) 576-5811. Job Requisition ID:--83084--
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