Underwriting Consultant - Legal & General America

Overview

At Legal & General America, we aim to make a positive difference in the lives of our customers, partners, colleagues, and the communities in which they live.  As a recognized market leader of term life insurance, we are working to transform our business through innovation and technology to provide products and solutions that help American families secure their financial futures.

We are a future-focused company, passionate about what we do and how we do it. This means working with pace and energy to reach our goals, and challenging ourselves to achieve more.  We strive to create a unique environment where balance between work and life is possible. Our employees' passion, dedication and hard work, as well as our career development opportunities, benefits, and employee activities contribute to our positive workplace culture.

Responsibilities

An Underwriting Consultant is able to select risks profitable to the Company while promoting a competitive offer for the agent and equitable results for the applicant.  Review, analyze and classify new business, change and reinstatement applications, trial applications and inquiries in a timely and accurate manner.  Leverage experience to assist in the development of less experienced underwriters.  Be a trusted member of team for broker/partners. Be viewed as a leader and "Go To" person by teammates. Act as a referral underwriter for less experience underwriters. 

Qualifications

BS/BA degree or applicable experience with Industry coursework (LOMA, CLU, and/or ALU)

8-15 years of underwriting experience including large case underwriting and substandard cases

PC knowledge-- ability to create, edit, save, retrieve, and print documents from word processing and/or spreadsheet software

Sound communication skills.

What’s in it for you?

The expected hiring compensation range for this position is $104,300-$143,450 annually.

The total compensation package for this position may include other elements, such as a sign-on bonus, long term incentives, and annual bonuses.  This role is eligible to participate in the Legal & General America Annual Incentive Plan. The current target payment for the position is 20% of base salary, modified for corporate and individual performance. Bonuses are pro-rated based on start date.  This role has 20 vacation days and 10 sick days that are accrued on a bi-weekly basis. Employees also have 9 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

We have a competitive compensation and benefits package focused on your overall wellbeing.  Employee benefits include health, life, and dental insurance; 401K with company match up to 6% as well as a pension package; generous time off; and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year (we like doing fun stuff).  We’re big on professional development and we’ll support and mentor you in your career progression and expect you to help us pay it forward by helping us develop tomorrow's leaders and growth-focused professionals. We value our teams and our communities and believe in giving back. Enjoy time off to volunteer for those causes that matter most to you!

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. The Company reserves the right to change benefits plans at any time.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.