Executive, Deputy Chief Life Underwriter

Company: USAA
Location: Colorado Springs
Posted on: September 26, 2024

Job Description:

About the RoleWe are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Deputy Chief Life Underwriter, Executive to join our team at USAA. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for leading a team in setting USAA Life Company underwriting policy in support of the Chief Life Underwriter and other senior executives.Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement underwriting policies and procedures to ensure alignment with expected mortality and morbidity performance.
• Collaborate with the Chief Life Underwriter and Medical Directors to establish medical underwriting policies and practices.
• Provide executive-level thought leadership on complex and unique underwriting cases and contestable claims.
• Oversee and conduct ad-hoc mortality and risk classification trend analyses.
• Lead the development of the Life Underwriting Policy team towards optimization of automated underwriting decision-making.
• Monitor existing underwriting automation platform for performance and controls, and identify enhancements to improve the overall member experience.
• Validate underwriting rule changes to underwriting system to ensure adherence to Life Company and/or USAA risk tolerance.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and regulation regarding life insurance underwriting policies, practices, and procedures.
• Represent the underwriting discipline in new product development initiatives.
• Collaborate with reinsurance and key business partners to promote a culture of continuous improvement, solve business challenges, and meet business goals.
• Build and lead a team of underwriting professionals responsible for results delivery through recruiting, development, retention, coaching, and performance management.
• Act on behalf of the Chief Life Underwriter in their absence.
• Ensure risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • 10 years of life insurance underwriting experience with in-depth understanding of medical, non-medical, and financial underwriting principles and practices.
  • 4 years of people leadership experience in a life insurance underwriting function to include building, managing, and/or developing high-performing teams.
  • Executive-level business acumen in the areas of underwriting policy, innovation, and life insurance industry practices, emerging trends, major issues, and regulatory considerations.
  • Extensive experience in evaluating new underwriting data sources with an emphasis on electronic health data.
  • Experience developing and utilizing accelerated underwriting processes, including the use of data analytics and third-party evidence providers (e.g., prescription history).
  • Deep technical knowledge of underwriting systems.
  • Experience with underwriting rules engine and rules management.
  • $10,000,000 or more of Life Insurance Approval authority.
  • Experience collaborating with key resources and stakeholders, influencing decisions, and managing work to achieve strategic goals.
  • Fellow of the Academy of Life Underwriting (FALU).
  • Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI).What We OfferUSAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market position. The salary range for this position is: $163,980.00.Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance or at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.Long Term Incentive Plan: Cash payment for Executive level roles only, representing a cash payment which is both time and performance based.BenefitsAt USAA, our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.For more details on our outstanding benefits, please visit our benefits page on .

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