The Opportunity:
As a Life Underwriting Research Consultant, you'll join an innovative and dynamic environment supporting the Office of the Corporate Chief Underwriter (OCCU). In this role, you'll dive into a variety of exciting projects and research initiatives. Your work will be diverse and impactful, including supporting protective value (PV) studies; creating RFPs for different vendors and vendor evaluation; examining and identifying new data sources for research and insights; improving workflows and working on ways to increase automation; providing input on predictive modeling; and revising underwriting rules and procedures.
The Team:
You'll join a collaborative and forward-thinking team of underwriters from various backgrounds and product expertise, who are motivated to shape the underwriting landscape at MassMutual. As a team, we demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to being inclusive, a strong business acumen, and show courage and professionalism when advocating for a particular project or presenting a healthy challenge to the status quo. Outside of the Underwriting team, you can expect to work with colleagues from Data Science, Actuarial, Product, Competitive Intelligence, and IT.
The Impact:
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Partner with leadership across the enterprise to champion changes that improve processes, while maintaining mortality expectations
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Shape data sources for data driven underwriting practices
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Provide recommendations around new technologies and methodologies for risk selection
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Analyze, create, and develop rules for our algorithmic and accelerated underwriting (fluidless) processes
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Develop new and competitive underwriting guidelines with research, documentation, marketing, and presentations
The Minimum Qualifications:
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HS diploma or GED
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8+ years of relevant work experience in Life Insurance Underwriting
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Minimum $5+ million life approval limit without second signature
The Preferred Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree
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Confident communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills
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Be able to think strategically and influence others.
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Ability to partner with key constituents to support strategic and tactical development.
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A demonstrated track record of consistently meeting and/or exceeding performance expectations.
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Industry exams completed
What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team
Regular meetings with the Office of the Corporate Chief Underwriting Team
Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits
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MassMutual is an equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome all persons to apply.
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MassMutual will accept applications on an ongoing basis until such time as a candidate has been offered employment. The job description includes the main duties of this position, which may evolve over time. You may be required to perform other duties not listed.
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Salary Range: $115,900-$152,100