Are you passionate about being part of a team that delivers extraordinary care to help individuals and businesses prepare for and protect their retirement? If so, then Nationwide Financial could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.
Job Description Summary
Our underwriters work hard to provide the exceptional customer experience for which Nationwide is known. Actively engaging with our firms and financial professionals to get to know their clients and their needs builds our understanding of the market, what is needed to win business and put our best offer out first.
If you thrive working autonomously, making decisions on a variety of impactful issues and continuing to learn and adapt to grow, we want to know more about you!
As an Analyst, you’ll analyze risk for individual applicants and employer group coverage, determine eligibility based on application, product, state signed, etc. and utilize all other applicable sources to make underwriting decisions. Additionally, you will be called on to make recommendations for underwriting policy and updating the training guide. You will also help to manage risk assessment of specialty products and projects as assigned.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Maintain positive relationships with our internal and external customers through effective written and verbal communication skills, including agents, proposed insureds, and state Departments of Insurance.
Support a geographical underwriting territory assigned and maintained by knowing specific regulations applicable and building relationships with field personnel and producers
Make risk selection decisions in a quality, timely, and productive manner
Process and underwrite specialty products, project work as assigned
Maintain understanding the basic framework of how our processing systems work to be able to move work properly.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to Manager or Director.
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: Bachelors’ degree preferred.
Experience: 2 plus years of experience preferred.
License/Certification/Designation: Life Office Management Association (LOMA) preferred.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Proficiency in medical terminology and procedures as they relate to the evaluation of the risk being considered. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Strong analytical skills. Attention to details. Computer skills (not necessarily insurance driven) including Microsoft products of Excel, Work and Outlook. Work prioritization. Knowledge of how our products function and what they cover to be able to better comprehend risk analysis decision making.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and Human Resource Business Partner.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.
Job Conditions:
Overtime Eligibility: Non-Exempt (Eligible)
Working Conditions: Normal office environment.
ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
Benefits
We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.
Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.
NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:
We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.
