Underwriter (Life) jobs in Oakland, CA

Underwriter (Life) reviews medical, occupational, financial, and legal information to select or reject individual or group life insurance applications. Calculates rates and premiums from approved decrement tables. Being an Underwriter (Life) may have contact with the field force for information on which to base decisions. May require a bachelor's degree. Additionally, Underwriter (Life) typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Underwriter (Life) works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Work is closely managed. To be an Underwriter (Life) typically requires 0-2 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Underwriter II
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Oakland, CA OTHER
  • Job Summary:

    Anticipate key business, marketplace and competitor dynamics in developing and implementing strategies to optimize business results which include retention and growth targets while mitigating risk. Primary focus is on establishing the appropriate rate and conditions of offering to achieve revenue, membership and margin goals. Additionally, processes and policies are managed to support optimal customer service while collaborating with Sales/Account Management partners to optimize business opportunities and effective solutions.

    Essential Responsibilities:


    • Establish effective business relationships with Sales and Account Management to execute a business plan that optimizes our opportunities across a book of business.

    • Produce accurate quotes in compliance with Underwriting and authority guidelines and state and federal laws for existing and prospective business.

    • Develop and execute account and/or book of business plans to ensure attainment of goals.

    • Lead peer review to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of quote.

    • Manage business processes and policies that support for all job levels particularly in areas of rate actions, benefit structure, customer engagements, etc.

    • Meets established department turn around goals by balancing deadlines.

    • Implement new and existing policies, procedures, and methodology.

    • Implement continuous quality improvement programs.

    • Strategize with internal customers on implications of decisions on business outcomes.

    • Position Underwriting is an integral partner in the creation of effective business solutions.

    • Establish relationships with Sales/Account Management to enhance business potential with purchasers, brokers and consultants.

    • Develop solutions that increase credibility withcustomers and Sales/Account Management and external customers.

    • Acquire and exhibit knowledge of the external business environment to add value.

  • 7 Days Ago

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Field Underwriter
  • The WRS Group - Symmetry Financial
  • Berkeley, CA CONTRACTOR
  • We are looking for highly motivated, hard working, self starting individuals to join our sales force. Who are we? We are a Financial Services Agency partnered with Symmetry Financial Group. We provide...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Copy Of Life Safety Inspector
  • Life Safety Services LLC
  • Oakland, CA FULL_TIME
  • SIGN ON BONUS Life Safety Services Technicians inspect, install and repair passive fire products. Technicians provide services that deliver solutions that give our customers peace of mind. Functions/T...
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Remote - Life Coach
  • Life Balance Transition
  • Hayward, CA FULL_TIME
  • “Don’t fear failure. Fear being in the exact same place next year as you are today.” Michael Hyatt Are you currently navigating a career crossroads, feeling disillusioned with your current role, confi...
  • 2 Days Ago

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Life Safety Inspector
  • Life Safety Services LLC
  • Alameda, CA FULL_TIME
  • SIGN ON BONUS Life Safety Services Technicians inspect, install and repair passive fire products. Technicians provide services that deliver solutions that give our customers peace of mind. Functions/T...
  • 8 Days Ago

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Life Safety Inspector
  • Life Safety Services LLC
  • Oakland, CA FULL_TIME
  • SIGN ON BONUS Life Safety Services Technicians inspect, install and repair passive fire products. Technicians provide services that deliver solutions that give our customers peace of mind. Functions/T...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Senior Underwriter - Inland Marine
  • Allianz
  • San Francisco, CA
  • If you are a current AzC employee and wish to refer a candidate for this role, please click here for instructions and el...
  • 4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriter - Large Group, Consultant
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Oakland, CA
  • Your Role The Premier Underwriting team manages the pricing of medical, dental, vision, and life products for employer g...
  • 4/21/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriting Director
  • IAT Insurance Group
  • Walnut Creek, CA
  • The Inland Marine Business Unit within IAT has an immediate opening for an Underwriting Director who can work from IAT's...
  • 4/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriter - Large Group, Consultant
  • Blue Shield Of California
  • Oakland, CA
  • Your Role The Premier Underwriting team manages the pricing of medical, dental, vision, and life products for employer g...
  • 4/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Underwriter - Builder's Risk
  • Axis
  • San Francisco, CA
  • This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We...
  • 4/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Executive Underwriter, Construction Casualty
  • The Hartford
  • Walnut Creek, CA
  • Executive Underwriter - UW07CDSenior Underwriter - UW08CA We're determined to make a difference and are proud to be an i...
  • 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Associate Underwriter
  • Burns & Wilcox
  • San Francisco, CA
  • When someone needs insurance coverage for the unique, the unusual, or the unconventional, they come to Burns & Wilcox. O...
  • 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Underwriter - Large Group, Consultant
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Oakland, CA
  • Job Description Your Role The Premier Underwriting team manages the pricing of medical, dental, vision, and life product...
  • 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM

Oakland is in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay. In 1991 the City Hall tower was at 37°48′19″N 122°16′21″W / 37.805302°N 122.272539°W / 37.805302; -122.272539 (NAD83). (The building still exists, but like the rest of the Bay Area, it has shifted northwest perhaps 0.6 meters in the last twenty years.) The United States Census Bureau says the city's total area is 78.0 square miles (202 km2), including 55.8 square miles (145 km2) of land and 22.2 square miles (57 km2) (28.48 percent) of water. Oakland's highest point is near Grizzly Peak Blvd, east of Berkeley, just over 1,760 feet (...
Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/11/2019). Read more from Wikipedia
Income Estimation for Underwriter (Life) jobs
$64,033 to $79,567
Oakland, California area prices
were up 4.5% from a year ago

Underwriter (Life) in Pittsburgh, PA
The underwriter has a challenging task in reviewing this material and making tough decisions regarding information to include or exclude, and the weight to apply to specific data.
March 03, 2020
Underwriter (Life) in Lynchburg, VA
Underwriting is the lengthiest part of the life insurance application process.
February 09, 2020
Life insurance underwriting is where your premiums, approval or denials are established.
January 25, 2020
Underwriter (Life) in Charlotte, NC
The main responsibility of an underwriter is to approve and adjust insurance policies.  So, just how does that translate into a day-to-day job.
January 11, 2020