Health Underwriter

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Job description

Location(s)
Oklahoma City OK

Details

Kemper is one of the nation's leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper's products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises.

The Health Underwriter is involved in reviewing, assessing, and making recommendations of applications for individual health insurance, setting conditions for, or denying coverage. Also involved is communication from agents via telephone, email, mail, and/or fax along with interoffice communications.

Position Responsibilities:

• This individual will utilize established underwriting guidelines of various individual health products and provide proper ratings.
• Gathering and assessing background information in order to effectively assess the risk involved.
• Calculating possible risk.
• Liaising with specialists, such as doctors, for risk assessment.
• Gathering information and various types of reports (e.g. medical records, prescription histories) from specialists.
• Keeping detailed and accurate records of applications underwritten and decisions made.
• Making underwriting decisions based on medical information submitted to company.

Skills and Qualifications:

• College degree or equivalent with minimum of 3 years of Health Underwriting experience.
• Intermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Office ( Word, Excel, and Outlook ).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Detail oriented and works with high degree of accuracy.
• Highly organized and flexible.
• Ability to multitask and meet changing deadlines.
• Must be self-directed and able to complete job duties with limited supervision.

Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination.

Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

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