Executive Underwriting Consultant (Remote) at Prudential Ins Co of America in Plymouth, Minnesota

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Prudential, a world leader in financial services, is looking for experienced individual life underwriters to join our growing organization!  Enthusiastic, dedicated individuals will be trained on our systems and procedures through one-on-one training.  You will find opportunities to think both creatively and analytically, as well as being provided all the support you need to maximize your abilities.  We need people who are highly motivated, enjoy relationship building, creative, results driven, and up for a challenge!

For this role, Prudential is seeking people who:

• Exceptional communicator; is a role model with interpersonal, negotiating, and decision-making skills.


• Work closely with UW leadership in determining objectives.  Display a thorough understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives


• Create an environment that encourages new approaches, challenges the status quo and champions change


• Take accountability for improvement in performance and results – both personal and as a process


• Take a lead role in representing NB Underwriting at conferences, industry seminars, field visits, and other activities


• Collaborate with a positive attitude within the team and across business units


• Lean into challenges and take initiative to solve problems


• Personally invested in understanding the customers’ needs.  Exceeds customer expectations

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Appraise and underwrite individual life applications to assess mortality risk within company guidelines


• Underwriting authority limit up to $10M


• Strong relationship skills with distribution partners and key accounts


• Achieve strong service results:  quality, productivity, and cycle time


• Mentoring/development of less experienced underwriters

Qualifications include:

• Minimum of 8-10 years individual life underwriting experience


• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent work experiences/Bachelor's degree preferred


• Advanced Professional Designation required (i.e. FALU, AALU, CLU, FLMI, MBA)


• Advanced technical underwriting knowledge and risk assessment


• Strong talent mindset with personal development, mentor or teach less experienced underwriters


• Excellent negotiating and decision-making skills, critical thinking


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships with peers/team/Distribution partners


• High level of commitment within the industry (i.e. leadership role or program committee)

*Note: Prudential is required by Colorado law to include the salary range for this role when hiring a Colorado resident. Salary range specific to Colorado: $105,000-142,000 + discretionary incentive bonus + benefits. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.

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Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.

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