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Highmark Health

Director Underwriting

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A Media or Talent Director directs and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in preparation of stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions, or auditions and interviews performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in these productions.

$65,046 / year median in Kansas

+6% projected growth

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Company :
Highmark Inc.
Job Description :
JOB SUMMARY
This leadership role oversees underwriting operations within designated functions or regions, serving as the primary liaison to sales and customers. Guides the delivery of insights and recommendations to support customer acquisition and retention, ensuring adherence to timeliness, quality expectations, and applicable internal and governmental regulations. This role involves monitoring quality and response times, developing team skills and performance, and overseeing strategic regional or functional initiatives. The incumbent contributes to and executes the underwriting strategy, handling progressively more complex and multiple books of business. Daily communication within the function and routine meetings with leadership are essential to review metrics, performance, and key issues.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Perform management duties, including hiring, termination, coaching, development, rewards, recognition, performance management, and staff productivity. + Plan, organize, staff, and direct daily operations, developing and implementing policies and programs, with budgetary responsibility. + Accountable for all levels of books of business, collaborating with Underwriting and Sales leadership to develop and refresh region-level or functional book management strategies. + Coordinate with regional Sales leadership to anticipate client needs and manage intraday workload planning. + Provide guidance, deeper insights, and communication assistance for critical and sensitive clients. + Understand strategic goals, competitive position, and drive portfolio and functional results toward these goals. + Develop and maintain positive customer relationships with key stakeholders. + Contribute to strategy development and oversee execution, proactively managing and resolving risks and issues. + Manage relationships between the assigned function and other key stakeholders, providing guidance to underwriting functions as a subject matter expert. + Ensure integrity and consistent application of Underwriting policies and guidelines. + Review renewal and prospect quotes in exception scenarios to provide guidance on reasonableness and appropriateness, recommending modifications to prevent adverse selection and financial loss. + Other duties as assigned or requested.
EDUCATION
Required + ?Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Finance, Business, Computer Science, Scie To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account