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Underwriting Assistant

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An Underwriting Assistant assists insurance underwriters with administrative tasks and managing documents for insurance files, applications and claims. Assists with research, customer service, or compiling information for business or regulatory reports.

$71,017 / year median in Kansas

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Our client is an Overland Park based administrator of healthcare benefits. They are in need of 2 Underwriting Implementation Level 1 Assistants to join their team! This position will start out as a contract with the possibility of going permanent. M-F 8am-4pm with a 30min lunch, 37.5hr work week Do you have strong data entry and administrative skills? Do you take pride in your strong attention to detail? READ ON! The Underwriting Implementation Level 1 will apply the knowledge of client's products, plan documents, underwriting manuals and computer systems including company procedures and philosophies, to create a systemized workflow to assist the Medical Underwriters with their duties. The underwriting implementation level 1 will work in a team atmosphere utilizing not only their own expertise but also the expertise of their peer group. An important component of this position is to provide the services mentioned above in a positive, professional, thorough, and courteous manner, enabling client to be recognized as a service-driven organization. Duties/Responsibilities
  • Perform all tasks listed as duties/responsibilities in Underwriting Support Clerk position in accordance with department quality and production standards.
  • Log into client's system all new business within the date of receipt including agent coding.
  • Create New Business Workflow sheet.
  • Set up New Case information in quoting system including client demographic information in the client tab section and employee census.
  • Issue in client's system all approved New Business and resolve any rate discrepancy as needed.
  • Post initial premium, generate and work certificate/SPD error report.
  • Prepare group ID cards for mailing on all new business groups and employee additions.
  • Create Stop Loss documents on Self-Funded new business and Self-Funded renewal business.
  • Sort and distribute incoming mail promptly. This includes physical paper main and Contact Management activities. Deliver outgoing mail to the other departments and Office Services according to the published schedule.
  • Daily review and processing of incoming emails in the Underwriting email box. This includes a review of the content of the received email and either create a contact management activity to have the email queued up for processing or forward the email in its entirety including attachments to the appropriate staff member to handle.
  • Monthly/daily renewal prep & processing. This includes compiling the monthly renewal list, creating renewal folders and renewal processing sheets. Creating renewal Stop Loss documents and AI indexing.
  • Review and process returned mail, address changes, name changes, duplicate ID cards and license updates.
  • Be proficient with quoting software and run quotes as needed.
  • Retrieve the morning daily reports from IS, follow-ups and letters from the printers.
Distribute the reports promptly, sort the letters & deliver to the switchboard, sort & deliver the follow-ups appropriately.