Specialist, Underwriting Rules – Life

Are you passionate about being part of a team that delivers extraordinary care to help individuals and businesses prepare for and protect their retirement? If so, then Nationwide Financial could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

We are seeking a Specialist, Underwriting Rules – Life for a full-time, 100% remote position. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in Individual Life Underwriting and at least 5 years of experience building and maintaining Underwriting Rules Engines. They should also have expertise in managing Automated Underwriting and Accelerated Underwriting processes. The candidate must be comfortable working closely with multiple levels of leadership and directly with underwriting staff. Strong verbal and written communication skills, analytical abilities, and organizational skills are essential, as this individual will manage several projects simultaneously.

Internal Compensation Grade: F4

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Job Description Summary

Developing the underwriting strategy and ensuring it meets our risk appetite is essential to Nationwide's profitability and overall success. Our team utilizes our analysis and problem-solving skills to enable solutions that drive underwriting efficiency and streamlined approaches. If you are a creative problem solver, have strategic agility, and are an excellent communicator, we want to know more about you!

As a Specialist, you’ll be responsible for managing the development, implementation, and maintenance of automated underwriting rules engines for life insurance. The successful candidate will work closely with the underwriting team to ensure that the rules engines are accurate, efficient, and effective in assessing risk and making underwriting decisions.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:   

• Develops, implements, and maintains automated life underwriting rules engines.  

• Partners closely with the underwriting innovation team to ensure that the rules engines are accurate, efficient, and effective in assessing risks to make underwriting decisions or actions. 

• Monitors and analyzes the performance of the rules engines and make recommendations for improvements as needed.  

• Collaborates with other departments such as reporting and IT to ensure that the rules engines are integrated with other systems and processes.  

• Collaborates with external vendor partners.  

• Stays up to date with industry trends and best practices in automated underwriting. 

 

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.   

 

Reporting Relationships:  Reports to Manager or Director 

 

Typical Skills and Experiences:   

 

Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field. 

 

Experience: 3-5 years of experience in developing and managing automated underwriting rules engines for life insurance. 

 

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Strong knowledge of underwriting principles and practices. Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, and R. Experience with machine learning and artificial intelligence.