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Employee Benefits Manager of Underwriting & Financial Analysis
These are the fundamental components of the job:
- Lead, mentor and guide a team of Underwriters, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability while enhancing their skills and performance
- Function a liaison to Insurance carriers and third-party administrators for client reporting
- Establish relationships with carriers, negotiate renewals
- Manage and negotiate Lawley Proactive Health stop loss renewals
- Oversee Pharmacy Benefit Programs
- Develop models for enhancing efficiency and accuracy
- Attend client meetings and finalist presentations
- Maintain complete and accurate documentation of all tasks in CRM
- Optimize working relationships with clients, benefit consultants and agency personnel
- Act as a resource and provide input on all aspects of client reporting and analytics
- Manage the relationship with Lawley’s actuarial and benchmarking partners
- Attend and participate in all leadership programs, workshops and training sessions to build and maintain effective leadership skills; model professionalism and integrity while guiding the team toward shared goals
Other functions of the job:
- Expand and grow in your role when supporting miscellaneous duties as requested
Skills / traits that we value for this role:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or related field
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in a similar or related role; at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role
- Relevant knowledge of insurance, self‐funding, captives, and stop loss
- Incredible attention to detail and organizational skills as well as strong analytical skills with a focus on meeting expectations and requirements of both internal partners and external customers
- Life Accident & Health License, or willing to obtain within 90 days of hire
- Relevant knowledge of group insurance products, documents and usages
- Computers skills are a must; Including Advanced Excel, Word, Outlook & PowerPoint
- A passion to make customers and coworkers feel important and valued
- Precise verbal and written communication skills, even under time constraints
A bit about Lawley!
- We are not a call center environment
- We achieve success by building genuine relationships together, with our teams and clients
- We are a family owned insurance broker (70+ years!)
- We are deeply committed to the communities we serve and love to get involved
- We work hard and play hard!!!
Why Lawley?
- Competitive salary and referral bonuses!
- Expansive Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision—and SO many more)
- 3 weeks of PTO (prorated based on start date) AND a generous holiday schedule – available 1st day!
- Company 401K contribution received starting Day 1 (for participants 21+ years old)
- Educational support, career development, and growth opportunities
- Job Security (we’ve never had a lay-off, even during the pandemic)
- Flexibility, including hybrid schedules! Business hours 8am-4:30pm
- Comfortable, family-oriented culture, with an emphasis on work life balance
- Unlimited Volunteer Time Off opportunities (so you can assist in serving our communities)
- Fulfilling opportunities that align with your career path and our business needs
The compensation range for this position takes many factors into consideration including but not limited to: years of experience/training, skill set, and licenses/designations. It is not typical for an individual to be hired near the top of the range for a position as circumstances and location can vary in every hiring situation. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $99,213.60 to $166,406.