Life Insurance Underwriting Associate

Winged Keel Group is the premier national high-end life insurance platform. With 12 offices nationally, the firm specializes in the structuring, implementation, and administration of Traditional Life Insurance, Business Continuation Insurance, Private Placement Life Insurance and Annuities, and Corporate-Owned Life Insurance portfolios. For more information on Winged Keel Group, please visit

The Life Insurance Underwriting Associate is responsible for the coordination and management of all aspects of the underwriting and implementation process. This includes providing efficient, pro-active service to clients, negotiating with the life insurance companies, and having in-depth knowledge of life insurance products and carriers, applications and the underwriting process.

• Provide regular case status updates to the Client Relationship Managers (CRMs) and Project Managers (PMs)
• Ensure that status updates are emailed to clients and advisors either directly or through the CRMs and PMs regularly
• Confirm that agent is contracted, licensed, and appointed
• Conduct 15-30-minute telephone interviews with clients or advisors to collect their personal, financial, medical, and avocation history
• Schedule medical exams, send reminders and follow up to ensure successful completion
• Coordinate ordering of APS records and review records upon receipt to assess medical history
• Negotiate with carrier underwriters for best possible risk classification and elimination of additional requirements
• Understand how final offers will impact the case design and work cooperatively with design analysts to update the design appropriately
• Complete and review life insurance application paperwork
• Work closely with insurance company case managers to ensure all items are processed and policies are issued in an efficient and timely manner
• Prepare and send Portfolio Summaries to clients after coverage has been placed inforce
• Breakdown underwriting files and inform Client Services team of future administrative obligations for the portfolio

Winged Keel Group is the premier national high-end life insurance platform. With 12 offices nationally, the firm specializes in the structuring, implementation, and administration of Traditional Life Insurance, Business Continuation Insurance, Private Placement Life Insurance and Annuities, and Corporate-Owned Life Insurance portfolios. For more information on Winged Keel Group, please visit

The Life Insurance Underwriting Associate is responsible for the coordination and management of all aspects of the underwriting and implementation process. This includes providing efficient, pro-active service to clients, negotiating with the life insurance companies, and having in-depth knowledge of life insurance products and carriers, applications and the underwriting process.

• General underwriting case management
• Provide regular case status updates to the Client Relationship Managers (CRMs) and Project Managers (PMs)
• Ensure that status updates are emailed to clients and advisors either directly or through the CRMs and PMs regularly
• Confirm that agent is contracted, licensed, and appointed
• Conduct 15-30-minute telephone interviews with clients or advisors to collect their personal, financial, medical, and avocation history
• Schedule medical exams, send reminders and follow up to ensure successful completion
• Coordinate ordering of APS records and review records upon receipt to assess medical history
• Negotiate with carrier underwriters for best possible risk classification and elimination of additional requirements
• Understand how final offers will impact the case design and work cooperatively with design analysts to update the design appropriately
• Complete and review life insurance application paperwork
• Work closely with insurance company case managers to ensure all items are processed and policies are issued in an efficient and timely manner
• Prepare and send Portfolio Summaries to clients after coverage has been placed inforce
• Breakdown underwriting files and inform Client Services team of future administrative obligations for the portfolio

• Strong knowledge of the life insurance underwriting process and life insurance terminology preferred
• 3-5 years’ experience in the life insurance industry preferred
• Knowledge of broker-dealer and licensing preferred
• Experience using AI for project based work
• Strong understanding of life insurance risk…