Senior Underwriter

Job Summary

Job no: 540382

Work type: Staff Full-Time

Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)

Categories: Business/Accounting/Finance, Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support, Health Care Administration/Support

Department:  - HA-SELF INSURANCE TRUST FUND

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and three years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Identify liability exposures through insurance applications, exposure surveys, contract reviews, financial statements, faculty appointment records, other personnel records, and a variety of other internal and external sources. Evaluate exposure information and resolve exposure data issues with appropriate administrators. Assist A&P staff with controlling and/or avoiding undesirable liability exposure by detecting circumstances and situations that do or may give rise to increased exposure and by taking measures to control or avoid such risks.

Identify and manage the documentation of insurance rating classes for each exposure and provide rating and allocation information and consultation to the accounting staff.

Provide administrative assistance to the Director regarding varied and highly complex special assignments with insurance implications. Serve as a resource to the claim staff regarding insurance matters. Serve as a resource to and liaison with insurance brokers, managers, and underwriters, with university administrators and faculty, with hospital administrators, and others regarding insurance matters.

Manage the insurance coverage binders and information documents for credentialing, litigation and a variety of other requirements. Maintain controls to assure that coverage is not appropriately extended for undesirable or uninsurable risks.

Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures for assigned insurance administration and supervisory functions. Evaluate and manage relevant paper flow and database usage, and supervise other legislative positions assigned to perform insurance support services.

Manage the processing of claim reports to hospitals, managed care providers, other insurers, and other entities as required. Manage controls to ensure claim report verifications by the claim staff, and/assist A&P staff with the collection and recordation of claim histories from external sources including but not limited to the National Practitioner Data Bank, other state and federal claim reporting organizations, and commercial insurers.

Perform other related administrative functions as requested.

Commensurate with education and experience.

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and three years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience in the field of insurance administration is preferred.

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.