Jr. Underwriter

Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company provided pay range

This range is provided by Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$65,000.00/yr - $72,000.00/yr

Now is an ideal time to join our team at Guarantee Trust Life
. You will find challenge and reward in a culture of innovation, support and balance. We’ll give you the tools you need to bring your vision for success to life. Our collaborative environment is designed to support each of our team members, and our innovative resources and growth opportunities mean there’s always something new to learn here. We’re empowering our employees to create better ways of working through more intentional use of communication and collaboration practices, processes and tools.

You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Underwriter
, reporting to the VP of Underwriting! This position will be part of an interdisciplinary team that underwrites our agent’s health and life insurance business by following established underwriting protocols and guidelines to ensure we are applying sound underwriting/actuarial principles toward our wide range of products. This role’s key responsibility will be to make sound decisions in helping GTL achieve their profitability goals while providing exemplary service to our agents and policyholders.

• Act promptly while exercising sound, objective and consistent judgment in making underwriting decisions.
• Follow established risk classification principles based on sound actuarial principles and/or reasonable anticipated mortality or morbidity experience.
• Treat underwriting information with the utmost confidentiality and use it for the purposes of evaluating and classifying the risk.
• Comply with all insurance legislation and regulations as they apply to risk classification.
• Provide information both written and verbal, and support to sales personnel to help them fulfill their field underwriting responsibilities in selecting risks that would be acceptable to the company.

• 2+ years of relevant or transferable experience, Associate Degree a plus
• Strong communication, organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to work well within a team and efficiently manage multiple priorities
• Underwriting experience or Medical Terminology a plus

Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company is an A-rated insurance company and a longstanding leader in the life and accident & health (A&H) insurance. In business since 1936, Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company was founded on the two fundamental principles of quality products and excellence in customer service. We offer excellent benefits, including a company-sponsored 401(k) and profit-sharing program.

When you join GTL, you will be part of a company that actively participates in and supports our community. We are passionate about personal development, giving back, and supporting the Chicagoland area. Team members are encouraged to participate in self-development projects and volunteer opportunities each year, and are financially recognized for their participation.

Provided eligibility requirements are met, employees will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical
• Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance (full premium paid by employer)
• Voluntary Employee, Spouse and Child Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Holidays
• Paid time off including vacation, personal days, and sick time
  • The amount of time off varies based on tenure and hours worked
• 401(k) and Profit-Sharing retirement plan
  • The company matches contributions up to 2% provided the employee contributes a minimum of 3%
  • The company may make a discretionary contribution to the Profit-Sharing plan

We invite you to learn more about Guarantee Trust Life by visiting our website:

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Seniority level:
Entry level

Employment type:

Full-time

Job function:
Finance and Sales