Filing Director

Position: Employee Benefits Filing Director
Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

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We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work.

Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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Position Summary:

We are looking for an exceptional Director to lead a team of filing analysts and contract drafters in the pursuit of regulatory approval for supplemental health, life, disability, leave, and stop loss insurance contracts, as well as other forms as applicable. The Director drafts, reviews, and manages the filing of insurance contracts and other related forms in compliance with state/federal insurance laws and regulations.

Position

Description:

• Recommend strategies for accelerating the regulatory approval process in order to meet the company’s common objective of speed-to-market. Proactively recommend insights and strategies to best work with states on product development, operational challenges and field requests. Enthusiastically support Product, Underwriting, Sales, Marketing, Client Relations and Claims teams to drive for optimal outcomes throughout our group insurance portfolio.

• Independently draft insurance contracts and other forms in compliance with state insurance laws and regulations. Use discretion and best judgment in preparing contract provisions that accurately reflect any product specifications, with a focus on customization to ensure maximum flexibility within the terms of the contract. Consult with Product, Actuarial, Legal and Compliance resources to validate that the drafts reflect product specifications.

Meet with Operations and Distribution teams to explain contract terms and conditions to confirm single-case filing solutions as applicable.

• Independently address issues and objection letters from state insurance regulators, using discretion and best judgment. When applicable, provide business partners with viable options for addressing regulatory issues, with a bias towards efficiency, rather than manual workaround solutions, keeping a customer-first mindset.

• Lead the team that submits all forms to state regulators and prepares materials required by regulatory authorities, including transmittal letters, certifications, and checklists. Prepare drafts of actuarial materials on behalf of actuarial resources.

• Actively engage with industry groups (i.e. ACLI, NAIC, LIMRA) to stay informed on the competitive landscape of filing/approval tactics; proactively share with Product and Actuarial teams to collaborate on successful outcomes.

• Review and analyze state and federal insurance statutes and regulations that may impact our insurance products and forms.

• Develop tools to help forecast regulatory approvals, such as a timeline of critical milestones and a snapshot of status with a focus on transparency. Work with Product, Actuarial and Distribution teams to design ideal filing priorities for new and updated products.

• Prepare reports and address other responsibilities as directed by leadership.

• Prepare and submit method of operations and plan of operations filings to applicable state regulators.

Knowledge &

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited…