Temporary Senior Underwriter

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Inclusion and diversity as a priority

Performance Based Incentive Plans

Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work environments

*With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you're directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!

The Senior Underwriter will demonstrate strong risk evaluation, selection and retention of profitable business within assigned authority limits. Consult with sales and service partners to provide the products and plan options that best meet the needs of our customers.

Evaluate and select risk to ensure the profitable acquisition of new cases and the continued profitable retention of in force cases.

Conduct high quality risk assessments on all cases to assure business guidelines, target profit and metrics are met. Identify and analyze risk trends, making recommendations for addressing these

Maintain a fully developed knowledge of the Company's products, the sales, implementation, and enrollment processes, and market place influences

Assist with training, technical development and mentoring more junior underwriters

Bachelors degree or equivalent, relevant business experience

Demonstrated, consistent proficiency at Underwriter level

Strong technical expertise in risk selection

Strong creative problem solving skills

Exhibit a strong commitment to quality and personal ownership of results

#Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not.