Underwriting Services Supervisor

Location: This position is full-time Monday-Friday in a typical office environment. This role is onsite at 1301 Gervais St. Columbia, SC.

Position Purpose: Oversee and coordinate the daily activities of underwriting support staff to ensure efficient workflow and timely completion of all underwriting support functions. Promote accuracy, productivity, and adherence to established processes to support underwriting operations.

What You'll Do:

• Provides daily guidance to staff. Ensures staff is properly trained to provide timely responses and assistance to all internal and external customers. Manages daily proposal requests and distributes cases appropriately. Tracks all departmental activities ensuring Underwriting procedures and guidelines are adhered to.

• Analyzes, calculates, and makes decisions on quotations for all prospect and renewal business in a way that maximizes profitability and marketing results.

• Assists with project development and coordination of efforts between various units within the underwriting area. Communicates with Marketing officers, representatives, reinsurers, producers, and policyholders as needed.

• Audits, trains, directs, and supervises new and current underwriting support staff, and assists less experienced underwriters.

• Completes internal and external information requests pertinent to underwritten applications.

To Qualify For This Position, You'll Need The Following:

• Required Education: Associate's in a job related field.

• Degree Equivalency: 2 years job related work experience.

• Required Work Experience: 4 years underwriting services experience including 2 years underwriting. 2 years in a supervisory/lead role OR equivalent military experience in grade E4 or above (may be concurrent).

• Required Skills and Abilities: Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, time management and organizational skills.

• Ability to effectively motivate, supervise, and train subordinates.

• Strong analytical, decision-making, and customer service skills.

• Advanced math skills. Good judgment.

• Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information with discretion.

• Extensive knowledge of underwriting/risk principles and their application.

• Coaching and development.

• Setting and monitoring of performance metrics.

• Process improvement skills to optimize workflow efficiency.

• Required Software and Other Tools: Microsoft office.

We Prefer That You Have The Following:

• Preferred: Experience with Salesforce system

Work Environment: Typical office environment. Minimal travel required.

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes The Following:

We offer our employees great benefits and rewards. You will be eligible to participate in the benefits the first of the month following 28 days of employment.

• Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage

• 401k retirement savings plan with company match

• Life Insurance

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations

• Education Assistance

• Service Recognition

• National discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more

What We Can Do for You:

We understand the value of a diverse and inclusive workplace and strive to be an employer where employees across all spectrums have the opportunity to develop their skills, advance their careers and contribute their unique abilities to the growth of our company.

What To Expect Next:

After submitting your application, our recruiting team members will review your resume to ensure you meet the qualifications. This may include a brief telephone interview or email communication with our recruiter to verify resume specifics and salary requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and our subsidiary companies maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment to promote employment opportunities for persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other legally protected status. Additionally, as a federal contractor, the company maintains affirmative action programs to promote employment opportunities for individuals with disabilitiesand protected veterans. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all phases of the employment process and to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, pregnant individuals, individuals with pregnancy-related conditions, and individuals needing accommodations for sincerely held religious beliefs, provided that those accommodations do not impose an undue hardship on the Company.

If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email mycareer.help@bcbssc.comor call 800-288-2227, ext. 47480 with the nature of your request. We will make a determination regarding your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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