Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
This intern will work in the Midwest Customer Unit, in Aurora Il, working as part of the National Accounts Underwriting team.
The Opportunity
Our National Accounts team is responsible for strategy, sales, underwriting account managment and overall profitability. The Underwriter will provide group underwriting services for new business and renewals of our A&H Product suite as well as our Identity Theft product for customers over 5,000 eligible employees.
The underwriter is responsible to evaluate risk characteristics inherent in group insurance plans for new business as well as renewals. This person will conduct a detailed analysis to establish profitable and competitive rates and plan characteristics given the unique circumstances and needs of each group customer.
How You'll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)
Analyzes risk by running manual rate calculations and or preparing experience-rated quotes; works with the sales team and other partners to ensure the final proposal will meet the needs of the customer.
Underwrites new business quotes of requirements by looking at the plan design, demographics and experience information to decide whether to accept the risk and establish profitable and competitive premium levels.
Prices and offers plan changes, produces experience analysis, and responds to inquiries from the sales team, broker, customer and other partners.
What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)
- Excellent communicaton skills (verbal, written, listening)
- Excellent analytical skills and problem solving capabilities.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to adapt and change.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2025 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
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