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Director of Life Underwriting
HOVIN Underwriting Partners —United States
- Full-time
- Remote
- Anatomy knowledge
- Microsoft Outlook
- Bachelor's degree
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Assistant Director of Life Underwriting
HOVIN Underwriting Partners —United States
- Part-time
- Remote
- Anatomy knowledge
- Microsoft Outlook
- 5 years
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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Director of Life Underwriting

HOVIN Underwriting Partners -
United States

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Job Details

Full-time

Benefits

Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
401(k) 2% match
Professional development assistance
Life insurance
Referral program

Qualifications

Underwriting
Life insurance knowledge
Bachelor's degree
Attention to detail
Aviation
Adaptability
Medical terminology

Full Job Description

Job description:

Director of Underwriting
100% Remote | Full-Time

HOVIN Underwriting Partners, Inc. is seeking an experienced Director of Underwriting to provide oversight and strategic direction across our life underwriting operations. This fully remote, full-time role is ideal for a seasoned underwriting professional who combines deep technical expertise with strong decision-making and the ability to partner closely with clients, and internal teams.

The Director of Underwriting plays a critical role in upholding underwriting quality, consistency, and client satisfaction while guiding underwriting staff, setting standards, and supporting business growth.

Role Overview

As Director of Underwriting, you will oversee underwriting strategy and day-to-day underwriting operations across multiple client engagements. You will maintain the highest level of underwriting authority, provide guidance on complex and high-face-amount cases, mentor senior and junior underwriters, and serve as a key liaison to clients, and leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Underwriting Leadership & Authority

Provide final underwriting approval and oversight for complex, high-risk, and high-face-amount cases
Maintain underwriting authority from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 subject to client limits.
Ensure underwriting decisions align with HOVIN standards, client expectations, and regulatory requirements
Serve as escalation point for adverse, complex, or precedent-setting cases
Act as a primary underwriting resource for clients, reinsurers, and internal stakeholders
Participate in client meetings, audits, and strategic discussions
Provide underwriting insights to support client retention, growth, and reinsurance strategy
Represent HOVIN professionally in industry forums and client-facing engagements
Ensure consistency in underwriting practices across multiple clients and platforms
Monitor underwriting trends, medical advancements, and industry best practices
Contribute to the evolution of underwriting guidelines, workflows, and risk frameworks

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
10+ years of life underwriting experience, including senior-level authority
Extensive experience with both direct writer and reinsurance underwriting
Proven ability to evaluate highly complex medical and non-medical risks
Industry coursework required, including LOMA, ALU, FLMI, or similar (completed or in progress)

Technical Knowledge

Expert-level knowledge of:
Anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and complex medical impairments
Medical terminology, lab analysis, APS interpretation, and ECGs
Financial underwriting concepts and legal documentation
Non-medical risks including aviation, hazardous avocations, foreign travel, and occupational exposure

Benefits

401(k) 2% match
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
LTD and STD
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Referral program
Vision insurance

Professional Skills

Strong leadership, coaching, and decision-making capabilities
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Ability to clearly articulate and defend underwriting decisions to clients and reinsurers
Strategic mindset with attention to operational detail
Customer-focused and solutions-oriented approach
Comfortable leading and collaborating in a fully remote environment

Technology & Tools

Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and Outlook
Experience with modern underwriting platforms and digital workflows
Ability to adapt to multiple client systems and processes

Benefits:

401(k) 2% match
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Referral program
Vision insurance

Experience:

Life Underwriting: 10 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote

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