Vice President, Stop Loss Underwriting – Greater Chicago
A growing and innovative organization in the healthcare insurance and risk solutions space is seeking a strategic and experienced Vice President, Stop Loss Underwriting, to lead and scale its underwriting function. This executive-level role will oversee underwriting strategy, profitability, pricing discipline, operational excellence, and team leadership across a sophisticated stop loss portfolio.
Base salary range: $200,000 – $285,000 annually
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the overall underwriting strategy for the stop loss business, aligning performance with profitability, growth, and risk management objectives
- Oversee underwriting operations for traditional stop loss insurance, gene therapy programs, and large claim solutions
- Partner cross-functionally with sales, actuarial, claims, product development, and executive leadership teams
- Develop and enhance pricing methodologies, underwriting guidelines, and risk evaluation frameworks
- Drive operational improvements through process optimization, technology enhancements, and scalable underwriting practices
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing underwriting team while fostering a collaborative culture
- Support business development initiatives and strategic distribution partnerships
- Ensure underwriting compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal standards
- Analyze underwriting performance metrics and provide strategic reporting and recommendations to leadership
Qualifications
- 10+ years of medical stop loss underwriting experience and/or 15+ years of progressive underwriting experience with leadership responsibilities
- Must be able to be on-site 2–3 days per week
- Strong expertise in stop loss pricing, risk assessment, and underwriting strategy
- Proven leadership experience managing and developing underwriting teams
- Strong analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills
- Experience implementing underwriting tools, technologies, and process improvements
- Advanced Excel and written communication skills required
- Advanced degree or equivalent experience in business, finance, actuarial science, or related field preferred
For immediate consideration, qualified and interested candidates should reach out to Kelly Lucey at [email protected].
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