Associate Underwriter
Gravie
Job Description
<div><p>Hi, we’re <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/gravie">Gravie</a>. Our mission is to create health benefits that actually benefit small and midsize businesses and their employees. Our innovative benefit solutions and services are developed and delivered by a diverse group of unique people. We encourage you to be your authentic self - we like you that way.</p></div><h3><strong>A Little More About The Role: </strong></h3><div>We’re seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Associate Underwriter to join our growing Underwriting team. In this role, you’ll support the evaluation and pricing of health insurance plans for small to mid-sized employer groups. You’ll work closely with experienced underwriters, sales, and account management to ensure competitive, accurate, and compliant quotes for our level-funded products.This is a great opportunity for someone looking to launch a career in health insurance underwriting, especially if you enjoy working with data, solving problems, and making an impact in a collaborative environment.</div><h3>You Will:</h3><div><ul><li style="color: #000000;">Learn underwriting tools, guidelines, and rating methodologies.</li><li style="color: #000000;">Manage a caseload while ensuring your work meets performance expectations across turnaround time, productivity, accuracy, pricing integrity, and block profitability.</li><li style="color: #000000;">Use <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/gravie">Gravie</a>’s proprietary underwriting engine to effectively navigate and produce rating output for small and mid-sized standard level funded plans </li><li style="color: #000000;">Prepare initial rate quotes and renewals under close supervision.</li><li style="color: #000000;">Escalate complex cases to more senior underwriters and/or managers.</li><li style="color: #000000;">Explain pricing and product offerings to Sales and Account Management </li><li style="color: #000000;">Collaborate with internal and external teams (sales, actuarial, brokers, etc.).</li></ul></div><h3>You Bring:</h3><div><ul><li style="color: #000000;">Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Insurance or other related experience</li><li style="color: #000000;">0–2 years of underwriting experience, preferably in health insurance or employee benefits.</li><li style="color: #000000;">Exposure to level-funded or self-funded insurance products.</li><li style="color: #000000;">Strong attention to detail and organization.</li><li style="color: #000000;">Effective written and verbal communication.</li><li style="color: #000000;">An eagerness to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment.</li><li style="color: #000000;">Basic math knowledge and understanding is a must</li></ul></div><h3>Extra Credit: </h3><div><ul><li style="color: #000000;">Internship or experience in insurance, healthcare analytics, or benefits consulting.</li><li style="color: #000000;">Exposure to group health underwriting or level-funded/self-funded