Senior Underwriter
unum · Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA · United States · On-site
Pay: USD 53,300 – 100,700 a year
Posted Sep 29, 2026
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Job Posting End Date: October 30
When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.
Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:
Award-winning culture
Inclusion and diversity as a priority
Performance Based Incentive Plans
Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
Mental health support
Career advancement opportunities
Student loan repayment options
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible work environments
*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans .
And that’s just the beginning…
With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!
General Summary:
The Senior Underwriter will demonstrate strong risk evaluation, selection and retention of profitable business within assigned authority limits. This also requires a strong ability to partner with Company sales teams, brokers and all internal partners.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Consult with sales and service partners to provide the products and plan options that best meet the needs of our customers.
Evaluate and select risk to ensure the profitable acquisition of new cases and the continued profitable retention of in force cases.
Conduct high quality risk assessments on all cases to assure business guidelines, target profit and metrics are met. Identify and analyze risk trends, making recommendations for addressing these
Maintain a fully developed knowledge of the Company’s products, the sales, implementation, and enrollment processes, and market place influences
Deliver dependable, accurate, and timely service while maintaining relationships with internal and external partners
Assist with training, technical development and mentoring more junior underwriters
Job Specifications
Bachelors degree or equivalent, relevant business experience
Demonstrated, consistent proficiency at Underwriter level
Fully developed knowledge of product provisions, plan designs, pricing and contractual benefits
Strong technical expertise in risk selection
Demonstrated understanding of top-line and bottom-line objectives
Exhibit strong knowledge of sales/distribution process and market trends
Solid mentoring and coaching skills
Strong creative…