Hiring: Underwriter II Company: Capital Blue Cross Location: Harrisburg, PA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 18:52:29 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Risk Management About the job Experience: •2 years’ underwriting and/or risk management experience. Required Skills: •The position is also responsible for approving the financial contract pages for renewing groups. •Demonstrated capacity to quickly abstract an insurance mechanism or financial arrangement into its theoretical mathematical structure and determine the financial consequences of the arrangement. •Demonstrated capacity to communicate technical issues both verbally and in writing to department management staff. •Written and verbal communication skills along with subject matter expertise are used to support a consultative approach directed at understanding and meeting customer needs. •Knowledge of applications and software used in the rating process. •Knowledge of Capital Blue Cross rating policies and procedures. •Familiar with the theoretical structure of insurance mechanisms and how to model these structures mathematically, also knowledge of the formulae currently used by Capital Blue Cross in rating, underwriting, and reserving processes. •Familiar with Capital Blue Cross organizational structures and operations. Qualifications: •Prepares rate quotations for prospect groups, rate renewals, and benefit change quotes for current groups and ancillary coverage quotes based on Capital Blue Cross underwriting and rating requirements and policies. •Presents rate exceptions with appropriate analysis and recommendations for action to management for review and approval. •Consults with Sales, Sales Management and Underwriting Management in support of prospect and renewal rate actions and quotes. •Supports Sales in justifying prospect and renewal calculations through the creation of various exhibits and analyses. •Designs, modifies and programs minor applications on the microcomputer that apply to rating structures and actuarial analyses used by the Plan, generally under the direction of the Senior Underwriter or Team Lead. •Reviews and approves financial contract language for sold and renewing groups. •Accompanies Sr. Underwriter, Team Lead and department management on account calls to present renewals, and rate quotations. •Assists in developing and presenting unique settlement and financing arrangements not addressed in standard guidelines. •Provides training, guidance and peer review of assignments to Underwriter I team members. •Bachelor's degree in mathematics, finance, economics, statistics, accounting or a related field. Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!