Prudential Financial, Inc. is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company’s well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit www.prudential.com.

Prudential, one of Americas largest Insurance Companies and a world-class leader in the diversified Financial Services is seeking skilled and motivated individuals to become part of our Underwriting team.

A career in Life Insurance Underwriting can be your springboard to success with Prudential Financial, a world leader in financial services with $2 trillion of life insurance in force! We’re rapidly growing our business and that means BIG opportunities for professionals who want to make the most of their careers.

Why Prudential? A quick look at our booming business:
-Respected global pacesetter with 130 years of excellence and exciting plans ahead
-Ranked in Business Week Magazine's 2006 top 50 most successful companies
-Listed in DiversityInc's top 50 employers, Working Mother Magazine's best places to work, and Fortune Magazine's best places for minorities
-Focus on growth & innovation: aggressive business development activities and the state-of-the-art technologies

Why Pru? A quick look at what's in it for you:
-Competitive compensation with excellent performance incentives
-Generous benefits including comprehensive health care, tuition assistance and retirement savings plans
-Ample paid time off: vacation and holidays
-Outstanding advancement potential and ongoing educational opportunities

Your key responsibilities will be to:
Appraises and underwrites applications for insurance to assess mortality risk within company guidelines to assure equitable treatment of policyholders and producers and to meet the company’s financial objectives. Reviews the most complex cases. Coordinates and responds to appeals/complaints. Maintains rapport with agents and clients. Assists Underwriting Manager in determining departmental objectives. Analyzes workflow and recommends/directs installation of improvements. Functions as technical underwriting expert with higher authority limits. Reviews statistical data and recommends changes to selection rules and/or pricing activity for assigned territory.

We are looking for an individual who will make a difference in our organization and possesses the following qualifications:
-Generally a minimum of 7 years total life underwriting experience (depending on previous experience)
-Experience in an imaging environment a plus
-Industry designations/studies preferred
-Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience

Other major responsibilities and qualifications:
-Strong Technical Knowledge --- medical, financial, and product
-Proven analytical and decision-making skills
-Ability to apply flexibility and creativity to decision-making and communication
-Strong relationship management skills with producers
-Superior communication skills
-Strong negotiation skills
-Ability to work in a high volume, fast paced environment
-Adherence to production, quality, and service standards
-Assume accountability of case to completion
-Drive for results
-Proactive in identifying problems and opportunities

-We are proud to offer virtual/remote opportunities. Also, office work locations available in Plymouth, MN, Jacksonville, FL or Fort Washington, PA.

The Prudential Insurance Company of America and its affiliates, Newark, New Jersey are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers and are committed to diversity in our workforce.


Prudential is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity unless contracted with Staffing. Agencies must work with Staffing as the primary point of contact and follow the Prudential application process to be considered for business. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Prudential via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Prudential in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Prudential, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Prudential as a result of the referral or through other means. Note: Any search agreement entered into with Prudential before January 2004 is null and void. Search firms are essential to the recruitment and staffing efforts at Prudential and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. For this reason, Prudential has established and regularly maintains a preferred vendor list. Please note that even preferred vendors need to have a written search agreement signed by the Director, Recruiting Programs, Staffing at Prudential in place for the specific position in order for a fee to be paid for any candidate referrals.