New Business Analyst

Ascensus, through its Newport brand, helps employers offer their associates a more secure financial future through retirement plans and consulting services. The New Business Analyst will manage case placements for nonqualified benefit plans and work closely with clients and insurance companies throughout the implementation process.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain strong professional relationship with carrier contacts
• Solve routine problems independently
• Negotiate with insurance carriers on substandard cases or declines to resolve problems and issues to facilitate a favorable outcome for client
• Determine correct consent forms, carrier master or individual applications, carrier supplemental forms and other miscellaneous forms and age requirements based on the case parameters
• Responsible for managing multiple cases while simultaneously meeting deadlines
• Communicate case requirements/processes to internal and external stakeholders and maintain efficient processes and procedures required to meet client expectations
• Proactively communicate status updates and manage project for successful client implementation of insurance
• Review the efficiency of the new business placement process and proactively make suggestions to enhance efficiencies

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in a business-related field (OR a combination of education and industry experience)
• Experience in a project management, account / relationship management, or other similar job role requiring management of tasks and deliverables
• Solid written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency using Excel, Word, Outlook, and Adobe
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
• A track record of consistently meeting and/or exceeding performance expectations
• The ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to process and retain large volumes of information
• Experience with case implementation, life underwriting, life insurance or project management
• The ability to read and locate information on financial statements and insurance illustrations