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Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good.Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position.<h4>Role Summary</h4>Kickstart your career in underwriting with our 16-week U-Excel comprehensive Associate Underwriter training program, with a position to start after successful completion of the training. Join our team to conduct risk assessments on proposed insureds, applying guidelines to make appropriate decisions on policies that contribute to NLG’s growth, protect the bottom line, and drive our competitive advantage for seamless service and customer intimacy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<h4>Essential Duties and Responsibilities</h4><ul><li>Analyze and verify insurance applications for completeness and accuracy.</li><li>Review medical records, financial statements, and other relevant documents and established guidelines to evaluate the risk level of applicants and determine whether to approve, decline, or request additional information for insurance applications.</li><li>Recommend appropriate coverage amounts and policy terms based on risk assessment.</li><li>Ensure all underwriting decisions comply with regulatory requirements and company policies.</li><li>Communicate with insurance agents, brokers, and applicants to gather information and clarify details regarding underwriting decisions.</li><li>Participate in going training to learn underwriting processes, tools, and systems to advance skills and knowledge.</li><li>Stay updated on industry regulations, new products, and market trends through webinars, seminars, and conferences.</li><li>Maintain accurate records of underwriting decisions and their rationale.</li><li>Address questions or concerns from applicants or agents related to underwriting</li></ul><h4>Minimum Qualifications</h4><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree preferred or 2 years of relevant financial and/or industry experience.</li><li>Action-Oriented: Actively navigate ambiguity and challenges, handle tough situations, and maintain a can-do attitude.&nbsp;</li><li>Courage: Tackle tough assignments, face difficult issues, and challenge the status quo.&nbsp;</li><li>Customer Focus: Find reward in helping people and providing excellent service.&nbsp;</li><li>Decision Making: Make sense of complex information, critically evaluate, and create solutions.&nbsp;</li><li>Resiliency: Adapt quickly to new information and processes and bounce back from setbacks.&nbsp;</li><li>Effective Communication/Interpersonal Savvy: Clearly convey messages verbally and in writing, demonstrating strong listening skills.&nbsp;</li><li>Situational Adaptability: Flexibly adapt to people and situations, using appropriate empathy.</li><li>Attention to detail, conflict resolution, business writing, and critical thinking.&nbsp;</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4><ul><li>Your benefits start day one and are flexible and customizable to your and your family’s specific needs. Check out the BENEFITS of a Career at National Life!</li></ul>Base Pay Range.&nbsp; The base pay range for this position is the range National Life reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors, including: prior experience and job-related knowledge; education, training and certificates; current business needs; and market factors.&nbsp; The final salary or hourly wages offered may be outside of this range based on other reasons and individual circumstances.Additional Compensation and Benefits. The total compensation package for this position may also include a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs, subject to the rules governing such programs. If hired, the employee will be in an "at-will position" and National Life reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.National Life is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis and the role remains open until filled.Hourly Pay Range$25—$38 USDNational Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of National Life Insurance Company. All other entities are independent of the companies of National Life Group.Fortune 1000 status is based on the consolidated financial results of all National Life Group companies.Social Media PolicySite Disclosure and Privacy PolicyNational Life Group1 National Life DrMontpelier, VT 05604

National Life Group

Associate Underwriter Training Program - June 2026 Start 

Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good.Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position.<h4>Role Summary</h4>The Training Program Manager plays a key role in building a data-savvy workforce within NLG’s Operations area. This role designs, delivers, and manages learning programs that enable associates at all levels to confidently interpret, analyze, and apply data in their daily work. By equipping staff with essential data literacy skills, the role ensures stronger decision-making, operational efficiency, and measurable business impact. The ideal candidate combines expertise in adult learning, curriculum development, and instructional design with a solid understanding of data analytics and insurance operations.This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you are in the office four (4) days per week during onsite core days.&nbsp; Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.&nbsp; The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion.<h4>Essential Duties and Responsibilities</h4>Program Design &amp; Strategy:<ul><li>Define learning objectives, competency models, and curriculum pathways that build both foundational and advanced skills in data interpretation and application.</li><li>Partner with Operations leadership, data teams, and subject matter experts to align training programs with business priorities and analytics capabilities.</li><li>Assess current state of data knowledge within the function and create learning pathways for different audiences (front line staff, managers, senior leaders).</li></ul>Learning Delivery &amp; Enablement<ul><li>Deliver engaging training through multiple modalities (classroom, e-learning, workshops, coaching, and microlearning).</li><li>Facilitate workshops and presentations to educate stakeholders on data interpretation and analysis and applying data visualization best practices.</li><li>Teach stakeholders effective data visualization techniques using charts and graphs.</li><li>Translate complex data concepts into accessible learning experiences that are relevant to operational roles.</li><li>Promote awareness of data quality issues and share best practices for data collection and management.</li></ul>Advisory &amp; Stakeholder Engagement<ul><li>Act as a learning advisor by coaching leaders and teams on how to embed data-driven thinking into decision making.</li><li>Collaborate with data governance, analytics, and operations leadership to align training with enterprise data strategy and systems.</li><li>Collect and apply feedback to continuously evolve the program to meet changing business needs and data landscape.</li></ul>Measurement &amp; Impact<ul><li>Define success metrics to evaluate learner progress and overall program effectiveness.</li><li>Track and communicate program outcomes, demonstrating how data literacy training contributes to improved performance and business results.</li><li>Recommend and implement program improvements based on evaluation data and business needs.</li></ul><h4>Minimum Qualifications</h4><ul><li>12 years of total combined post-secondary education and relevant work experience, which may include:</li><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in education, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related field and 8 or more years of related work experience,&nbsp;OR</li><li>Advanced degree and 5 or more years of related work experience,&nbsp;OR</li><li>12 or more years of total equivalent work experience.</li></ul><li>Extensive experience (5+ years) in learning &amp; development, instructional design, or organizational effectiveness, with a strong focus on data and/or analytics.</li><li>Strong background in data concepts, analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Excel), and data governance principles.</li><li>Prior experience in life insurance or financial services operations is highly desirable.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with advanced expertise in Excel.</li><li>Knowledge of database structures and blending data from multiple sources.</li><li>Proficiency in Tableau for data analysis and visualization; SQL proficiency is helpful but not required.</li></ul><h4>Preferred Qualifications</h4><ul><li>Master’s degree/relevant certifications and / or degree in a related field (e.g., Data Science, Education, Data Analytics, or similar)</li><li>Analytics experience within insurance or financial services industry</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4><ul><li>Your benefits start day one and are flexible and customizable to your and your family’s specific needs. Check out the BENEFITS of a Career at National Life!</li></ul>Base Pay Range.&nbsp; The base pay range for this position is the range National Life reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors, including: prior experience and job-related knowledge; education, training and certificates; current business needs; and market factors.&nbsp; The final salary or hourly wages offered may be outside of this range based on other reasons and individual circumstances.Additional Compensation and Benefits. The total compensation package for this position may also include a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs, subject to the rules governing such programs. If hired, the employee will be in an "at-will position" and National Life reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.National Life is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis and the role remains open until filled.Salary Pay Range$97,500—$143,000 USDNational Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of National Life Insurance Company. All other entities are independent of the companies of National Life Group.Fortune 1000 status is based on the consolidated financial results of all National Life Group companies.Social Media PolicySite Disclosure and Privacy PolicyNational Life Group1 National Life DrMontpelier, VT 05604

Training Program Manager - Business Insights

Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good.<h4>Role Summary</h4>Kickstart your career in Claims with our U-Excel comprehensive Claims Specialist training program. Join our team to learn how to review, analyze, and process claims with accuracy and compassion. You’ll help deliver on NLG’s promise to our policyholders by ensuring timely and fair resolution of claims, supporting our mission of customer care, protecting the company’s financial strength, and building long-term trust.This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you are in the office four (4) days per week during onsite core days.&nbsp; Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.&nbsp; The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion.<h4>Essential Duties and Responsibilities</h4><ul><li>Review and verify claim submissions for completeness, accuracy, and required documentation.</li><li>Analyze claim information under supervision to determine eligibility and appropriate next steps.</li><li>Document case details thoroughly and accurately in claims systems to ensure timely processing and benefit payment.</li><li>Communicate with claimants, beneficiaries, agents, and internal partners by phone, email, or mail to gather information and provide updates.</li><li>Resolve routine claims-related questions using sound judgment and established guidelines.</li><li>Manage a caseload of claims appropriate to training level, ensuring effective organization and timely follow-up.</li><li>Participate in ongoing training to learn claims processes, tools, and systems, while building insurance product knowledge.</li><li>Stay current with company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.</li><li>Commit to professional development by engaging in industry learning opportunities and working toward relevant designations.</li></ul><h4>Minimum Qualifications</h4><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree preferred or 2 years of relevant financial and/or industry experience.</li><li>Action-Oriented: Actively navigate ambiguity and challenges, handle tough situations, and maintain a can-do attitude.</li><li>Courage: Tackle tough assignments, face difficult issues, and challenge the status quo.</li><li>Customer Focus: Find reward in helping people and providing excellent service.</li><li>Decision Making: Make sense of complex information, critically evaluate, and create solutions.</li><li>Resiliency: Adapt quickly to new information and processes, and bounce back from setbacks.</li><li>Effective Communication/Interpersonal Savvy: Clearly convey messages verbally and in writing, demonstrating strong listening skills.</li><li>Situational Adaptability: Flexibly adapt to people and situations, using appropriate empathy.</li><li>Attention to detail, conflict resolution, business writing, and critical thinking.</li></ul><h4>Benefits</h4><ul><li>Your benefits start day one and are flexible and customizable to your and your family’s specific needs. Check out the BENEFITS of a Career at National Life!</li></ul>Base Pay Range.&nbsp; The base pay range for this position is the range National Life reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors, including: prior experience and job-related knowledge; education, training and certificates; current business needs; and market factors.&nbsp; The final salary or hourly wages offered may be outside of this range based on other reasons and individual circumstances.Additional Compensation and Benefits. The total compensation package for this position may also include a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs, subject to the rules governing such programs. If hired, the employee will be in an "at-will position" and National Life reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.National Life is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis and the role remains open until filled.Hourly Pay Range$50,625—$74,250 USDNational Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of National Life Insurance Company. All other entities are independent of the companies of National Life Group.Fortune 1000 status is based on the consolidated financial results of all National Life Group companies.Social Media PolicySite Disclosure and Privacy PolicyNational Life Group1 National Life DrMontpelier, VT 05604

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