Acunor · 22 hours ago
Business Analyst – Life Insurance Underwriting
New Jersey, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$125K/yr - $130K/yr
4+ years expAcunor is a consulting company seeking a Business Analyst – Life Insurance Underwriting to support digital underwriting and modernization initiatives. The role focuses on managing underwriting workflows, automated decisioning, and user acceptance testing within the life insurance value chain.
AnalyticsCloud ManagementDatabaseInformation TechnologyStaffing Agency
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Dharmendra Mutta
Responsibilities
Partner with Underwriting, Product, IT, and Reinsurance teams to gather and validate requirements
Translate underwriting rules and business needs into BRDs, FRDs, and functional specifications
Identify gaps and improvement opportunities in underwriting processes and automation logic
Support implementation and post-release validation activities
Own or lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for digital underwriting platforms
Design test cases aligned to underwriting rules and automated decision logic
Validate system behavior against underwriting guidelines and compliance requirements
Track defects and work closely with technology teams for resolution
Use SQL and Microsoft Excel to analyze underwriting results, test outcomes, and rule impacts
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
4+ years of experience in Life Insurance underwriting or underwriting systems
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
US-based candidates only (NY / NJ preferred)
4+ years of experience across the Life Insurance value chain
Strong understanding of underwriting workflows, new business processing, and risk assessment
Familiarity with reinsurance guidelines and underwriting decision pathways
Ability to interpret underwriting rules including medical, financial, occupational, and lifestyle factors
Partner with Underwriting, Product, IT, and Reinsurance teams to gather and validate requirements
Translate underwriting rules and business needs into BRDs, FRDs, and functional specifications
Identify gaps and improvement opportunities in underwriting processes and automation logic
Support implementation and post-release validation activities
Own or lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for digital underwriting platforms
Design test cases aligned to underwriting rules and automated decision logic
Validate system behavior against underwriting guidelines and compliance requirements
Track defects and work closely with technology teams for resolution
Use SQL and Microsoft Excel to analyze underwriting results, test outcomes, and rule impacts
Preferred
Experience with digital underwriting engines or rules-based decisioning platforms
Exposure to medical data integrations or evidence ordering workflows
Prior consulting or client-facing experience
Familiarity with Python for exploratory analysis or test scripting is a plus
Company
Acunor
Acunor is an IT management company that offers staffing services including analytics, cloud, digital transformation, and data engineering.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
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