Job Posting End Date: January 05

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life's moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

• Award-winning culture
• Inclusion and diversity as a priority
• Performance Based Incentive Plans
• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
• Mental health support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Student loan repayment options
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work environments

• Develop skills to manage a large volume of claims; ensuring appropriate sign offs are obtained. Caseload size may vary by product(s).
• Develop an understanding and working knowledge of Unum products, policies/procedures and contracts.
• Develop an understanding of the applicable contract/policy definitions and relevant provisions, clauses, exclusions, riders and waivers as well as regulatory and statutory requirements for claim products administered.
• Apply contract/policy knowledge and analyze technical contractual knowledge (policies and provisions) to ensure appropriate eligibility requirements, liability decisions and appropriate payee.
• Develop problem solving skills by demonstrating analytical/ logical thinking, recognizing multiple connections, optimizing results by choosing the best strategies resulting in fair and objective claim decisions.
• Verify on-going liability and develop strategies for return to work opportunities as appropriate. Develop and strengthen claim validation and return to work techniques, where applicable.
• Produce objective, clear documentation and technical rationale for all claim determinations and demonstrate the ability to effectively verbally communicate determinations.
• Develop knowledge and effectively utilize a broad spectrum of materials and tools regarding contractual, medical, vocational, disability and RTW strategies, as required.
• Develop an operating knowledge of the applicable claims system(s).
• Coordinate and share information with other products as appropriate.
• Provide timely and excellent customer service by paying appropriate claims promptly and quickly responding to all inquiries.
• Maintain expected service and quality standards on all assigned claims.
• Protects the Company against extra-contractual liabilities by following established guidelines and regulations.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required
• Customer service / decision making experience and/or College experience.
• Able to utilize claim evaluation techniques to identify and evaluate claim information in a timely, fair and objective manner.
• Detail oriented; able to analyze and research contract information.
• Able to maintain a high level of confidence to make fair and appropriate decisions even in the face of disagreement, while also being open and flexible to changing opinion based on new information.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with a sense of urgency and make balanced decisions with the highest degree of integrity and fairness.
• Able to influence others to reach appropriate and constructive conclusions.
• PC skills are essential; ability to operate effectively in an imaged environment.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and balance goals and priorities effectively in a high-volume environment.
• Self-motivated, independent with proven ability to work effectively on a team and work with others in a highly collaborative team environment.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong communication; verbal, written, and listening, as well as strong interpersonal skills
• Possess analytical and problem-solving skills