Jill Thompson

Experience

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  Mutual of Omaha

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1999

  Sr Underwriter
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  American General Life Companies

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Underwriter
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  Ameritas

  Mar 2000 - Dec 2001

  Senior Life Underwriter

  Underwrite various products of life insurance and assess mortality based on corporate guidelines. Determine suitability of variable life insurance investments as a limited supervisor. Liaison between medical director and underwriting department on medical issues and consistency. Work with captive agency and brokerage agents.

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  Hooper Holmes - MAAS

  Dec 2001 - Apr 2008

  Director Life Underwriting – Old Mutual account

  Supervision of life underwriters from trainee to consultant levels. Responsible for overall risk selection of underwriters and business decisions. Provide feedback to employees regarding consistency and procedures with weekly audits and annual reviews. Communicate with internal departments, agents and client vendors regarding decisions and procedures. Instrumental in the training development program for new underwriters. Coordinate continuing education for all levels of underwriting experience. Close communication with the Chief Underwriter of client company to verify consistency in protocol and production, plan product education and work flow. Underwrite life insurance using reinsurance and Swiss Re guidelines. Provide underwriting and support to any other vendor companies as needed. Show less

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  Old Mutual Financial Network

  Apr 2008 - Feb 2009

  Operations Manager - Underwriting

  Supervision of three underwriting vendors that provide all life underwriting. Auditing vendor quality and consistency. Provide training and documentation for all new guidelines or products. Produce reports on production and time service to vendors and senior staff. Instrumental in creating new marketing materials for agents and staff. Committee member on IT projects for underwriting. Support with claim review and back up duties as needed for Chief Underwriter.

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  Royal Neighbors of America

  Mar 2009 - Apr 2011

  Underwriting Manger

  Manage life underwriters and hourly administration staff in three locations - IL; TX; AZ. Responsible for overall risk selection of underwriters and business decisions. Provide feedback to employees regarding consistency and procedures with weekly audits and annual reviews. Communicate with internal departments, agents and client vendors regarding decisions and procedures. Training and development for all levels of experience. Underwrite and early claim review for life insurance using reinsurance and Opt Re guidelines with no maximum signing authority. Multiple projects – Fraud Investigation; Product line review; Development of new application; Researched and wrote charter for point- of-sale interview; Process improvement for early lapse project; IT business representative for new work flow system. Show less

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  Examination Management Services, Inc. (EMSI)

  Sept 2011 - Nov 2011

  Underwriter

  APS review.

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  Optimum Life Reinsurance (United States)

  Nov 2011 - now

  Providing risk management assessments on medical, non-medical, and financial risks as a reinsurer of life and critical illness insurance for multiple carriers. Technical review of applications, requirements, guidelines and compliance documents in partnership with ceding companies to ensure mitigation of risk. External auditing on automatic business to ensure compliance of guidelines and procedures.

  • Assistant Vice President Underwriting

    May 2023 - now

  • Underwriting Director

    Oct 2017 - May 2023

  • Senior Underwriting Advisor

    Nov 2011 - Oct 2017
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  Texas Wide Underwriting Conference

  Jan 2013 - Oct 2019

  Program Committee VP

  Texas Wide Underwriting Conference is a 501c3 - Non Profit for the advancement and promotion of Underwriting Education.

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  Texas Wide Underwriting Conference

  Oct 2019 - now

  President

  Texas Wide Underwriting Conference is a 501c3 - Non Profit for the advancement and promotion of Underwriting Education.