- Company: Guardian Life
- Location: Cedar, Missouri
- Salary: Pay not listed
Guardian Life at a glance
guardianlife.com- Founded 1860
SEC filings mentioning "Guardian Life": 1,717 — search EDGAR
Guardian Life is a U.S. mutual life insurer founded in 1860, headquartered in Manhattan, with roughly 8,000 employees and a large agency network. It ranks among the larger mutual carriers and has appeared on the Fortune 500 by revenue.
2,067 Wikipedia views in July 2026 — a rough gauge of public visibility.
Senior Life Underwriter, Guardian Life — Cedar, Missouri
Position Summary
The Senior Life Underwriter at Guardian Life is responsible for managing assigned work, developing agency relationships, and ensuring customer satisfaction. This role requires the individual to operate in a cross-functional team environment, working autonomously to make underwriting decisions that provide the best offer within their assigned portfolio.
Your Responsibilities
- Manage assigned work and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with agencies.
- Make autonomous underwriting decisions, providing the best offers to customers.
- Operate within a cross-functional team environment.
What You Bring
- A proven track record in life insurance underwriting.
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
- The ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Excellent communication and relationship management abilities.
More About Guardian Life
Guardian Life is dedicated to helping people secure their financial futures. With a focus on integrity, innovation, and community, we offer competitive benefits and a supportive work environment where employees can thrive.
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Recent news
- ‘I just want to know if it has caused my cancer’: life in the shadow of Lancashire Pfas factory - The Guardian
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Working in Cedar, Missouri
🇺🇸 Relocation safety for US: Exercise Normal Caution — via Warnely, CC BY 4.0
National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.1% — via FRED
National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 197,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
Build the skills for this role
Strengthen medical underwriting judgment, financial underwriting, life product rules, and clear written decisions. No specific certification list was provided for this posting.
Expect case scenarios on substandard risk, APS interpretation, and how you balance customer experience with risk. Be ready to discuss prior authority levels and collaboration with field and medical teams.
Strong fit if you already underwrite individual life at a carrier scale and want senior case ownership at a long-standing mutual insurer; less ideal if you need fully remote work (role is not marked remote) or salary data up front.
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Listing facts
- Role Senior Life Underwriter
- Employer Guardian Life
- Location Cedar, Missouri
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
- Posted July 28, 2026
- Apply by August 28, 2026
- Country United States
- Overview Full job description on this page (205 words)
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