or apply directly on Ethos Life's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 9 days Ethos Life's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 52% of Ethos Life's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Ethos Life
- high 32 stale, 5 reposted of 64 open
- Hiring momentum
- 96 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Ethos Life's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Ethos Life.
About this role
The Senior Life Underwriter at Ethos will evaluate individual medical histories and financial backgrounds to determine risk acceptance for life insurance applications. This role involves communicating underwriting decisions, influencing process improvements, and working independently within a collaborative team environment. Candidates will leverage their underwriting expertise to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the underwriting process.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Ethos Life as an employer.
What you need
- 5–7+ years of experience in medical Life/Health Underwriting
- Strong critical thinking and independent problem-solving skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of all aspects of risk selection — medical, non-medical, and financial
- Experience underwriting both term and permanent life insurance products
Nice to have
- US-based underwriting experience
- Experience assessing and summarizing Attending Physician Statements (APS) and Electronic Health Records (EHR)
- In-process or completed industry designations (e.g., LOMA, ALMI, FMLI, ALU, FALU)
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Experience in a startup environment may be required
- Role involves working with ambiguity
Summarised from Ethos Life's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Ethos Life on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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