Full-Time

Senior Underwriter

New Business

Updated on 8/18/2026

ParetoHealth

ParetoHealth

201-500 employees

Self-insured employee health benefits captive program

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Remote in USA

Remote

Bachelor's

Category
Finance & Banking (1)

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in finance, economics, actuarial science, or a related field is required.
  • A minimum of 5–7 years of experience in stoploss underwriting, including experience handling complex health risks, is required.
  • Proficiency in underwriting software, data analysis tools, and Microsoft Office Suite is required.
  • The ability to analyze data, identify trends, and solve underwriting challenges is required.
  • The ability to communicate and negotiate effectively and articulate technical concepts to a non-technical audience is required.
  • The ability to collaborate effectively in a dynamic and collaborative environment is required.
  • A strong understanding of stoploss products, self-funding, healthcare industry trends, and the regulatory landscape is required.
Responsibilities
  • Conduct thorough risk assessments of current self-funded health plans and determine appropriate stoploss coverage levels and premiums.
  • Analyze healthcare data, including claims and utilization patterns, to forecast potential risks, cost implications, and appropriate support.
  • Perform medical underwriting reviews of individual large claimants based on self-funded reporting, with and without supporting nurse review resources.
  • Execute underwriting work effectively in an environment of incomplete information.
  • Understand competitive market dynamics and react appropriately.
  • Partner with account management to ensure the pricing rationale is understood and communicated externally while considering consultant and customer dynamics.
  • Provide guidance and training to junior underwriters and other team members.
  • Develop knowledge of medical treatments and projected costs in partnership with the clinical risk team.
  • Ensure adherence to industry standards and legal requirements in underwriting decisions and practices.
Desired Qualifications
  • Relevant professional certifications are a plus.

ParetoHealth helps small and mid-sized employers control health benefit costs using a self-insured captive model. Member companies pool funds to cover employees’ health claims instead of paying traditional premiums, sharing risk within a group. A data-driven cost management system monitors plan use and guides care toward high-quality, cost-efficient options. Revenue comes from membership fees and consulting services, and the goal is to provide affordable, sustainable, high-quality benefits for SMEs while advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$522.1K

Headquarters

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Warburg Pincus invested in March 2026, signaling capital support for aggressive expansion.
  • ParetoHealth added Lyra in October 2025 and Rightway in April 2026, deepening platform value.
  • The company reports $8.4 billion in spend under management, strengthening negotiating leverage now.

What critics are saying

  • Aetna, Cigna, and UnitedHealth can undercut pricing, compressing ParetoHealth's renewal economics by 2027.
  • If employer claims worsen, stop-loss volatility hits captive retention and drives defections quickly.
  • A single bad underwriting cycle could expose existential trust damage across 4,000 employer relationships.

What makes ParetoHealth unique

  • ParetoHealth serves 4,000 employers and 1.3 million covered lives as of April 2026.
  • Maeve O'Meara became CEO on February 4, 2025, after scaling Castlight Health.
  • ParetoHealth's Savings Engine bundles captives with navigation partners like Lyra, First Stop Health, Rightway.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

16%

1 year growth

16%

2 year growth

16%
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Feb 4th, 2025
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ParetoHealth Appoints Maeve O’Meara as Chief Executive Officer. by Healthcare Executive Hires 02/04/2025 Leave a Comment. Maeve O’Meara, CEO at ParetoHealthWhat You Should Know: – ParetoHealth, a provider of innovative health benefits solutions for midsize employers, today announced the appointment of Maeve O’Meara as its new Chief Executive Officer.– O’Meara, who has served as ParetoHealth’s President since September 2023, succeeds co-founder Andrew Cavenagh, who will transition to the role of Executive Chairman. Maeve O’Meara Bio/BackgroundO’Meara brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare and technology leadership to her new role. She previously served as CEO of Castlight Health, where she spearheaded the company’s transformation into a market-leading navigation platform. Since joining ParetoHealth, O’Meara has focused on deepening consultant and member engagement, scaling technology and infrastructure, and strengthening the leadership team.“I’m honored to lead a team that has truly challenged the status quo in enabling midsize employers to offer more affordable health benefits,” said O’Meara. “It is a privilege to partner with our incredible consultant and employer community to continue to innovate and redefine what is possible.”

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PHILADELPHIA, September 27, 2023 (Newswire.com) - ParetoHealth, the country's leading health insurance platform for small and medium-sized employers, announced today that it has named Maeve O'Meara as President.

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