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LTC Active Specialist Remote

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

Remote · USJob$57–85K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$57–85K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The LTC Active Specialist analyzes and manages active long-term care claims, including reviewing eligibility, processing reimbursement payments, and communicating decisions to insureds and their representatives. The role also gathers supporting documentation from care providers, handles contract and state variations, and contributes to process improvements and team training. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent is requested; an insurance claims background is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data AnalysisClaims AnalysisAnalytical SkillsInvestigative SkillsLogical InferenceProblem-SolvingJudgmentLearning AgilityComplex Information AnalysisAdaptabilityEmpathyCustomer ServiceRelationship BuildingTeamwork

Qualifications

Bachelor's or EquivalentBusiness, Accounting, Actuarial Sciences, or MathematicsInsurance Claims Background

Full job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Primary Duties and Responsibilities Performs quantitative and qualitative data analysis to accurately process reimbursement payments for Long Term Care needs. Uses extensive claims knowledge in interpreting and analyzing pertinent facts to review claims data necessary for accurate financial claims management. Responds to questions from incoming Insured or representatives' phone calls and emails regarding requests for information needed for ongoing long-term claim administration. Uses knowledge and empathy to identify, evaluate, and interpret client's status and needs and provide proactive resolutions and recommendations to achieve desired results. Communicates both verbally and in writing with Insureds and their representatives, field force, and service providers regarding insured's eligibility for payment and decision-making reasoning. Assist in determining provider eligibility as it relates to individual Insured's plan of care by gathering information about Insured's medical, function and cognitive status. Collaborates with providers of care on behalf of Insured to obtain necessary supporting documentation needed to make decisions and process payments. Captures and documents claim information accurately in the claim system; creates tasks as required; appropriately pulls work from assigned group planner. Process exceptions as they relate to the contracts by interpreting state and contract variations. Participate in team meetings, project and committee work as appropriate, including the development of process improvements. Support training of new team members, as needed. Analyzes eligibility for and approves or denies the payment of active long-term care claims. Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, accounting, actuarial sciences, or mathematics. Insurance claims background preferred. Strong analytical and investigative skills. Ability to draw logical inferences, problem-solve and apply judgement from explicit and implicit information. Eager to learn new information and understand the end-to-end long term care claims process. Seeks out and is open to and obtaining constructive feedback. Able to analyze complex information and asks thoughtful questions to understand the situation. Able to pivot between different activities and alter approach based on changes in circumstances and/or information. Exhibits empathy and strong client focus and customer service skills. Enjoys the satisfaction from helping and building relationships with clients and colleagues and demonstrates strong support of team goals. Compensation Range: Pay Range - Start:$56,640.00 Pay Range - End:$84,960.00 Geographic Specific Pay Structure: Structure 110: Structure 115: We believe in fairness and transparency. It's why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are... For full info follow application link. EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disability ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/B239FEB4A3B34083 Qualified females, minorities, and special disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.

How this job compares

Set against the 674 open Claims Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$57–85K/yr
  • US median$94–160K/yr488 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $71K, is 43% below the US median midpoint ($125K) — in the lowest quarter of Claims Specialist salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 16 open Claims Specialist jobs in Wisconsin and 674 across the US. 13% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Claims Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (559 postings).
Education
37 of the 674 open Claims Specialist jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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