We are looking for a candidate who is highly motivated to succeed and is results oriented. Candidate must have experience in multi-line package underwriting. The lines of business included on the platform include but are not limited to: BOP, Commercial Auto, Workers Compensation, and Umbrella. The position underwrites newline and renewal accounts submitted through the online platform.
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
- Evaluates, accepts, rejects, or modifies risks within established underwriting guidelines and authority.
- Complies with company policies, procedures & rating plans when evaluating and managing risk.
- Ability to sell and negotiate to achieve bottom line profitability for the Company.
- Provides primary communication and direction for all processing requirements including policy issuance instruction, endorsement requests, billing requirements and audit review.
- Maintains service standards by timely response to broker requests and timely receipt of collateral and agreements in addition to meeting deadlines on submissions of quotations, certificates and/or policies.
- Performs other duties as required to best serve customer, team and management needs.
- College level degree Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree.
- 3-5 years of underwriting experience.
- Must possess a strong commercial casualty risk underwriting skill and competence with the ability to handle small risks.
- Strong Interpersonal skills ability to establish trust and effective working relationships with others both external and internal customers.
- Strong Communication Skills, including the ability to listen effectively; to confidently and diplomatically express opinions and voice concerns with other team members; and to present effective written communication to varied audiences.
- Ability to work in and promote a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to use company’s commercial rating and policy issuance systems and software programs (MS Word, Excel) needed to conduct daily business.
- Self-motivated; must be able to work independently and make logical decisions.
- Demonstrate initiative as evidenced by ability to organize and prioritize work.
- Travel -- <10% may be required.
- Small commercial experience.
- Strong people and relationship skills.
- Proven business developer with entrepreneurial mindset.
