The Hartford is an insurance company dedicated to helping people protect what matters. The role of Underwriting Associate involves gaining real-world experience through a comprehensive training program, collaborating with teams, and developing underwriting skills to provide customers with appropriate coverage.
Responsibilities
- Gain Real World Experience
- Collaborate with sales teams, experienced underwriters, and other leaders
- Participate in the Commercial Underwriter Onboarding and Risk Education (CORE) development program
- Engage in self-directed and virtual classroom learning sessions
- Obtain on-the-job work experience as well as integrated sales training
- Follow through on commitments and own your work
- Build relationships and trust among diverse groups
- Analyze data and employ critical thinking skills to make decisions
- Challenge the status quo to implement improvement and compete to win
Skills
- A customer-first mindset, putting our customers at the center of everything you do
- A passion for making decisions through both analyzing data and employing critical thinking skills
- A team spirit and desire to work collaboratively
- A financial mindset to help make the best decisions
- Ability to own your work and following through on commitments
- Ability to decipher and execute within a fluid and changing business environment
- An understanding of how to build relationships and trust among diverse groups
- A valid driver's license is required, as use of a company pool car will be necessary for periodic travel
- Demonstrates satisfactory progress during the Training Program and achieve passing scores on all tests, case studies, and foundational underwriting assessments
- Bachelor's Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and Insurance experience
- Up to 3 years of Insurance experience preferred
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to think analytically about business problems, make recommendations, and propose solutions
- Possession of resilience and an entrepreneurial spirit
- Demonstration of solid time, organizational, and desk management skills
- Goal oriented with a strong desire to deliver outcomes in timely manner
- Acts with a sense of urgency and is responsive to internal and external customer needs
- Strong sales skills with the ability to negotiate and sell all messages including with those that may be difficult
- Challenge the status quo to implement improvement and compete to win
- Potential to travel during training may exist
Benefits
- Short-term or annual bonuses
- Long-term incentives
- On-the-spot recognition
Company Overview
The Hartford is an industry leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds. It was founded in 1810, and is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.thehartford.com.