Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DUAL North America is a leading underwriting organization seeking an Associate Underwriter for the Commercial Auto Division. The role involves supporting underwriters through the risk underwriting process, account underwriting, quoting, and providing customer service throughout the underwriting life cycle.
Responsibilities
- Process submissions by providing account triage for Underwriters
- Provide backup support for Underwriters when traveling in the market
- Gather and compile information required to quote and/or bind an account through communication and/or correspondence with producers
- Generate, edit, and send out a variety of correspondence on behalf of the Underwriters such as declination letters, quote follow ups and subjectivity reminders
- Demonstrate basic understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk underwriting characteristics
- Learn market dynamics, competitive landscape, and product differences (attend weekly underwriting meetings if applicable, ask questions) – need to understand what business is selling (understanding why deals are lost and adjusting accordingly)
- Provide customer service and underwriting support to help achieve new and renewal premium goals
- Build relationships with producers with supervision from more senior underwriters
- Fill in for other team members to ensure business continuity during peak periods and/or when team members are unavailable
- Assist Underwriters as requested
- Complete other related clerical and administrative duties as assigned
- Complete other various projects and tasks as assigned
- Working towards Underwriting Authority, but does not have it yet
- Quote issuance as approved by underwriter(s) with appropriate level of authority
- Binder issuance as approved by underwriter(s) with appropriate level of authority
- Policy Issuance review
- Conduct inspection, review, and analysis resulting in appropriate issue identification, and process post inspection changes as necessary
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, business or a related field preferred
- 0-2 years experience as an associate underwriter, underwriter, or relevant insurance experience
- Foundational knowledge of insurance principles
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Ability to follow policies and procedures
- Complete assigned tasks correctly, on time and able to learn quickly
- Self-motivated and demonstrating attention to detail
- Be able to work independently for extended periods
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as general business understanding
- Travel up to 10% with an underwriter to shadow and participate in interactions between Underwriters and brokers
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time, with occasional movement in the office to access cabinets and equipment
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- A wide variety of wellbeing offers
- Competitive salary
- Unlimited PTO
- 401k with company match
- Paid volunteer days
- More
Company Overview
We’re Howden, the people first insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. It was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in London, England, GBR, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.howdengroup.com.