Associate Underwriter

Position Summary:

The Associate Underwriter performs tasks which assist in meeting production goals by acting as a liaison for underwriters, brokers, and customers and assisting with tasks and training associated with underwriting.

Essential Functions:

• Acts as liaison between Underwriters and brokers by responding to inquiries, working with brokers to obtain information needed to quote, and providing revised quotes as requested.
• Acts as liaison between Underwriters and internal employees by answering questions and providing underwriting information that is needed to service accounts (regarding binding, endorsements, cancellation, certificates, inspections, and any other underwriting related items).
• Acts as liaison between the Underwriters and carriers by sending submissions to the carrier at the request of the Underwriter, obtaining additional information that the carrier needs in order to provide a quote, following up with the carriers for quotes, contacting the carrier with questions that need the carriers involvement, and responding to questions that the carrier has regarding polices that we have issued. 
• Processes new/renewal quotes received from our carriers or per the direction of the Underwriter. 
• Handles short-term polices that will be expiring by reaching out to the broker to see if extensions will be needed, quoting those extensions, and sending requests to extend the policy to our endorsement team or the carrier for processing. 
• Backs up Underwriters and Underwriting Assistants when they are out of the office or otherwise unavailable. 
• Assists with training and/or cross-training other Underwriting Assistants and Inspection Representatives and assists with other Underwriting Assistant Team members’ tasks as needed. 

Education/Experience/Skills:

• High school diploma, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 1-2 years Property/Casualty insurance experience, 5 years preferred.
• Ability to establish collaborative working relationships and actively develop them to effectively accomplish work objectives.
• Work cooperatively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions to enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Ability to multi-task; set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals and evaluate processes/results.
• Ability to perform job duties and manage workload with little or no supervision.
• Must be punctual, and demonstrate initiative and strong work ethic.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment while consistently maintaining accuracy and strong attention to detail.

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