Commercial Lines Underwriter
Under limited supervision and with independent judgment, review insurance applications to evaluate each risk to determine acceptability, coverage, and pricing by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Review and evaluate insurance applications, renewals and endorsements within defined authority, approve, modify or decline risks.
Determine and authorize reinsurance, if necessary.
Communicate with agents and internal staff to collect necessary information to perform risk assessment.
Build and maintain positive working relationships with agents and internal staff; assists and responds to inquiries by telephone, correspondence, agency visits, and visits to insured operation.
Maintain profitable business in territory through proper selection, pricing, and monitoring of business.
May provide leadership to junior staff by assigning tasks, training, and providing guidance. May provide input to management regarding junior staff performance.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Skills Required Experience
Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or four to six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.